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, the magazine launched in 2006 to accompany the revived era of the show. It featured news, behind-the-scenes articles, comic strips, puzzles, pull-out posters and information from then-upcoming episodes of the series. Every issue also came with a free gift, usually in the form of stickers, stationary or a small toy. The magazine also covered content from the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off programme '' The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Compared to its sister publication, ''

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'', ''Doctor Who Adventures'' was aimed at a younger readership demographic of 6 to 13-year-olds. Initially released fortnightly, the magazine became a weekly publication in 2008 before a loss in profits forced it to resume its fortnightly release in 2013. After discontinuing its subscription services, ''DWA'' became a monthly publication in 2014, and then bi-monthly in 2016. After issue 363,

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took over publication and 'rebooted' the magazine, re-starting the issue numbering at 1. In June 2017, after releasing 24 issues, Panini confirmed that publication of the magazine would to be paused, however, a special one-off edition was released in January 2019.

History

''Doctor Who Adventures'' was first published as a fortnightly magazine on 5 April 2006, featuring fact files, puzzles, makes, news guides and more. The regular price for issues 1–33 was £1.99, rising to £2.10 from issue 34. Issue 45, a special "long-read" edition, was £2.99. From issue 47 the magazine became weekly. ''Doctor Who Adventures'' is the alternative to ''

'' and is aimed at a younger audience,

Design

From issues 1–12 the heading had the ''Doctor Who'' logo in a transparent white with the word ''Adventures'' in writing filled with the colors from the official ''Doctor Who'' logo. Since then, the official ''Doctor Who'' logo was used, with the word ''Adventures'' being in various colors each issue. From April 2010 the design changed to fit around the newest Doctor (Matt Smith) and the 2010 series occupying it, and featured the new logo. The design then changed a third time from April 2011 to fit around the 2011 Series. The design was changed a fourth time from March 2013 to fit around the 2013 Series, The design then changed for a fifth time from January 2019 to fit around the 2018 Series,

Regular Features (From Issue 313 to 363)

*Contents - these are pages 2–3 and include a welcome from The Doctor, a contents of what is in the Issue and a "Monster Watch" at the side. *This Week/Who News - these are pages 4–5 and include secrets about the newest episode/ latest news of

. *Facts - these are pages 6–7 and include facts about a specific monster, alien, gadget or human. *Puzzles - these are pages 8–9 and include many puzzles. *Letters (Doctor, Doctor/Monster Mail) - these are pages 10–11 and include letters to The Doctor from the readers. At the side of page 11 there is a section called Monster Mail which has letters to a different monster each week. *Competitions - these are pages 12–13 and include a variety of competitions offering various prizes. * Alien Babies - this is page 14 and is a one-page comic strip about a nursery run by Dorium Maldova which alien babies go to. (See below for a list of "Alien Babies" Characters). *Whoniverse Collection - these are pages 15–16 and come in different parts (one in each issue) and make a mini-mag when all parts have been collected. *Advertisement - this is no longer included. *Poster - this is the middle pages (pages 18–19) and is different each issue. *Puzzles - this is a single page (page 20) with just one puzzle on it. *Comic Strip - this is pages 21–24 and is a different story each week. (See below for a complete list of comic doctors and Companions. *Fun - this is a single page (page 25) and has a different make each week. *LOLS! - this is a single page (page 26) and has jokes and funny made up story's about monsters. *The Doctor's Guide to the Galaxy! - this is a single page (page 27) in which The Doctor gives the reader information about a certain planet. *Behind The Scenes - these are pages 28–29 and tell the reader about how the producers made a monster, set, prop etc. *Where's The Doctor? - these are pages 30–31 and is a

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type activity where you have to find The Doctor and his friends and aliens. *Letters (You Who) - these are pages 32–33 and contains letters that have been sent in by the reader. The best send in (Doctor's Pick) each week wins a prize. *Poster 2 - this is a single pages poster on page 34. *Next Time - This is the final page of the magazine (page 35) and tells the reader what is in the next issue and when it is out.

Comic characters

Companions *

Rose Tyler Rose Tyler is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. She was created by series producer Russell T Davies and portrayed by Billie Piper. With the revival of ''Doctor Who'' in 2005, Rose was introd ...

– 2006–2007 *

Martha Jones Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off series, '' Torchwood''. She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in ''Doctor Who'', afte ...

– 2007 *

Donna Noble Donna Noble (later Donna Temple-Noble) is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Portrayed by British actress and comedian Catherine Tate, she is a former companion of the Tenth Do ...

– 2008–2009 * Heather McCrimmon – 2009–2010 * Wolfgang Ryter – 2009, 2010 *

Amy Pond Amelia "Amy" Pond is a fictional character portrayed by Karen Gillan in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Amy is a companion of the series protagonist the Doctor, in his eleventh incarnation, played by ...

– 2010–2012 *

Rory Williams Rory Williams is a fictional character portrayed by Arthur Darvill in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Having been introduced at the start of the fifth series, Rory joins the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) ...

– 2010–2012 *Decky Flamboon – 2012–2013 *Pippa – 2013 * Clara Oswald – 2013–2016 *Jata - 2016–2017 *Yasmin Khan – 2019 *Ryan Sinclair – 2019 *Graham O'Brien – 2019 Doctors * 10th Doctor – 2006–2010 *

11th Doctor The Eleventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. He is played by Matt Smith in three series as well as five specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doct ...

– 2010–2014 * 12th Doctor – 2014–2017 * 13th Doctor – 2019–

Alien Babies characters

* Dorium Maldovar - owner of the nursery. *Blun - A baby

Slitheen The Slitheen are a fictional family of massive, bipedal extraterrestrials from the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and are adversaries of the Ninth Doctor and later Sarah Jane Smith. The Slitheen are of the egg-laying ...

*Simon - A baby

Cyberman The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. The Cybermen are a species of space-faring cyborgs who often forcefully and painfully convert human beings ...

*Strup - A baby

Sontaran The Sontarans ( ) are a fictional race of extraterrestrial humanoids principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. A warrior race characterised by their ruthlessness and fearlessness of death, they we ...

*Eldast - A baby

Silurian The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleoz ...

*Chas and Chelsea - Baby

Cherubs A cherub (; plural cherubim; he, כְּרוּב ''kərūḇ'', pl. ''kərūḇīm'', likely borrowed from a derived form of akk, 𒅗𒊏𒁍 ''karabu'' "to bless" such as ''karibu'', "one who blesses", a name for the lamassu) is one of the u ...

List of Doctor Who Adventures

*2006 - issues 1-19 *2007 - issues 20-45 *2008 - issues 46-95 *2009 - issues 96-147 *2010 - issues 148-198 *2011 - issues 199-249 *2012 - issues 250-300 *2013 - issues 301-336 *2014 - issues 337-360 *2015 - issues 361-363 & 1-9 *2016 - issues 10-20 *2017 - issues 21-24 *2019 - One off special issue

References

Notes

Citations

External links

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