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{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|name={{PAGENAME}}
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|issue number={{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|10|3}}
|issue number={{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|10|3}}
|cover date=[[12 May (releases)|12 May]]- [[18 May (releases)|18 May]] [[2011]]   
|cover date=[[12 May (releases)|12 May]]- [[18 May (releases)|18 May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]   
|format= 36 full colour pages stapled
|format = 36 full colour pages stapled
|editor= [[Natalie Barnes]]
|editor = [[Natalie Barnes]]
|publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]
|publisher = [[BBC Magazines]]
|series=[[Doctor Who Adventures|''DWA'' issues]]
|series=[[Doctor Who Adventures|''DWA'' issues]]
|previous issue= [[DWA 216]]
}}
|next issue= [[DWA 218]]
'''''Doctor Who Adventures'' #{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|4|3}}''' was the issue of [[Doctor Who Adventures|the magazine]] for the week beginning [[12 May (releases)|12 May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].
}}'''''Doctor Who Adventures'' #{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|4|3}}''' was the issue of [[Doctor Who Adventures|the magazine]] for the week beginning [[12 May (releases)|12 May]] [[2011]]


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
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* FACTFILE: [[Pirate|Real Pirates]]
* FACTFILE: [[Pirate|Real Pirates]]
* TARDIS Scanner: [[The Doctor]]
* TARDIS Scanner: [[The Doctor]]
* PREVIEW: Episode 4: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]''
* PREVIEW: Episode 4: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]''


=== Comic stories ===
=== Comic content ===
* ''[[Hot Stuff!]]''  
* ''[[Hot Stuff! (comic story)|Hot Stuff!]]''
* ''[[AAAGH!|AAAGH! (Alien Assignment Agency General Headquarters)]]'' featuring [[Jedward]]
* ''[[AAAGH!|AAAGH! (Alien Assignment Agency General Headquarters)]]'' featuring [[Jedward]]


=== Mega Moments (best bits) ===
=== Mega Moments (best bits) ===
* PEVIEW: [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]'' <br />
* PEVIEW: [[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]''


=== Fast Facts ===
=== Fast Facts ===
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=== Posters ===
=== Posters ===
: A3 [[Siren|The Siren]] and [[Rory Williams]]
: A3 [[Siren (The Curse of the Black Spot)|The Siren]] and [[Rory Williams]]
: A4 [[Dalek|Churchill and the Ironsides]]
: A4 [[Dalek|Churchill and the Ironsides]]


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=== Interview ===
=== Interview ===
* [[Matt Smith]], [[Karen Gillan]], [[Arthur Darvill]] and [[Hugh Bonneville]] - “I’m a huge fan of pirates!
* [[Matt Smith]], [[Karen Gillan]], [[Arthur Darvill]] and [[Hugh Bonneville]] - "I'm a huge fan of pirates!"
* Gallifreyans while looking human are more closely related to [[Terileptil]]s – a race of space-faring reptiles!
* Gallifreyans, while looking human, are more closely related to [[Terileptil]]s – a race of space-faring reptiles!
* The Doctor’s blood is darker and more sticky than human blood.
* The Doctor's blood is darker and more sticky than human blood.
* Blackbeard the pirate was born Edward Teach in Bristol. He used candels in his beard to scare others and died in November 1718 in a battle with the Royal Navy.
* Blackbeard the pirate was born Edward Teach in Bristol. He used candles in his beard to scare others and died in November 1718 in a battle with the Royal Navy.
* ‘Swashbuckling’ originally meant fighting with a sword in one hand and a small shield in the other.
* "Swashbuckling" originally meant fighting with a sword in one hand and a small shield in the other.
* ‘Avast’ means halt or stop!
* "Avast" means "halt" or "stop"!
* ‘Pieces of Eight’ were pieces of silver that could be cut up into eight pieces for small change.
* "Pieces of Eight" were pieces of silver that could be cut up into eight pieces for small change.


=== Also featuring ===
=== Also featuring ===
* Welcome and news (“Hello Time Travellers!)
* Welcome and news (Hello Time Travellers!)
* Geronimo: Gossip: Spoilers, True or False, What is going on in a brain?, Hot or not
* Geronimo: Gossip: Spoilers, True or False, What is going on in a brain?, Hot or not
* Big Puzzle: Monster Maze (2 pages)
* Big Puzzle: Monster Maze (2 pages)
* Puzzle page and Quiz  
* Puzzle page and Quiz
* Activity: How to be a Pirate!
* Activity: How to be a Pirate!
* Readers contributions: Who and You Upload <br /> featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art.
* Readers contributions: Who and You Upload - featuring reader's letters, photos, and art.
* Doctor, Doctor! (Q &A)
* Doctor, Doctor! (Q &A)
* Jokes: Yo Ho Ho! Pirate themed joke page
* Jokes: Yo Ho Ho! Pirate themed joke page
* Competition Goodies (Doctor Who: Glow-in-the-dark ceiling shapes, Lego Hero Factory and X-ray Anatomy toys)
* Competition Goodies (''Doctor Who'': Glow-in-the-dark ceiling shapes, Lego Hero Factory and X-ray Anatomy toys)
* Web Watch (DWA website news)
* Web Watch (DWA website news)


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
…and their official pirate names!
...and their official pirate names!
* Editor: [[Natalie Barnes]] Cap’n Betty Deadweight<br />
* Editor: [[Natalie Barnes]] Cap'n Betty Deadweight
* Deputy Editor: [[Paul Laing]] Tiny Hugo Smithe<br />
* Deputy Editor: [[Paul Laing]] Tiny Hugo Smithe
* Production Editor: [[Liza Millett]] Keel-Haulin’ Xena Bonny<br />
* Production Editor: [[Liza Millett]] Keel-Haulin' Xena Bonny
* Acting Senior Art Editor: [[Lee Midwinter]] Armless Tad Slasher<br />
* Acting Senior Art Editor: [[Lee Midwinter]] Armless Tad Slasher


== Hidden Away / Facts ==
== Hidden Away / Facts ==
* Women onboard a pirate ship was considered to be bad luck.
* Women onboard a pirate ship were considered to be bad luck.
* SPOILER!:  
* SPOILER!:


== Further information ==
== Further information ==
* The subscription offer for this issue was £6 for six issues and a saving of 10% (UK).
* The subscription offer for this issue was £6 for six issues and a saving of 10% (UK).
* This issue had a cover price of £2.50 (UK) and the free gift was cover mounted.
* This issue had a cover price of £2.50 (UK) and the free gift was cover mounted.
* Next issue's free gift is promoted as a Doctor Who book!
* Next issue's free gift is promoted as a ''Doctor Who'' book!


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.dwamag.com/ The official magazine site with features and news of the latest available issue]
* [http://www.dwamag.com/ The official magazine site with features and news of the latest available issue]
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Latest revision as of 10:04, 18 March 2023

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Doctor Who Adventures #217 was the issue of the magazine for the week beginning 12 May 2011.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Free gift[[edit] | [edit source]]

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comic content[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mega Moments (best bits)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fast Facts[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None

Posters[[edit] | [edit source]]

A3 The Siren and Rory Williams
A4 Churchill and the Ironsides

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • None this issue

Interview[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Hugh Bonneville - "I'm a huge fan of pirates!"
  • Gallifreyans, while looking human, are more closely related to Terileptils – a race of space-faring reptiles!
  • The Doctor's blood is darker and more sticky than human blood.
  • Blackbeard the pirate was born Edward Teach in Bristol. He used candles in his beard to scare others and died in November 1718 in a battle with the Royal Navy.
  • "Swashbuckling" originally meant fighting with a sword in one hand and a small shield in the other.
  • "Avast" means "halt" or "stop"!
  • "Pieces of Eight" were pieces of silver that could be cut up into eight pieces for small change.

Also featuring[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Welcome and news (Hello Time Travellers!)
  • Geronimo: Gossip: Spoilers, True or False, What is going on in a brain?, Hot or not
  • Big Puzzle: Monster Maze (2 pages)
  • Puzzle page and Quiz
  • Activity: How to be a Pirate!
  • Readers contributions: Who and You Upload - featuring reader's letters, photos, and art.
  • Doctor, Doctor! (Q &A)
  • Jokes: Yo Ho Ho! Pirate themed joke page
  • Competition Goodies (Doctor Who: Glow-in-the-dark ceiling shapes, Lego Hero Factory and X-ray Anatomy toys)
  • Web Watch (DWA website news)

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

...and their official pirate names!

Hidden Away / Facts[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Women onboard a pirate ship were considered to be bad luck.
  • SPOILER!:

Further information[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The subscription offer for this issue was £6 for six issues and a saving of 10% (UK).
  • This issue had a cover price of £2.50 (UK) and the free gift was cover mounted.
  • Next issue's free gift is promoted as a Doctor Who book!

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]