Beware the Carrionites on the cover. Inside the magazine, you can read a bigger and better Tales from the TARDIS all about the Doctor defeating the hideous hags from the Deep Darkness.

PLUS:

News – our first picture of the Doctor and Donna.
Fact file – take a look at medical student turned time traveller, Miss Martha Jones.
Adventure guide / Doctor Who Confidential extra – things get hot for the Doctor and Martha in the episode 42.
Comic strip – the concluding part of Signs of Life.
Doctor’s Data – former TARDIS traveller, Sarah Jane Smith.
Scary mask – the Lazarus monster – perfect for games of hide and seek!
Who knows? – your Doctor Who questions answered.
Posters – three exclusive posters from 42, The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords.
Win – goodies up for grabs.
Puzzles – loads of Time Teasers – and don’t miss out on Bloodtide and Doomfinger’s Woven word search!

Please note: Daleks that survived the Time War are NOT allowed to enter the Dalek competition, but humans everywhere are.

Peter Phippen, Managing Director, BBC Magazines says: "Yet again we're posting possibly the best overall set of ABC numbers in the business with our total year-on-year circulation rising by 3% (6% pop). We're also publishing the fastest growing title in the industry with Doctor Who Adventures coming in at a 99% year on year rise. A lot of nonsense is talked about the robustness of the magazine market, in particular monthlies, but our outstanding editorial and professional marketing has won through with the result that all our monthly titles bar one are posting year-on-year growth. Nor is it an issue of whether you should back magazines or websites. We're putting massive investment into our websites and our new ABC brand audits are testament to our belief that cross-media brands are the future – something we've believed in for over twenty years."

Jaynie Bye, Joint Managing Director, BBC Children's Magazines, says: "The astounding success story for us this year has been Doctor Who Adventures magazine which, at 99%, posts the largest year-on-year increase this ABC consumer publishing period. The title continues to smash our predictions and has, over the last six months alone, managed to sell 47,000 additional copies per issue and massively grown its market."