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'''Ralph Watson''' ([[20 January (people)|20 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1195939-Ralph-Watson Discogs]</ref>-[[20 June (people)|20 June]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[[DWM 568]]</ref>) worked extensively in theatre, television and film for over fifty years.
'''Ralph Watson''' ([[20 January (people)|20 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1195939-Ralph-Watson Discogs]</ref>-[[20 June (people)|20 June]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[[DWM 568]]</ref>) worked extensively in theatre, television and film for over fifty years.


In the '60s and '70s he appeared in four ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories alongside three Doctors, with [[Patrick Troughton]] twice. He played an uncredited Generator Scientist in ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' ([[DWM 209]]), [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[Ettis]] in ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' and [[Ben Travers]] in ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''.
In the '60s and '70s he appeared in four ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories alongside three Doctors, with [[Patrick Troughton]] twice. He played an uncredited Generator Scientist in ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' ([[DWM 209]]), [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[Ettis]] in ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' and [[Ben Travers]] in ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''.


In 2009 he returned to the BBC to record the audio commentary for the ''Doctor Who'' DVD box set ''Peladon Tales'' where he was reunited with fellow cast members [[Donald Gee]] and [[Nina Thomas]], as well as producer [[Barry Letts]] and script editor [[Terrance Dicks]]. He also contributed to the audio commentary of the 2021 release of ''The Web of Fear'' (as well as the story's documentary ''[[Going Underground (2021 documentary)|Going Underground]]''), which was released after his death.
In 2019, he reprised the role of [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Six]]'' audio story ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]''.


In 2019 he reprised the role of [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Six]]'' audio story ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]''.
He shared his memories of his ''Doctor Who'' career on the documentaries ''[[The Peladon Saga (documentary)|The Peladon Saga]]'' and ''[[Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear (documentary)|Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear]]'' (the latter of which was released after his death), [[THWR 154|the 154th edition]] of Big Finish's charitable podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]'' and the audio commentary for ''The Monster of Peladon''<nowiki/>'s DVD release.


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
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==== The Diary of River Song ====
==== The Diary of River Song ====
* ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]'' - [[Ben Knight|Captain Ben Knight]]
* ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]'' - [[Ben Knight|Captain Ben Knight]]
=== Documentary appearances ===
* ''[[The Peladon Saga (documentary)|The Peladon Saga]]''
* ''[[Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear (documentary)|Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 9 March 2023

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Ralph Watson (20 January 1936[1]-20 June 2021[2]) worked extensively in theatre, television and film for over fifty years.

In the '60s and '70s he appeared in four Doctor Who television stories alongside three Doctors, with Patrick Troughton twice. He played an uncredited Generator Scientist in The Underwater Menace (DWM 209), Captain Knight in The Web of Fear, Ettis in The Monster of Peladon and Ben Travers in Horror of Fang Rock.

In 2019, he reprised the role of Captain Knight in Big Finish's The Diary of River Song: Series Six audio story The Web of Time.

He shared his memories of his Doctor Who career on the documentaries The Peladon Saga and Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear (the latter of which was released after his death), the 154th edition of Big Finish's charitable podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round and the audio commentary for The Monster of Peladon's DVD release.

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