DWA 186

The 186th issue of the BBC's weekly Doctor Who Adventures

Free gift

 * Make Your Own Dalek Model

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * COMING UP: Christmas Secrets!
 * FACTFILE: Sontarans
 * FACT FILE: Sarah Jane Smith

Comic strip

 * In the Can (4 pages)

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

 * From: DW: The Eleventh Hour
 * The Doctor confronts the Atraxi


 * Adventure Guide DW: Amy's Choice

Fast Facts (Collectable Fact File)

 * FACT FILE: 13 Davros

Posters

 * A3 WANTED DEAD or ALIVE poster: Sontarans
 * A4 The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond
 * A4 The Crack

Behind the scenes

 * Handy Man - filming Auton Rory Williams handgun

Interview

 * see behind the scenes features

Additional features

 * Welcome and news
 * Puzzle page and Quiz
 * BIG PUZZLE: Dalek Wordsearch (2 pages)
 * Joke Time
 * Activity: Build your own Dalek (instructions for free gift assembly)
 * Activity: Make Doctor Who Finger Puppets
 * Readers contributions: Who and You Upload
 * featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art.


 * Picture Puzzle: Spot the Difference to win Merlin Books
 * Competition Goodies (The Only Good Dalek Doctor Who graphic novel, Lego Technic and Bloco Construction sets)

Credits
Editor: Moray Laing Deputy Editor: Annie Gibson Senior Art Editor: Paul Laing Production Editor: Liza Millett Designer: Melanie Caine

Hidden Away / Facts

 * The Sontarans a re clone warriors so should in theory all look exactly the same but they don’t. General Staal and Commander Stark however must be from the same clone batch as they are identical apart from rank.
 * Three symbols on a Sontaran collar denote rank.
 * Rory Williams Auton hand was made from a cast of actor Arthur Darvill’s hand with the mechanic for the gun behind his back . Arthr’s real arm was tucked behind his back and the false arm padded out.

Additional details

 * The subscription offer for this issue with a saving of 40% (UK).
 * This issue had a cover price of £2.20 (UK) and the free gift was bagged / cover mounted
 * Next issues free gift is promoted as 3D posters and glasses