DWA 1

DWA 1
Cover date:	5 April - 18 April 2006
Format:	36 full colour pages stapled
Editor:	Moray Laing
Publisher:	BBC Magazines
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The 1st issue of the BBC's fortnightly Doctor Who Adventures.

Contents

Free gift

• Six-Piece Doctor Who Stationery set comprised of tin case, pen, pencil, ruler, eraser and sharpener.

Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

• The Doctor

Comic content

• Which Switch? (Part One) (6 pages split up into 4 and 2)

Tales from the TARDIS

• Rose Tyler's top ten scary moments!

The Doctor's Data (Collectable Fact File)

• File 01: Daleks

Adventure Guide (Photofeature) and Behind the scenes Feature

• The Christmas Invasion

Posters

• A3 "EXTERMINATE!" Daleks in The Parting of the Ways - montage featuring two gold Daleks
• A4 "Where are we going first?!" Rose Tyler in The Christmas Invasion - featuring Rose Tyler
• A4 "Moisturise me! Moisturise me!" Lady Cassandra in The End of the World - featuring Cassandra

Additional features

• Welcome (including latest news/ preview teaser)
• Who's News

Preview for New Earth

Find in this issue hidden somewhere a materialising rogue Dalek to win a Doctor Who TARDIS clock!

• TARDIS Inbox

Featuring readers letters, photos, artwork

• Make It

Cut out and make Slitheen Mask

• Puzzle Pages / Fun stuff

Humour: 'Things to do with a defeated enemy (1)' Use a dried out Cassandra as a beach towel (by Christopher Cooper)

• Competition Goodies: Remote controlled Daleks, sets of audio CDs from the BBC, sets of Doctor Who books, and Doctor Who games
• Coupon Competition to win a life-size Dalek

Credits

• Assistant Editor: Moray Laing
• Senior Designer: Paul Lang
• Designer: Lee Midwinter
• Picture Editor: Shaila Bux
• Editorial Assistant: Olivia McLearon

Hidden Away / Facts

• This magazine can be recycled: "AND REMEMBER, SYCORAX ROCK!"
• The eyestalk of the Dalek is the easiest part of a Dalek to destroy.
• The rocky inside of the Sycorax spaceship was actually filmed in the heart of Clearwell Caves in the Forest of Dean.

Additional details

• Published every two weeks on a Thursday, this issue had a cover price of £1.99 (UK). The first three issues were all tagged as NEW and featured a foil logo.
• The speech bubble on the cover from the Doctor declaring "Fantastic first issue!" echoes the first issue of Doctor Who Magazine, then a weekly comic launched back in October 1979.
• This first issue was launched about the same time as Doctor Who Series 2, continuing interest from the Christmas Special and generating new interest by offering previews of forthcoming stories.
• A nod to the classic series was the fact file on the Doctor, which included a brief note and picture of all nine of his previous bodies and the idea of regeneration, which had occurred at the end of the previous series.
• The subscription offer for this issue was a saving of over £6 (UK) and a free copy of the Doctor Who Annual 2006.
• The Who Shop International, London was giving away a free book from the classic series of Doctor Who (i.e. a Target novelisation) to all customers spending over £10 and presenting there copy of Doctor Who Adventures Magazine.
• Next issue's free gift is named as a Slitheen Gas Exchange! and holographic stickers.

External link

• The official BBC magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.