Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series)
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Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series) is a British TV drama adaptation of Thomas Hughes's classic 19th-century novel about life and moral development at Rugby School.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11824725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series) Context triple: [Tom Brown's Schooldays, hasAdaptation, Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series)]
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A.
Tom Brown’s Schooldays (1951 film)
Tom Brown’s Schooldays (1951 film) is a 1951 British drama adaptation of Thomas Hughes’s classic novel about life at Rugby School in the 19th century.
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Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916 film)
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916 film) is a silent British drama adaptation of Thomas Hughes's classic 1857 novel about life at Rugby School.
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C.
Tom Brown's Schooldays
"Tom Brown's Schooldays" is an 1857 novel by Thomas Hughes that popularized the public-school story genre in Victorian England and helped shape ideals of character, sportsmanship, and moral earnestness among British schoolboys.
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D.
Tom Brown at Oxford
Tom Brown at Oxford is a Victorian novel by Thomas Hughes that continues the story of schoolboy hero Tom Brown as he navigates university life, moral challenges, and social change at Oxford.
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E.
Tomkinson’s Schooldays
Tomkinson’s Schooldays is a satirical television comedy episode from the British series "Ripping Yarns," parodying the harsh and absurd traditions of early 20th-century English public schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series) Target entity description: Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series) is a British TV drama adaptation of Thomas Hughes's classic 19th-century novel about life and moral development at Rugby School.
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A.
Tom Brown’s Schooldays (1951 film)
Tom Brown’s Schooldays (1951 film) is a 1951 British drama adaptation of Thomas Hughes’s classic novel about life at Rugby School in the 19th century.
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B.
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916 film)
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916 film) is a silent British drama adaptation of Thomas Hughes's classic 1857 novel about life at Rugby School.
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C.
Tom Brown's Schooldays
"Tom Brown's Schooldays" is an 1857 novel by Thomas Hughes that popularized the public-school story genre in Victorian England and helped shape ideals of character, sportsmanship, and moral earnestness among British schoolboys.
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D.
Tom Brown at Oxford
Tom Brown at Oxford is a Victorian novel by Thomas Hughes that continues the story of schoolboy hero Tom Brown as he navigates university life, moral challenges, and social change at Oxford.
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E.
Tomkinson’s Schooldays
Tomkinson’s Schooldays is a satirical television comedy episode from the British series "Ripping Yarns," parodying the harsh and absurd traditions of early 20th-century English public schools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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television drama ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Tom Brown's School Days
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linked to:
Tom Brown's Schooldays
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| basedOn |
Tom Brown's School Days
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linked to:
Tom Brown's Schooldays
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| basedOnAuthor | Thomas Hughes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
19th-century English education
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moral development ⓘ public school life ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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period drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSourceType | novel ⓘ |
| isAdaptation | true ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Tom Brown ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rugby School ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Victorian values
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bullying ⓘ coming of age ⓘ friendship ⓘ school life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| title | Tom Brown's Schooldays ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series) Description of subject: Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971 television series) is a British TV drama adaptation of Thomas Hughes's classic 19th-century novel about life and moral development at Rugby School.
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