DWA 124

The 124th issue of the BBC's weekly Doctor Who Adventures.

Free gift

 * Big Finish CD The Mutant Phase featuring the Fifth Doctor and the Daleks AND an inflatable, one of four previously given away – TARDIS, Dalek, Ood or Toclafane.

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * FACTFILE: The Biggest Who Mysteries
 * TOP TEN: Dalek Blasts
 * FACTFILE: PLANETS San Helios

Comic story

 * The Genius Trap (4 pages)

Tales from the TARDIS

 * From: SJA: The Day of the Clown
 * Featuring Sarah Jane Smith visits Spellman's Magical Museum of the Circus

The Doctor’s Data (Collectable Fact File)

 * None

Posters

 * A3 DW: Aliens of London montage featuring the Ninth Doctor and the Slitheen crash into Big Ben.
 * A4 “You’re a bit of a LEGEND ” Tom Milligan from DW: Last of the Time Lords featuring a well travelled Martha Jones and Tom Milligan.
 * A4 Karen Gillan who will play the Eleventh Doctor’s companion.
 * A4 Who’s Who Collection: Christina

Interview

 * Neill Gorton Prosthetics Designer

Additional features

 * Welcome and news
 * Find in this issue hidden somewhere an Ood to win a set of Doctor Who Doctor Who Series 2 DVD (The Impossible Planet, The Satan Pit and Love & Monsters).


 * Activity / Make-it
 * None


 * Puzzles and Quiz
 * Readers contributions: Time Agent Upload / Doctor You
 * featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art.


 * Competition Goodies (Eureka tickets and Bakugan DVD and games pack)

Credits
Also listing: Their unsolved Doctor Who mysteries. Editor: Moray Laing, What do Daleks dream of? Deputy Editor: Annabel Gibson, Is Jack really the Face of Boe? Senior Art Editor: Paul Lang, Who took the Master’s ring? Art Editor: Steve Clarke, Will the Daleks return? Production Editor: Liza Millett, Where has Christina taken the bus? Picture Editor: Shaila Bux, What is the Doctor’s real name? Acting Writer: Olivia McLearon, Is there a toilet in the TARDIS? Contributing Art Editor: Nikki Davies Contributing Sub Editor Claudia Dudman Office Temp: Donna, Where’s Lance?

Hidden Away / Facts
This magazine can be recycled: Or the Judoon will arrest you. Carmen: "Oooooh! Do you know the answers?"
 * The Doctor’s real name is known only to River Song, it is otherwise hidden but "burns in the stars of the cascade of Medusa herself".
 * Captain Jack was the first to be signed up for the Time Agency.
 * One hundred billion people died when the Stingray swarmed on the planet of San Helios which is located in the Scorpion Nebula.
 * Prosthetics designer Neill Gorton was inspired by the original Davros creation when he was seven.
 * At best prosthetic designs are given only six weeks to complete their work for each episode.

Additional details

 * This issue featured design a monster competion winner Aiden Patrick, who created the Bacothormeon, which was featured in this issues comic strip.
 * The subscription offer for this issue with a saving of 30%, over £18 (UK) and a copy of Doctor Who: Monsters and Villains or 40% saving without gift as promoted on inserted flyer.
 * This issue had a cover price of £2.10 (UK) and the free gift was bagged.
 * Next issue's free gift is promoted as a Davros Trainer Bag.

External link

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