Richard Eliot Whitman was a professor who stole the plans for K1 from J. P. Kettlewell. (AUDIO: The Relics of Jegg-Sau)
Behind the scenes[]
The character was named for Whitman Publishing, which released the Enemies of Doctor Who jigsaw puzzle in 1978; it was the puzzle's image of multiple Giant Robots which served as the inspiration for The Relics of Jegg-Sau. (DWM 412)