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}}'''Robert Walker''' was the [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[United Kingdom]]'s Minister for the Armed Forces. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]'', ''[[Where the Heart Is (short story)|Where the Heart Is]]'') | }}'''Robert Walker''' was the [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[United Kingdom]]'s Minister for the Armed Forces. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]'', ''[[Where the Heart Is (short story)|Where the Heart Is]]'') | ||
== Biography == | |||
Walker was sent to the [[Royal Navy]] base HMS ''[[Seaspite]]'' on [[Fortress Island]] to deal with the [[Sea Devil]]s. He ordered Captain [[John Hart (The Sea Devils)|John Hart]] to launch an attack on their base, just as the [[Third Doctor]] was trying to negotiate peace with them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | |||
He later presided at a meeting that, among other things, voted to cut off the UK's funding of [[UNIT]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Where the Heart Is (short story)|Where the Heart Is]]'') | He later presided at a meeting that, among other things, voted to cut off the UK's funding of [[UNIT]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Where the Heart Is (short story)|Where the Heart Is]]'') | ||
According to another source, Walker was dismissed following {{Delgado}}'s escape "with the help of accomplices" from the prison on Fortress Island.<ref>The UNIT Chronology, [[DWMS Winter 1991|''Doctor Who Magazine'' Winter Special 1991: UNIT Exposed]]</ref> | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The character was only referred to as "Walker" in ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'', but his first name Robert was given in [[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|the story's novelisation]] and was later used in the short story ''[[Where the Heart Is (short story)|Where the Heart Is]]''. | * The character was only referred to as "Walker" in ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'', but his first name Robert was given in [[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|the story's novelisation]] and was later used in the short story ''[[Where the Heart Is (short story)|Where the Heart Is]]''. | ||
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