DWA 161

The 161st issue of the BBC's weekly Doctor Who Adventures featured a slightly new look marking the Eleventh Doctor’s adventures.

Free Gift

 * Doctor Who stationery tin with pencil, eraser and ruler

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * NEW SERIES PREVIEW: Episode 2 The Beast Below
 * FACTFILE: Amy Pond
 * FACTFILE: Secrets of the TARDIS (4 pages)

Comic strips

 * Attack of the Space Leeches! Part Two (4 pages)

Mega Moments (favourite scene told as a photo-feature)

 * From: DW: The Eleventh Hour
 * Episode 1 highlights

Fast Facts (Collectable Fact File)

 * 002 Prisoner Zero

Posters

 * A3 Eleventh Doctor in the vortex from BBC trailer
 * A4 Amelia Pond and Amy Pond together
 * A4 Spaceships Collection: Atraxi from DW: The Eleventh Hour
 * A4 Jeff and the Eleventh Doctor

Behind the scenes

 * My Diary by Matt Smith featuring a reader’s ‘Ask Matt!’ question

Interview

 * Karen Gillan “I’m scared of GHOSTS!”

Additional features

 * Welcome and news (featuring Who’s Who? And Monster Alert!)
 * CODE ALERT: to win a new set of Character Options: Crash Doctor action figures and new sonic screwdriver]]


 * Puzzle pages and Quiz (The Eleventh Hour)
 * Readers contributions: Who and You Upload
 * featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art.


 * Picture Puzzle: Spot the Difference to win a Lord Sunday book
 * Competition Goodies (Lego Toy Story sets and George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt books)
 * BIG WIN: Win a TV Dalek (token collect 2 of 2)

Main Team Credits
Editor: Moray Laing Deputy Editor: Paul Lang Senior Art Editor: Nikki Davies Production Editor: Liza Millett Designer: Melanie Caine

Hidden Away / Facts

 * Karen Gillan’s full name is Karen Sheila Gillan, she was born in Inverness on 28th November 1987 and her hobbies include fashion modelling.
 * Karen Gillan plays the piano.
 * Caitlin Blackwood, who plays the younger Amy, is Karen Gillan’s cousin.
 * In The Eleventh Hour the fish-fingers dunked in custard were actually coconut breaded fish-finger shaped cake things.
 * Matt Smith’s favourite thing to eat at night is leek and potato soup or a banana sandwich and a cup of tea!
 * The new TARDIS console features a Bunsen burner and a typewriter.

Additional details

 * The subscription offer for this issue with a saving of 30% as well as Doctor Who: The Ultimate Monster Guide book
 * This issue had a cover price of £2.10 (UK) and the free gift was cover mounted
 * Next issue's free gift is promoted as 11 free gifts! (stickers, badges, door hanger, wallet, keyring and postcards)