Introducing……Romanov: Czar of Hearts
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Martin Geissler investigates Vladimir Romanov’s rise from Soviet submarine cook to millionaire football club owner and fugitive in a gripping tale of ambition, power, and chaos. With First hand testimonies from those that were there, Martin will hear just how Vlad made his money, came to power in Edinburgh and shocked Scottish football before discovering how it all went wrong, leaving Romanov penniless and a wanted man.
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| 0:00.0 | Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I want to tell you why I love podcasting. |
| 0:04.7 | Hi, my name's Tommy Dixon, and I make podcasts for the BBC. |
| 0:08.4 | I'm a big fan of stories, always loved a good book. |
| 0:11.4 | But when I started commuting for my first job, I discovered podcasts. |
| 0:15.4 | I was blown away by how a creative idea and the right mixture of sounds could take you into |
| 0:19.2 | a whole new world full of incredible stories. You know, the type that make you go, wow. And that kind of inspired me to |
| 0:25.2 | give it a go myself, which to cut a long story short led to a BBC training scheme and a whole |
| 0:30.0 | new career giving other people that exact same feeling. So if you want to hear amazing stories |
| 0:34.2 | that make you go wow like I did, they're just a tap or click away on BBC |
| 0:38.1 | sounds. |
| 0:39.5 | Hello Football Daily listeners. My name is Martin Geisler. I'm a journalist at BBC Scotland, |
| 0:45.1 | but more importantly than that, perhaps, I'm a heart supporter. And I thought you might enjoy |
| 0:49.7 | the first episode of my new podcast, Romanov Zar of Hearts. I've been investigating the Russian-born |
| 0:57.0 | oligarch Vladimir Romanov and his rise from lowly submarine cook to millionaire owner |
| 1:04.6 | of the club I support, Heart of Middle Othian, and how it all came crashing down as he found |
| 1:10.2 | himself an international fugitive. |
| 1:13.3 | It's a tale of ambition, of power and of chaos. |
| 1:18.1 | If you enjoy this first episode, then just search BBC Sounds for Romanov, Tsar of Hearts. |
| 1:25.7 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 1:29.6 | The following podcast contains some strong language. |
| 1:36.3 | The year is 1965. |
| 1:39.7 | We're somewhere in the North Sea. |
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