# Duncan Watt

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**Duncan Watt** (1943–2017) was a Singaporean author, newscaster and radio presenter. A local household name in the 1980s to 1990s, Watt read the [primetime news](/source/News_Tonight) on [Channel 5](/source/Channel_5_(Singaporean_TV_channel)) for the then [Singapore Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Singapore_Broadcasting_Corporation) (SBC) from 1980 to 1998 as well as presented classical music on [Symphony 92.4FM](/source/Symphony_924) for about 24 years until 2004. He was also known as the author of a series of [young adult literature](/source/Young_adult_literature).[1][2][3]

## Biography

Watt was born in [Northern Rhodesia](/source/Northern_Rhodesia) (modern-day [Zambia](/source/Zambia)) during British colonial rule and grew up as an only child to British parents. Prior to making [Singapore](/source/Singapore) his long term home, he had travelled to more than 80 countries and first visited the country in 1969 before deciding to settle there in 1976.[4]

In addition to his career as a newscaster, he held a position with the British Council until 1992. He was also the author of twenty titles in the Wallace Boys series, which follow the adventures of brothers Nigel and Bruce Wallace in locations such as [Lake Kariba](/source/Lake_Kariba) in [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe), the [Skeleton Coast](/source/Skeleton_Coast) in [Namibia](/source/Namibia) and the [Scottish Highlands](/source/Scottish_Highlands).[4]

Watt was diagnosed with [liver cancer](/source/Liver_cancer) in June 2016. He died on 7 September 2017 at the age of 74.[1][4]

## Published works

### The Wallace Boys series

- 1995: *Skulduggery in the South Atlantic*
- 1993: *Sands of the Skeleton Coast*
- 1991: *Trouble in Tristan*
- 1996: *Legacy of Lobengula*
- 1992: *Killers against Kariba*
- 1991: *Kidnapped in the Kafue*
- 1993: *Crash in the Caprivi*
- 2010: *Mischief in “The Mousetrap”*
- 1995: *Hostage in the Highlands*
- 2010: *Assignment in the Alps*
- 2010: *Traitors in the Tyrol*
- 2000: *Rebels Across the Red Sea*
- 2000: *Rebels Across the Red Sea II: Nemesis of the Nefud*
- 2001: *Rebels Across the Red Sea III: The Terrorists of Tibesti*
- 2010: *The Monks of Montafon*
- 2010: *South from the Seychelles*
- 1994: *Treasure of the Tiger*
- 1996: *Pagodas of Pahang*
- 1997: *Sultan of the Sulu Sea*
- 2000: *Missing in the Mekong*[5]

### Other works

- 1970: *Caprivi crash*
- 1970: *Kafue killers*
- 1974: *Hijacked in Borneo*
- 1976: *Hijacked in Kalimantan*[6]

## References

1. Ho, Olivia (10 September 2017). ["Ex-newscaster and author Duncan Watt dies of cancer at 74"](http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ex-newscaster-and-author-duncan-watt-dies-of-cancer-at-74). *[The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times)*. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

1. ["Former news presenter Duncan Watt dies of liver cancer"](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/former-news-presenter-duncan-watt-dies-of-liver-cancer-9200380). *[Channel NewsAsia](/source/Channel_NewsAsia)*. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

1. Yip, Jieying (10 September 2017). ["Former Ch 5 Newscaster Duncan Watt Was Still Running Marathons A Few Months Before His Passing"](https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/entertainment/former-ch-5-newscaster-duncan-watt-was-still-running-marathons-a-9201122). *[8 Days](/source/8_Days_(magazine))*. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

1. Ho, Olivia (9 September 2017). ["Writer and former newscaster Duncan Watt dies, aged 74"](http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/writer-and-former-newscaster-duncan-watt-has-died?login=true). *[The Straits Times](/source/The_Straits_Times)*. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

1. ["The Wallace Boys series by Duncan Watt"](https://www.series-books.com/wallaceboys/wallaceboys.html). *Vintage Series Books for Girls. . . and a Few for Boys*. Jennifer White. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

1. ["Duncan Watt"](https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Duncan+Watt&qt=results_page). *WorldCat*. Online Computer Library Center.

## External links

- [The late Duncan Watt on TCS Channel 5 - end of News 5 update (video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MFMyxCGnzg)

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