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Doctor Who Adventures was a magazine about the television series, Doctor Who. It usually contained stories about the Doctor, among other features.

The Doctor themself, in their Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations, frequently wrote letters to the magazine's readers, welcoming them to the issue and talking about what they could expect within its pages, as well as updating them on their recent exploits. (PROSE: Hello, Time Travellers!, Dear Readers)

It was a sister title to Doctor Who Magazine. (PROSE: Dear Readers 15)

Its address, to which readers were encouraged to send their letters, drawings, thoughts and ideas, was Brockbourne House, 77 Mount Ephraim, Tumbridge Wells, Kent. Its email address was dwa@panini.co.uk. (PROSE: Dear Readers 1)

History[]

When the magazine celebrated its two hundredth issue, several of the Doctor's enemies, and two of their allies, sent in messages of congratulations. (PROSE: We Are 200!)

A "special Christmas issue" was released in December 2012. (PROSE: Hello, Time Travellers! 299)

Another issue came with an "amazing" advent calendar, which had a monster behind every door. (PROSE: Hello There! 333)

At some point, the Twelfth Doctor began writing letters to the magazine's readers, the first of which was done at Clara Oswald's urging. (PROSE: Dear Readers 1)

An issue was released shortly after the broadcast of television episodes involving Ashildr and Zygons. (PROSE: Dear Readers 8)

An issue was released in December 2015. It allegedly contained serious information which could help the reader save the planet, as well as instructions on how to make an evil snowman bauble for their Christmas tree. (PROSE: Dear Readers 9)

An issue was released in January 2016. It gave readers the chance to relive their favourite moments from the latest series, instructions from Davros on how to make some Hand Mines, and a new adventure for the Paternoster Gang. (PROSE: Dear Readers 10)

An issue was released in February. It contained a story about the Twelfth Doctor's then-recent adventure to explore the legendary Spice Route. (PROSE: Dear Readers 11)

An issue was released just before Easter. It contained a story about the Twelfth Doctor's then-most recent adventure involving pirates, robots, ghost ships, and a future King of England. (PROSE: Dear Readers 12)

An issue was released in April. It contained the comic strip Shock Horror, about the Twelfth Doctor encountering zombies, instructions on page 12 on how to build a miniature Skaro model, and a story about the Paternoster Gang being tracked by a Big Game Hunter. (PROSE: Dear Readers 13)

An issue was released in 2016, around May Day and just before the release of Doctor Who Magazine Issue 500. (PROSE: A Letter From the Doctor) It contained "loads of stuff", including a comic strip about the Twelfth Doctor getting involved in "all sorts of monkey business" at Eskdale Hall above New Belgravia, and a story about the Paternoster Gang entering a "terrifying world of dreams". (PROSE: Dear Readers 14)

An issue released in the late spring contained a comic strip story about the Twelfth Doctor's trip to the planet Eed'n, instructions from Ashildr on how to make your own version of the Mire, and a competition where the reader could win a copy of the Doctor Who Travels in Time Colouring Book. (PROSE: Dear Readers 15)

An issue was released in the summer. (PROSE: Dear Readers 16)

Another issue released in the summer contained an account of the Twelfth Doctor's then-recent adventure which he warned was not for the "faint-hearted", and a couple of pages in which Missy teaches the reader how to build their own Family of Blood scarecrow. (PROSE: Dear Readers 17)

One issue contained a story about the Twelfth Doctor's then-recent Wild West adventures. (PROSE: Dear Readers 18)

Another issue was said to be lined up with "a whole galaxy of treats", including a chilling adventure story, Fear Buds, the adventures of the Paternoster Gang, Strax and his Time Shark, and a Make Your Own Time Lord Staff project. (PROSE: Dear Readers 19)

An issue released in the late autumn contained a story in which the Twelfth Doctor attended a royal wedding. (PROSE: Dear Readers 20)

An issue was released at the beginning of 2017. (PROSE: Dear Readers 21)

An issue released in the spring had lots of "thrilling stuff" lined up for the reader, including a story about the Paternoster Gang dealing with an assassin, another in which the Twelfth Doctor and Jata visit the Zangger Institute for the Genetically Privileged, instructions for making a Dalek Trooper helmet, and access to the U.N.I.T. Archive. (PROSE: Dear Readers 22)

An issue was released shortly after the first two episodes of the latest series of Doctor Who were broadcast. It featured the story, Killer App, about the Twelfth Doctor facing a "deadly genie". (PROSE: Dear Readers 23)

The last issue "for a while" was released in the summer. It contained a story about the Twelfth Doctor's then-recent trip to Blackpool, and another about the Paternoster Gang. (PROSE: Dear Readers 24)

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