Synopsis
Doctor Who Adventures, first published by BBC Magazines and later Panini Comics, is a bimonthly, formerly monthly, fortnightly and, before that, weekly, magazine aimed at younger readers.
Like Panini's long-running Doctor Who Magazine, the title features a mix of articles about the series and comic strips. A separate line rather than a competitor to DWM, the two magazines promote each other. Prior to 2014, DWA wasn't available outside the United Kingdom and Ireland (mostly likely due to it being regularly published with "free gift" items, as described below); beginning in 2014 some issues began to be distributed in North America, with wide availability commencing with the change in publisher (see below), although the free gifts were still not included.
From issue 248, Doctor Who Adventures was published under licence from BBC Worldwide, by Immediate Media Company London Limited. After issue 363, it was relaunched with a new issue 1, now published by Panini.
The magazine went on a hiatus after issue 24. After two years, the magazine returned with a special one-off issue in 2019.
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The magazine launched as a fortnightly publication with its first issue cover-dated 5 April 2006, priced £1.99. With DWA 47 (17 January 2008), this title became a weekly publication, available every Thursday priced £2.10 (UK). On 21 January 2010, the magazine published its 150th issue.
From issue 160, DWA changed its format to match the branding associated with the new Eleventh Doctor era.
In 2012, DWA launched an app version for tablets which made the editorial of the magazine available internationally for the first time; as of mid-2013 only current issues are available via the app.
From issue 322, published on 5 June 2013, the magazine reverted to fortnightly publication again, and subscriptions were discontinued. Relaunched by Panini, the magazine became monthly. At the start of 2017, its frequency was further reduced to bimonthly.
On 19 June 2017, Panini announced that it was "pausing" publication of DWA as of the issue #24 dated 22 June 2017, with no indication of when or if it would resume.
As of 8 January 2019, however, it was announced on the BBC Doctor Who website that it would resume publication, with the new issue being released on 10 January 2019.
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