DWA 173

The 173rd issue of the BBC's weekly Doctor Who Adventures

Free gift

 * No free gift as such but a 3-D cover featuring the Eleventh Doctor Dalek and Cyberman along with the TARDIS

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * CHRISTMAS PREVIEW: teasers from the close of The Big Bang
 * World Cup Fantasy Football team: You decide the Winner
 * DWA Awards for the ultimate Earth invasion (winner The Pandorica Alliance)

Comic strip

 * Mistaken Identity (4 pages)

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

 * From: DW: The Big Bang
 * Episode 13 highlights


 * Adventure Guide: The Eleventh Hour

Fast Facts (Collectable Fact File)

 * None

Posters
A3 Series 5 Poster Collection (Part One)
 * The Eleventh Hour
 * The Beast Below
 * Victory of the Daleks
 * Monster Montage “The Pandorica will open, silence will fall”

Vincent and the Doctor The Lodger The Pandorica Opens The Big Bang

Behind the scenes

 * None

Interview

 * None

Additional features

 * Welcome and news
 * Fun stuff
 * Pandorica Puzzle Maze (2 pages) and Quiz Series 5 Monster Quiz
 * Readers contributions: Fish Custard special
 * Competition Goodies (The Dominators and Series 5 volume 2 Doctor Who DVD’s, Xbox and Avantia sets)

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

Hidden Away / Facts

 * None!

Additional details

 * Several regular features were suspended for this issue, which instead was given over to a celebration of the end of Series 5 being broadcast on TV.
 * The subscription offer for this issue with a saving of 25% following four issues for £1 (UK).
 * This issue had a cover price of £2.20 (UK).
 * Next issue's free gift is promoted as a bumper Doctor Who sticker pack.