In today's episode we look at the 1994 Virgin New Adventure, Blood Harvest.

Dekker is a private eye, an honest one. But when Al Capone hires him to investigate a new joint called "Doc's", he knows this is one job he can't refuse. And just why are the Doctor and Ace selling illegal booze in a town full of murderous gangsters?

Meanwhile, Bernice has been abandoned on a vampire-infested planet outside normal space. There she meets a mysterious stranger called Romanadvoratrelundar — and discovers an ancient and malevolent power, linking 1929 Chicago with a lair of immortal evil.

The consequences of this story are inextricably linked to events in the Doctor's past.

Before that, we kick things off with the usual mix of news and short topics. Then, after the Blood Harvest chat, we open the mailbag for a ton of feedback from our listeners on a number of topics.

Enjoy, dear listener.

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Don't Read the Comments is an irregular podcast on our feed where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.

Today, something a little different. With the passing of radio broadcaster James Valentine, who Rob crossed paths with early in his Doctor Who fandom in a rather significant way, and who many Australian Doctor Who fans will know if they were watching the Sylvester McCoy era on first broadcast, he talks unscripted about James' passing... and reads some comments.

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This episode offers a 10-minute full synopsis of the 1994 Virgin Books Doctor Who novel, Blood Harvest.

Since the book is now over 30 years old, we know many listeners may not have read it recently — or perhaps ever.

If you don’t want to feel left out of our Blood Harvest discussion on Sunday’s monthly show, this episode is the perfect way to refresh your memory or get up to speed beforehand.

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