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BRITAIN’S MOST BIZARRE BENEFITS SCANDAL An audio production of Paul Kalburgi's verbatim play 👑 A Countess who never was. 👭 A twin who didn’t exist. In North West London, “Countess” Mariaska Romanov crafted a breathtaking double life, posing as both Russian royalty and her own paraplegic sister to claim nearly £200,000 in benefits. Dubbed “stranger than fiction,” this true crime audio drama draws on verbatim testimony, transcripts, and exclusive interviews to uncover a deception almost too extraordinary to believe. 🗓️ Out 20 June on all podcast platforms. ✨ Full cast to be announced!
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The trial reaches its climax as investigators, councillors and residents confront the contradictions at the heart of Mariaska's story. Questions of identity, disability, truth and self-invention collide as the jury consi
In Brent's Roundwood Park, a beloved community café becomes the centre of a growing controversy. As supporters rally behind the charismatic Countess Mariaska Romanov, a benefit fraud trial begins to uncover startling que
She convinced the council she couldn’t walk. She convinced the community she was royalty. Now hear the extraordinary true story behind Britain's most bizarre benefits scandal. This new audio production of Paul Kalburgi's
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