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Doctor Who Adventures
Doctor Who Adventures #1, cover dated 5 April 2006
Editor	Moray Laing
Categories	Science fiction television
Frequency	Weekly, released on Thursdays
First issue	5 April 2006
Company	BBC Magazines
Country	United Kingdom
Website	BBC Magazines- Doctor Who Adventures
ISSN	1750-1717

Doctor Who Adventures is a magazine based on the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It is published by BBC Magazines and aimed at 6–12-year-olds, a different demographic from the Doctor Who Magazine audience. Initially published every fortnight, from 2008 it was published weekly. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Dwa01. ... Image File history File links Dwa01. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Magazines is the magazine publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... This article is about the television series. ... BBC Magazines is the magazine publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

History

The first edition of Doctor Who Adventures was published in April 2006. The success of the 2005 series of Doctor Who with young viewers in the UK prompted the BBC to publish a magazine aimed at them. It includes original comic strips featuring the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones, interviews, competitions, puzzles and behind-the-scenes photos. Each issue also comes with a unique free gift on the cover. Issues 1 to 34 cost £1.99 (except issues 19 & 28, which were £2.50). Since issue 35 the price has been £2.10. It is available for retail purchase within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Doctor Who episodes redirects here. ... The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth and current incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and will appear in its spin-off series, Torchwood. ...

It sells over 75,000 copies on average (high volumes for a United Kingdom children's magazine), but each issue becomes highly sought after by collectors within days of issue and, depending on the free gift with the magazine, issues change hands for many times the cover price very shortly after issue.

Regular features

Who's News/The Vortex

A two-page guide to the next two new Doctor Who episodes or upcoming Who event. After issue 8, it was renamed 'The Vortex'. It currently features information on upcoming Doctor Who merchandise releases, Mini Mottos, a partial contents list, a competition to find somebody 'hiding' in the magazine, pictures of people acting out Doctor Who scenes, their collections and Who things they've made, plus facts (including hints about upcoming Doctor Who episodes).

Guide 2007

A Doctor Who episode guide which readers can vote for their favourite episode by texting. The texting votes go from The Runaway Bride to Last of the Time Lords and readers can also rate the episode inside the guide. These were printed in issues 33 and 34. A runaway bride is a bride who runs away from the wedding chapel, usually shortly before the ceremony, often due to so-called cold feet. ... Last of the Time Lords is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Fact File

Information on a character or thing, e.g. The Doctor or Torchwood

Monster A-Z

An A–Z of Monsters, covering a different letter every issue from Issue 9.

Issue:

9 - A - Abzorbaloff This is a list of monsters and aliens from the television series Doctor Who. ...

10 - A - Autons An Auton, from Spearhead from Space The Autons are an artificial life form from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and adversaries of the Doctor. ...

11 - B - Beast Look up beast in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

12 - C - Cybermen The Cybermen - 1966 vintage (from The Moonbase). ...

13 - D - Daleks Daleks can refer to either: Plural of Dalek, the fictional robot; or Daleks (video game). ...

14 - E - The Empty Child The Empty Child is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on May 21, 2005. ...

15 - F - Face of Boe The Face of Boe is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that appears to consist of a gigantic, human-like head, with, in place of hair, numerous tendrils, which terminate in round, pod-like structures. ...

16 - G - Graske Attack of the Graske is a mini-episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

17 - H - Hand of Fear

18 - I - Ice Warrior The Ice Warriors is the name given to a fictional extraterrestrial race of reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

19 - J - Jagaroth

20 - K - Krillitane This is a list of monsters and aliens from the television series Doctor Who. ...

21 - L - None

22 - M - Moxx of Balhoon This is a list of monsters and aliens from the television series Doctor Who. ...

23 - N - Nestene The Autons are an artificial life form from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and adversaries of the Doctor. ...

24 - O - Ood Object-oriented design (OOD) is a design method in which a system is modelled as a collection of cooperating objects and individual objects are treated as instances of a class within a class hierarchy. ...

Interview

An interview with a Doctor Who cast member or staff member (not in every issue).

Comic

A Doctor Who comic, usually 6 pages long, appears in each issue. Despite her departure from the show following issue 7, comics featuring Rose Tyler continued to appear, placing most of the comics between the events of New Earth and Doomsday. Complete descriptions of the comics can be found, at the Doctor Who Reference Guide. Rose Marion Tyler is a fictional character played by Billie Piper in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Star Trek novels, see Pocket Books Star Trek novels. ... Look up doomsday in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In issue 20, after the broadcast of The Runaway Bride, the Doctor is travelling alone. Since Martha Jones joined the Doctor, he has been travelling with her. A runaway bride is a bride who runs away from the wedding chapel, usually shortly before the ceremony, often due to so-called cold feet. ... Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and will appear in its spin-off series, Torchwood. ...

The basic layout of the comic would be an adventure with the Doctor and his companion coming into a violent situation. The story would come to a cliffhanger and continue later on in the magazine or (in later issues) in the next magazine.

The artwork is more mature than that in comics in Doctor Who - Battles in Time and is more like that in Doctor Who Magazine. Doctor Who - Battles in Time is both a trading card game and the supplementary fortnightly magazine from the partwork publishers, GE Fabbri who have the license to produce Battles in Time for a two-year period. ... Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Who Wins

Two pages, later one page, containing various competitions (not always for Doctor Who items), with various other competitions spread across the issue

Adventures

Double-page spread about a Doctor Who episode involving the Ninth or the Tenth Doctor.

Doctor Who Confidential Extra

Information on how the episode covered in Adventures was made – facts on scenes removed from the final version, how certain costumes were made, and pictures of production.

Things To Do With A Defeated Enemy

Half-page feature suggesting what you could do with a defeated enemy. This has various styles, including Time Warped, Insane Invasions and, more recently, Doctor, Doctor.

TARDIS Teasers/Time Teasers

Puzzle page, usually with a Spot the Difference, along with Mazes, Odd One Out and others. Each issue includes a competition wordsearch based on a certain theme (usually an episode of Doctor Who) with one word missing. To win the competition you have to send in the missing word

Tales from the TARDIS

Chosen moments from the series such 'Cybermen Moments', 'Top 5 exterminates' or 'The Doctor's regeneration'.

Doctor's Data

Cut-out information page on a Doctor Who monster or thing such as:

 - The Daleks - The Slitheen - The TARDIS - Clockwork Droids - The Werewolf - The Sycorax - Living Plastic - Cassandra - Cyber Controller - Floor 500 - The Gelth - The Krillitanes - The Sisters Of Plenitude - The Moxx Of Balhoon - The Cybermen - The Reapers - Dalek Sec - Robot Santas - K-9 - The Forest Of Cheen - The Pig Pilot - The Face Of Boe - The Ood - Adherents Of The Repeated Meme - Abzorbaloff - Plasmavores - Dalek Sec Hybrid - Martha Jones - The Lazarus Monster - The Scarecrows - The Sun-Possessed - Sally Sparrow - Sarah Jane Smith - William Shakespeare - The Beast - Dalek Emperor - The Macra - Lucy Saxon - The Weeping Angels - Chantho - The Toclafane - The Empty Child - Mickey Smith - Futurekind - John Lumic - Genesis Ark - Jackie Tyler - 1st Doctor 

Make It

A cut-out "make", usually a mask or gadget (e.g. vortex manipulator).

Quiz

A quiz where you answer questions and see which letter you got the most, a flowchart, or how many questions you got right, including 'Which monster are you?' 'How well do you know the Daleks?' and 'Which Doctor are you like?'.

Game

An occasional board game.

Time Agent Upload

Letters and pictures page that readers can write to.

Other

There are also standard features like a subscriptions page and sometimes surveys. Also advertising from Doctor Who stockists, such as Sci-Fi Collector and The Who Shop appear in this magazine, along with a list of products.

There have also been 'one-off' features, including what the show would be like in a parallel world.

Free gifts

Every issue comes with a free gift:

1 = Who stationery set

2 = Slitheen whoopee cushion & holographic stickers

3 = Fantastic TARDIS alarm clock

4 = Fantastic radio

5 = Tardis log book

6 = Sheet of stickers, holographic stickers & glow-in-the-dark stickers

7 = Squirty sonic screwdriver & Doctor Who collector stickers

8 = Doctor Who quiz book

9 = Daleks vs. Cybermen 4-in-a-row travel game

10 = Inflatable Dalek

11 = Huge Dalek/Cyberman poster & holographic stickers

12 = 2 Who pencils & 4 alien rubbers

13 = Creepy Cassandra notebook with stickers

14 = Chunky Who pen & sticky notes

15 = 2 slimy eyes & 6 monster claws

16 = TARDIS door hanger & monster stickers

17 = Disappearing TARDIS notebook & Dalek stickers

18 = Doctor Who Adventures 2007 calender

19 = Dalek trainer bag & 4 cool badges

20 = Dalek stationery set

21 = Doctor Who playing cards

22 = Sheet of stickers, holographic stickers & glow-in-the-dark stickers

23 = Daleks vs. Cybermen draughts game

24 = Who mouse mat, pencil & sharpener (2 sets to choose from)

25 = Cool camera (2 sets to choose from)

26 = Sketch pad, 5 felt-tip pens & fab folder

27 = Monster stationery set (2 sets to choose from)

28 = Doctor Stencil Notebook & Pencil, Dr Who Sticker Book 2 with Collector Stickers & Part one of Huge Doctor & Martha/Tardis Poster (2 Sets to Choose From)

29 = 2 Inflatable Monsters & Part 2 of Huge Doctor & Martha/Tardis Poster (2 Sets to Choose From)

30 = Monster Mask, Puffy Stickers, 4 Holo Badges & Part 3 of Huge Doctor & Martha/Tardis Poster (2 Sets to Choose From)

31 = Sheet of Holographic Stickers, Holographic Stickers, Glow-in-the-Dark Toclafane Stickers & Puffy Stickers

32 = Doctor's Squirty Glasses & Holographic Cyber Stickers

33 = Who Notepad, Tardis Pen & Pencil

34 = 2 Scary Flying Spinners (2 Sets to Choose From)

35 = Bouncing Monster Balls & Holographic Stickers (2 Sets to Choose From)

36 = Sonic Pen & Sticky Notes

37 = Dalek Sec Evolution Notebook & Dalek Pen

38 = Sheet of Holographic Stickers, Puffy Stickers & 3D Stickers

39 = Tardis Stationary Set with Holographic Stickers Set 1

40 = Dalek Slime & Yucky Mutant Dalek Brain

41 = Scarecrow Mask with 10 Fingers

42 = Scarecrow Stationery Set & Part 1 of Huge Monster Poster

43 = Sheet of Holographic Stickers, Glow-in-the-Dark Stickers, Puffy Stickers & Part 2 of Huge Monster Poster

44 = Toclafane Maze Game, Holographic Stickers & 2 Holo Badges

45 = 2 Monster Masks, Who Pencil with Toclafane Rubber Topper, Holographic Stickers & Tardis Keyring

46 = Dalek Yo-Yo & Dalek Holographic Stickers

47 = Family of Blood Notepad, Pen, Pencil, Rubber & Stickers

48 = Weeping Angles vs. Scarecrows 4-in-a-Row Game

49 = 4 Monster Lucky Pencil & 4 Monster Toppers

50 = Tardis Stationary Set with Stickers Set 2

51 = Weeping Angel Notebook & Pen

52 = Huge Inflatable Dalek

53 = Holographic Sheet of Stickers, Puffy Toclafane Stickers & 3D Dalek Sticker

54 = Monster Notebook & Who Pen

55 = Time Agent Log Book with Holographic Stickers & Who Pen

56 = Time Agent Kit

57 = Huge Inflatable Ood

Trivia

• The first issue features the words "Fantastic first issue" on the cover. The same words appeared on the front cover of the first issue of Doctor Who Magazine.
• Issue 8, which was billed as a 'collector's edition', included a pullout section on the Tenth Doctor and came with two covers to collect, one with Cybermen and one with Daleks.
• The favoured episode of assistant editor Moray Laing is Doomsday.
• Issue 8 had two phone-in polls, on the best episode of the second series and who was better - Cybermen or Daleks (The winners were Doomsday and the Daleks).
• The quote on the Abzorbaloff poster in issue 7 is given as "now meet the real thing" rather than "now meet the genuine article". This was due to the transmitted line differing from the script.
• The free gifts for issues 3 and 4 (the TARDIS clock and the radio, respectively) were swapped around for copies sold at Tesco because the supermarket needed more advance notice to be able to allocate enough shelf space to include the free clock.
• Some of the TARDIS clocks sold with issue 3 did not come with the sticker saying "POLICE PUBLIC CALL BOX" on the top.
• Expanded pictures of the cover of issue 5 and issue 3's K-9 factfile appear by the K-9 exhibit at the Doctor Who Exhibition in Cardiff.
• Issue 4's Cyberman mask has the same black handles as a Cyberleader. It is not mentioned as a Cyberleader, however.
• Both Issues 13 and 14 have extra-large covers that come off to reveal a wallchart on the other side, leaving the reader with a normal-size magazine. Issue 13's cover had a Cyberman wallchart, and issue 14's had a Dalek wallchart.
• Some issues have had alternative free gifts in certain regions. This is because, due to the success of the magazine, more copies than anticipated had to be printed.
• In the Monster A-Z there is no "L"

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See also

• Doctor Who Magazine
• Doctor Who - Battles in Time

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References

• "Doctor Who Adventures: New magazine for younger viewers launches", BBC News, 2006-03-20. 

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External links

• Doctor Who Online Complete archive and up-to-date information on Doctor Who Adventures Magazine.
• Clockworkrobot.com, who are responsible for the paper engineering of the cut out and make models.
• [1]] Official website for Doctor Who.