DWA 37

The 37th issue of the BBC's fortnightly Doctor Who Adventures.

Free gift

 * A spiral bound lenticular covered notepad showing a transforming Dalek Sec and a Dalek pen.

Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * Martha Jones

Comic story

 * Signs of Life (Part Two) (6 pages)

Tales from the TARDIS

 * From: (DW): The Shakespeare Code


 * Featuring The arrival of the Carrionites.

The Doctor’s Data (Collectable Fact File)

 * File 33: Sarah Jane Smith

Adventure Guide / Doctor Who Confidential
(Including readers views and behind the scenes)
 * (DW): 42

Posters
montage featuring The Master, and the Toclafane montage featuring Kath McDonnell, Martha Jones and the Doctor. montage featuring the Doctor aged.
 * A3 “The Sound of Drums“ (DW): The Sound of Drums
 * A4 “We’re running out of TIME!“ The Doctor in (DW): 42
 * A4 “Down you go, Doctor … DOWN THE YEARS!“ The Master in (DW): Last of the Time Lords

Additional features

 * Welcome (including latest news/ preview teaser)
 * The Vortex (Who News)
 * Humour: ‘’Things to do with a defeated enemy’’ Use the Futurekind to opens cans for you with their teeth! (By Christopher Cooper)
 * Find in this issue hidden somewhere Chantho to win a Doctor Who Shaker Maker!


 * Monster Gallery / Time Agent Upload!
 * featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art.


 * Make It
 * Cut out and make Lazarus Mask


 * Quiz: The Doctor
 * Puzzle Pages
 * Who Knows (Questions and Answers)
 * Competition Goodies: Doctor Who snack and stationery sets, Evil Knieval sets, Doctor Who Factfile Book Sets.
 * Win a life-size Dalek (Token collect. First token in this issue)

Credits
Also listing: favourite bits from Utopia

Editor: Moray Laing, Jack holding on to the TARDIS! Wow!

Art Editor: Paul Lang, Chan/Chantho’s language/tho

Senior Writer: Annabel Gibson, Creet

Picture Editor: Shaila Bux, The Futurekind

Production Editor: Ed Lomas, The Master regenerating

Editorial Assistant: Olivia McLearon, Yana revealed

Work Experience Chantho, Chan/Captain Jack/tho!

Hidden Away / Facts
This magazine can be recycled: “Humaaaaanssssss!”

Frau Clovis: “The Duke of Manhattan is on holiday this issue – but he’s back next issue. Bye!.”


 * 23 year old Martha Jones mum is called Francine, her father Clive, her brother Leo and her sister Tish. Her cousin who worked for the Torchwood Institute was called Adeola.
 * On 26th August 2007 Daleks from around the UK gathered in Manchester at the Museum of Science and Industry in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
 * The Carrionites were banished at the beginning of time by the Eternals.
 * By coincidence, the Plasmavore (Florence Finnegan) in Smith and Jones also said “Burn with me!”
 * The set for 42 was built in a single week in an old paper mill
 * The stasis chamber in 42 was also used as the MRI machine in Smith and Jones.
 * 42 was the first Doctor Who episode to be set entirely on a spaceship.
 * Presumably this means New Who not the classic series.


 * The Dalek’s home planet of Skaro was destroyed by the Seventh Doctor.
 * If you don’t give Ood orders, they die. They come from the Ood Sphere a planet in the Horsehead Nebula

Additional details

 * Published every two weeks on a Thursday, this issue had a cover price of £2.10 (UK).
 * An additional A3 poster in the centre of skulduggery Pleasant was included as a promotional feature, along with an inside page promotion of this new children’s detective novel with a twist! The page ad was done in the style of DWA fact file.
 * The subscription offer for this issue was a saving of over £9 (UK). No other incentive is offered.
 * This issue's free gift was selotaped to the cover and not previously advertised.
 * Next issue's free gift is given as three sticker sheets.

External link

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