Liz Shaw

**Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw** was a companion of the Third Doctor.

An accomplished scientist, Liz became a civilian member of U.N.I.T. and an assistant to the Doctor before deciding to return to the University of Cambridge.

Decades later, Cornelius Duncan was looking at the Doctor's companions listed on the TARDIS, he found Barbara, Dodo, Polly, Zoe, **Liz**, Romana II, Nyssa, Izzy Sinclair, Ashley and Destrii to be relatively beautiful, later being scolded by Jericho for his remarks. (TV: *The Chainsaw Massacre*)

## Biography

### Childhood

Liz was born to Reuben and Emily Shaw-Piddlington. (HOMEVID: *Ghosts of Winterborne*, AUDIO: *The Last Post*) She was born in 1943 in Stoke-on-Trent. She had an older sister, Lucy Shaw, born in 1941. In 1945, Arnold and Delilah Shaw, her younger siblings, were born. By 1947, Ralph Shaw was born. By 1950, Oliver and Jen Shaw were born, and finally, Polly Shaw was born in 1952. (BOOK: *The Book Of Elizabeth Shaw)*

In High School, Liz Shaw met Reginald Lucius, and the two quickly became boyfriend and girlfriend. However, though, one day, Reginald stopped showing up at the high school. Unknown to Liz, he had been exterminated by a dalek in a back alley. (AUDIO: *Growing Up For Liz*)

Liz was 22 when she joined UNIT. (AUDIO: *The Blue Tooth*) Although Dame Emily encouraged both Liz and her sister Lucy to pursue careers in the arts, Liz was far more interested in science. In addition to her Uncle Bernard, (AUDIO: *The Last Post*) she had an Etonian uncle who always improved her Christmases. (AUDIO: *The Blame Game*)

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As a child, Liz was afraid of graveyards and hated the rusty watering cans, stand pipes and the smell of decayed flowers. Near her grandmother's grave was a fallen door that she imagined was a poor man's grave. She imagined that if she got too close the door would fall into the hole and she would either see what was in there or fall in herself. (HOMEVID: *The Devil of Winterborne*) She once went clay pigeon shooting. (AUDIO: *The Annihilators*)

### Education at Cambridge

Liz studied at the University of Cambridge. She chose Newnham College over Girton College due to a lack of interest in cycling. She was a prude with little taste for fashion, preferring the remit of science. During Freshers' Week, she took an instant dislike to Jean Baisemore, but the two became close friends. Jean's influence led to her becoming more outgoing and developing a keener and more modern sense of style.

She and Jean would often sit at the window of the Copper Kettle and speak ill-favourably about tourists sitting on the walls on King's Parade. She lived with her mother during her undergraduate degree but lived with Jean at Elm View Cottage whilst completing her second degree. (AUDIO: *The Blue Tooth*) She was also friends with fellow scientist Anne Travers (PROSE: *Mind of Stone*, *The Enfolded Time*, *Fear Frequency*) and was research fellows with Teri Billington. (AUDIO: *The Sentinels of the New Dawn*)

Liz became a foremost authority on meteorites and earnt doctorates in Chemistry and Medicine, honorary doctorates in Metaphysics and Humanities and assorted qualifications in Economics, History and Latin. (PROSE: *The Scales of Injustice*) She had never got on with her doctoral supervisor, however. (AUDIO: *Blue Boxes*) She also had a degree in Physics (TV: *Spearhead from Space*) and could speak French to at least a reasonable degree of proficiency. (TV: *The Ambassadors of Death*, AUDIO: *Binary*) Following her graduation, she remained at Cambridge leading research programmes. (TV: *Spearhead from Space*)

## Appearances

### Season 7

* Spearhead from Space
* Doctor Who and the Silurians
* The Ambassadors of Death
* Inferno

### Season 39

* Sundown
* Doctor Who: Gallifrey's Fate