DWA 217

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

Free gift

 * Whoppe Cushion and a packet of Doctor Who Monster Invasion Trading Cards

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * FACTFILE: Real Pirates
 * TARDIS Scanner: The Doctor
 * PREVIEW: Episode 4: The Doctor's Wife

Comic content

 * Hot Stuff!
 * AAAGH! (Alien Assignment Agency General Headquarters) featuring Jedward

Mega Moments (best bits)

 * PEVIEW: TV: The Curse of the Black Spot

Fast Facts

 * None

Posters

 * A3 The Siren and Rory Williams
 * A4 Churchill and the Ironsides

Behind the scenes

 * None this issue

Interview

 * 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

 * 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
...and their official pirate names!
 * Editor: Natalie Barnes Cap'n Betty Deadweight
 * Deputy Editor: Paul Laing Tiny Hugo Smithe
 * Production Editor: Liza Millett Keel-Haulin' Xena Bonny
 * Acting Senior Art Editor: Lee Midwinter Armless Tad Slasher

Hidden Away / Facts

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

Further information

 * 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!