DWA 217

Doctor Who Adventures # was the issue of the magazine for the week beginning 12 May 2011.
== Contents ==
=== Free gift ===
* Whoppe Cushion and a packet of Doctor Who Monster Invasion Trading Cards
=== Information / Fact File (Photo feature and Essential Info) ===
* FACTFILE: Real Pirates
* TARDIS Scanner: The Doctor
* PREVIEW: Episode 4: The Doctor's Wife
=== Comic content ===
* Hot Stuff!
* AAAGH! (Alien Assignment Agency General Headquarters) featuring Jedward
=== Mega Moments (best bits) ===
* PEVIEW: TV: The Curse of the Black Spot
=== Fast Facts ===
* None
=== Posters ===
: A3 The Siren and Rory Williams
: A4 Churchill and the Ironsides
=== Behind the scenes ===
* None this issue
=== Interview ===
* Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Hugh Bonneville - "I'm a huge fan of pirates!"
* Gallifreyans, while looking human, are more closely related to Terileptils – a race of space-faring reptiles!
* The Doctor's blood is darker and more sticky than human blood.
* Blackbeard the pirate was born Edward Teach in Bristol. He used candles in his beard to scare others and died in November 1718 in a battle with the Royal Navy.
* "Swashbuckling" originally meant fighting with a sword in one hand and a small shield in the other.
* "Avast" means "halt" or "stop"!
* "Pieces of Eight" were pieces of silver that could be cut up into eight pieces for small change.
=== Also featuring ===
* Welcome and news (Hello Time Travellers!)
* Geronimo: Gossip: Spoilers, True or False, What is going on in a brain?, Hot or not
* Big Puzzle: Monster Maze (2 pages)
* Puzzle page and Quiz
* Activity: How to be a Pirate!
* Readers contributions: Who and You Upload - featuring reader's letters, photos, and art.
* Doctor, Doctor! (Q &A)
* Jokes: Yo Ho Ho! Pirate themed joke page
* Competition Goodies (Doctor Who: Glow-in-the-dark ceiling shapes, Lego Hero Factory and X-ray Anatomy toys)
* Web Watch (DWA website news)
== Credits ==
...and their official pirate names!
* Editor: Natalie Barnes Cap'n Betty Deadweight
* Deputy Editor: Paul Laing Tiny Hugo Smithe
* Production Editor: Liza Millett Keel-Haulin' Xena Bonny
* Acting Senior Art Editor: Lee Midwinter Armless Tad Slasher
== Hidden Away / Facts ==
* Women onboard a pirate ship were considered to be bad luck.
* SPOILER!:
== Further information ==
* The subscription offer for this issue was £6 for six issues and a saving of 10% (UK).
* This issue had a cover price of £2.50 (UK) and the free gift was cover mounted.
* Next issue's free gift is promoted as a Doctor Who book!
== External links ==
* The official magazine site with features and news of the latest available issue
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