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DWA 197
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The 197th issue of the BBC's weekly Doctor Who Adventures
Contents
Free Gift
- Bumper Christmas pack
Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)
- FACT FILE: Christmas Catastrophes! – Christmastimes past
- PREVIEW: A Christmas Carol
Comic Strips
- Red Christmas (4 pages)
Mega Moments (favourite scene told as a photo-feature)
- None
Fast Facts (Collectable Fact File)
- SJA Alien Files: Robot Santa
Posters
- A3 Kazran, The Eleventh Doctor and Abigail
- A4 The Eleventh Doctor
- A4 Dalek Drone on a snowy street corner
Behind the Scenes
- None
Interview
- Matt Smith (The Eleventh Doctor) on filming A Christmas Carol
- Matt Smith (The Eleventh Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) give an insight to their characters' Christmas presents to each other.
Also Featuring
- Welcome and news
- Puzzle page and Quiz (2010 Monster Quiz)
- Joke Time ‘Festive Funnies!’
- Make-it: The Eleventh Doctor in Santa-hat mask
- Search and Find: Christmas with the Ponds (illustrated by Ben Willsher)
- Readers contributions: Who and You Upload
- featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art.
- Picture Puzzle: Spot the Difference to win A Christmas Story DVD
- Competition Goodies (Doctor Who: The Coming of the Terraphiles audio book, Bakugan toys and Walace & Gromit sets. sets)
Main Team Credits
Acting Editor: Paul Laing
Production Editor: Liza Millett
Senior Art Editor: Nikki Davies
Facts included
- Matt Smith got pyjamas every year at Christmas as a present when he was a kid.
- The Cybermen stalked London at Christmas in 1851.
- Christmas 2010 the Master created the Master Race.
- Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) imagines that Rory Williams would be really into comics (or graphic novels)
Further Information
- The subscription offer for this issue is a copy of Series 5: Volume 4 DVD and a saving of 25% (UK).
- This issue had a cover price of £2.99 (UK) and the free gift was bagged.
- Next issues free gift is promoted as 10 Amazing Gifts! (TARDIS Tidy box, labels, light-switch cover, name plaque, door hanger, notebook, pencil, badge set, Dalek wristband and Cyber keyring)