In a must-listen interview, the Czar of Hearts, Vladimir Romanov himself chats to Martin Geissler about his time in charge of Hearts and what has happened since he left Edinburgh. Why did you buy Hearts? Why did you sack George Burley? And do you live in a submarine? Martin asks the questions that fans have wanted answers to for over 10 years.

CREDITS Presented by Martin Geissler The voice of Vladimir Romanov in Episode 10 was performed by Grant O’Rourke The entire series – all 10 episodes – was produced by James Christie The series producer was Stephen Hollywood Graham Russell was our story consultant and script editor Research by Jack Herrall with help from Brian McLaughlin Our excellent music was composed by Joel Cox who also looked after the sound design. Initial development was done by Jack Kibble-White and Martin Conaghan Our production management team was – Mhairi Anderson, Elise Mulford and Danielle McLaughlin And the commissioning editors for BBC Sounds and BBC Scotland were Gareth Hydes and Heather Kane-Darling

Hearts are in administration and for the second time in less than 10years they are in desperate need for a saviour. At the same time Vladimir Romanov is facing his own problems as the Lithuanian authorities close in on him and his financial irregularities. Can the club be saved and what does the future hold for The Czar of Hearts?

Contains Mild Strong Language

As Romanov shifts his focus to exciting opportunities back in Lithuania, what does this mean for the future of Hearts? With mounting debt and the club on the brink of its biggest game in its history, his increasingly hands-off approach raises serious questions. Will his absence lead to disaster, or can Hearts still defy the odds and thrive?