DWA 197

The 197th issue of the BBC's weekly Doctor Who Adventures

Free Gift

 * Bumper Christmas pack

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * FACT FILE: Christmas Catastrophes! – Christmastimes past
 * PREVIEW: A Christmas Carol

Comic stories

 * 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)

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 issue's free gift is promoted as ten Amazing Gifts! (TARDIS Tidy box, labels, light-switch cover, name plaque, door hanger, notebook, pencil, badge set, Dalek wristband and Cyber key ring).

External link

 * The official BBC magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue