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The Big Read

survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003
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The Big Read

Summary

The Big Read is an award[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,220 views/month, #27 of 6,643).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Read's instance of is recorded as award[3].
  • The Big Read's instance of is recorded as list of best books[4].
  • The Big Read's Commons category is recorded as The Big Read[5].
  • The Big Read's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[6].
  • +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Big Read[7].
  • The Big Read's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rp2_[8].
  • The Big Read's official website is recorded as http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/[9].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include award[3] and list of best books[4].

History and Context

+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Big Read[7].

Why It Matters

The Big Read ranks in the top 0.41% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,220 views/month, #27 of 6,643).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

award United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Big Read. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-big-read
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-big-read_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Big Read}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-big-read}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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