#Shirley doctor who

[emtheanxiousdragon]

Doctor Who Disability Rep

Wanted to do a quick shoutout to Shirley, the UNIT woman from the first episode of the 60th anniversary special. Excellent disability representation for multiple reasons:

Introduced like any other UNIT character, investigating a crashed spaceship; no one acknowledges the wheelchair until her third or fourth appearance in the episode.

Doing field work rather than being stuck at base (like a lot of characters in wheelchairs)

In a top position at UNIT, sharing the same role the Doctor once held in the organization

She crosses her legs in the chair without physically lifting them, showing that she doesn’t have complete lower leg paralysis (might have seen this wrong, but I believe her arms stayed still). Most characters in wheelchairs are fully paralyzed in the legs, but in reality, many folks in wheelchairs can move their legs about or even walk for some time. A minor detail that adds more to her representation.

Because she is in a wheelchair, she can’t join the other UNIT soldiers up the stairs to see the spaceship (which her companion is awkward about). HOWEVER, her disability actually saves her life as everyone who goes up the stairs is brainwashed. In this case, having a disability was an advantage, not a hindrance

She likely avoided further brainwashing from the other soldiers because the Meep didn’t see her as useful like the others due to her disability, allowing her to stay in the shadows and plan. Once again, the disability is an advantage.

Saves the Doctor and Noble/Temple family single-handedly by shooting a dart out of her wheelchair. She is essentially Inspector Gadget

She can also shoot rockets out of her wheelchair. I think everyone who uses a wheelchair wants one that shoots rockets.

In conclusion, we love Shirley. Wheel on, queen.

#Shirley doctor who #doctor who #doctor who sixtieth #doctor who 60th anniversary #the star beast #disability #disability representation #wheelchair

[stevenrogered]

I am not going to lie to you. When Russell told me that we were putting a ramp in the TARDIS, I cried. I did. He actually told me about a fan who had contacted him, who was a wheelchair user, and said how much he admired Russell’s work. He said, “Even though I can’t get in the TARDIS, because it’s not wheelchair accessible, I just love it.” And Russell was like, “So, we change that instantly. We change that.” When he told me that story, that really hit me straight in the heart. I know what that will mean for the disabled community, and many disabled Whovians who haven’t had that. -Ruth Madeley

#doctor who #dwedit #doctorwhoedit #dw spoilers #ruth madeley #shirley anne bingham #doctor who spoilers #david tennant #the doctor #14th doctor #fourteen #fourteenth doctor #ncuti gatwa #15th doctor #fifteen #fifteenth doctor #mystuff #for anon :) #1k #5k #10k

[cupparosielee]

LADS I DON'T THINK YOU REALISE HOW AMAZING SHIRLEY ANNE BINGHAM IS

Doctor Who, one of the biggest TV shows in the country, just showed an ambulatory wheelchair user getting out of her wheelchair to transfer to a desk chair. They showed a disabled person getting up out of her wheelchair. On national television.

AND THEY EVEN BUILT IT INTO THE SCRIPT!!!

They don't just mention it in passing, they write it into a tirade of hate which is explicitly written to be extreme, unfair, and absolutely wrong.

This is huge.

#doctor who #shirley anne bingham #ruth madeley #doctor who spoilers #disability #this is such a huge moment for disabled representation

[sharpesjoy]

# so here for badass disabled character representation

#*mine #dwedit #timelordgifs #dw #doctor who #dw spoilers #shirley anne bingham #fourteenth doctor #userbbelcher #userstream #useroptional #david tennant #ruth madeley #disability #disability representation #she already means everything to me

[nkp1981]

Ruth Madeley: "For every disabled kid who couldn't get into the Tardis, this ramp is forever yours."

#14th doctor #david tennant #15th doctor #ncuti gatwa #shirley anne bingham #ruth madeley #the giggle #doctor who

[starkdirewolflove]

“What’s that?”

The greatest use of a Spice Girls song ever.

#doctor who #doctor who spoilers #the fourteenth doctor #donna noble #mel bush #kate stewart #the toymaker #shirley anne bingham

[davidtennan-t]

this is so funny because Kate, Shirley and Mel all look scared after Fourteen fumbles with the ball

but it’s clear Donna was ready to kick his arse if he dropped that thing

#she loves him really #david tennant #fourteenth doctor #donna noble #fourteen x donna #doctor who #kate lethbridge stewart #Shirley Bingham #mel bush #the giggle

[oldbookshop]

DOCTOR WHO, THE STAR BEAST

#doctor who #the star beast #doctor who gifs #fourteenth doctor #14th doctor #rose noble #donna noble #the doctordonna #shirley anne bingham #the meep #beep the meep #doctor who 60th anniversary #ignored so much homework to make these #david tennant #catherine tate

[i-seeaspaceshipinthe-sky]

That's how he hid himself from me, because I should have sensed there was another Time Lord on Earth. // Screen after screen after screen. And every type of screen. Everyone and everywhere, he's inside 'em all.

Doctor Who: The Sound of Drums | Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials: The Giggle

#doctor who #dwedit #doctorwhoedit #tenth doctor #fourteenth doctor #david tennant #dw spoilers #martha jones #freema agyeman #shirley anne bingham #ruth madeley

[startreklesbian]

DOCTOR WHO • “The Star Beast”

#doctorwhoedit #dwedit #dwgifs #the doctor #fourteenth doctor #shirley bingham #mine #* #doctor who

[reeveskryze]

"Shirley Anne Bingham, UNIT Scientific Advisor number 56"

#doctor who #shirley anne bingham #dwedit #Ruth Madeley #dw spoilers #doctor who 60th #doctor who spoilers #dw #I love her. im attached already. I'm need 3 seasons of her rn!

[phyla-vells]

You're gonna be someone else. It doesn't matter who. 'Cause every single one of you is fantastic.

#dwedit #doctor who #the giggle #donna noble #fifteen #fourteen #ncuti gatwa #david tennant #catherine tate #rose noble #shirley anne bingham #mel bush #my stuff #dw* #dw2* #gif* #dw spoilers #spoilers #flashing gif

[mindibindi]

"𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚎" + 𝚃𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚜 [𝚙𝚝. 𝟷] >>> "𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝚈𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛" | "𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝"

#dw #dr who #doctor who #dw 60th #doctor who 60th anniversary #dr who special #the giggle #the doctor #the 14th doctor #the 15th doctor #the fourteenth doctor #the fifteenth doctor #donna noble #the toymaker #melanie bush #shirley bingham #kate lethbridge stewart #david tennant #ncuti gatwa #catherine tate #neil patrick harris #bonnie langford #the doctor x donna #14 x donna #tennant x tate #textposts #dw textpost meme #just couldn't keep it to one post this time

[old-deerstalker-hat]

Stills from "The Giggle"

#doctor who #fourteenth doctor #donna noble #the toymaker #shirley anne bingham #kate stewart #david tennant #catherine tate #neil patrick harris #ruth madeley #jemma redgrave

[mizgnomer]

Behind the Scenes of The Star Beast - Part Four

Excerpt from Digital Spy's interview with Ruth Madeley:

This past weekend saw the return of Doctor Who, with the first of its 60th anniversary specials 'The Star Beast'. In the episode, we were introduced to UNIT Scientific Advisor Number 56, Shirley Anne Bingham. Like Ruth Madeley, Shirley is a disabled woman who uses a wheelchair, however, as Ruth told Digital Spy in our exclusive interview: "Her being in a wheelchair is the least interesting thing about her – and that's what you want." Shirley is straight-talking, no-nonsense and not afraid to put the doctor in his place. "She knows exactly who she is, she's ballsy, she's northern and she's not frightened to take the lead. And I think she's a great addition to the whoniverse," Ruth said. She also laughed here, at her use of the word "whoniverse", and explained that she wasn't a huge fan before appearing on the show, despite "having a great respect" for it. However, this didn't stop her from being in awe of David Tennant and Catherine Tate, who she said, it was incredible to watch working. "I love that Shirley isn't a gusher when she meets The Doctor because I'm so not like that," she laughed. "I found myself sat next to David at the read through, and realised I was just staring at him. I'm really uncool!" Very early on in 'The Star Beast', a fellow UNIT officer started to act awkwardly when he realised that Shirley can't get up the stairs to access the rocket, to which she cut him down with: "Don't make me the problem." It's a sentiment many disabled people have felt in an inaccessible world, and Ruth points out that "it was so important to show that the problem isn't us, it's actually all the stuff around us". "I'm having 'Don't make me the problem' put on t-shirts," she joked.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who posted set photos!

I’ll post additional parts in the coming months with the  #whoBtsBeast tag. The full episode list is [ here ]

#david tennant #catherine tate #ruth madeley #doctor who #the star beast #dw 60th #rtdedit #doctor who 60th anniversary #I do adore the scene where shirley and the doctor meet #for so many reasons #excellently done all around #with cool special effects #stuff i posted #whoBtsBeast #whoBts

[doccywhomst]

russell the davies has been alchemically distilling a resolution to the doctordonna metacrisis for over fifteen years and it was just everyone being too cool and queer to die, and it kinda fucked

#that’s my whole opinion as of now #also i thought it was hilarious that they gave shirley bingham a spy wheelchair when she could’ve just had a gun #doctor who #doctor who spoilers #spoilers tag