DWA 279

Doctor Who Adventures # was the issue of the magazine for the week beginning 26 July 2012.

Free gift

 * Doctor Who playing cards and a packet of and Doctor Who Monster Invasion trading cards

Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info)

 * None this issue

Comic content

 * The Light Catcher
 * AAAGH! (Alien Assignment Agency General Headquarters)

Fast Facts

 * FACTFILE: DOCTOR'S COMPANIONS: Liz Shaw

Posters

 * Tenth Doctor carrying the Olympic torch.
 * Rory and Amy’s Best Moments: from The Wedding of River Song
 * ULTIMATE DALEK Gold Taskforce Commander

Behind the scenes

 * Matt Smith on carrying the Olympic Torch with the Doctors Sporty moments.
 * Filming Auton Attacks for Rose

Interview

 * FUN INTERVIEW: Anti-bodies readers questions

Also featuring

 * Welcome and news (Hello Time Travellers!)
 * Geronimo: News, Happy Families in Who!, Joke, Hot or Not
 * Activity: Who Card Games (2 pages)
 * Puzzle page and Quiz
 * Mega Moments
 * Big Puzzle: Word Puzzle (2 pages)
 * What's on the Doctor's phone messages.
 * Sporty Who-lookalikes
 * Jokes
 * Readers contributions: Who and You Upload - featuring reader’s letters, photos, and art.
 * Doctor, Doctor! (Q &A)
 * Competition Goodies (Monsuno toy, Gross Magic set and Plush TARDIS )

Credits
With which card game and alien to play with
 * Editor: Natalie Barnes Pontoon with a Judoon
 * Deputy Editor: Paul Laing Old Maid, with Grandma Gelth
 * Production Editor: Liza Millett Snap with a Macra
 * Senior Art Editor: Nikki Davies Happy Families, with the Family of Blood
 * Writer: Craig Donaghy Go Fish, with a Saturnyne
 * Designer: Phil White Trumps, with a Slitheen

Hidden Away / Facts

 * WHO SAID: "Come on, use your eyes, notice everything." TBA
 * Liz Shaw left the Third Doctor to return to her research work in Cambridge but later went on to work on the UNIT Moonbase.
 * Older Canton Delaware was played by the real-life father (William Morgan Sheppard) of Mark Sheppard, who played the younger Canton.

Further information

 * The subscription offer for this issue was four issues for £1 then a saving of 10% (thirteen issues for £29.25) (UK).
 * This issue had a cover price of £2.99 (UK) and the free gift was cover mounted.
 * Next issue's free gift is promoted as cool travel-set, ultra rare Doctor Who Monster Invasion Trading Card and a 16 page pull-out puzzle mag!