How mysterious friends in influential places may have helped Ruja stay one step ahead.  A massive revelation we only now know, but which Ruja knew years earlier.   Who are they? And could they be helping her now? CREDITS
Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producers: Rob Byrne and Georgia Catt
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Studio Engineer:  Giles Aspen
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Documentaries production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live

Episode 11:  Operation Satellite

Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness.

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The Missing Cryptoqueen is back with episode 11 on October 19th.   But in the meantime a taster of another podcast, Burn Wild.  A story of two fugitive environmentalists, an eco-terrorist cell and a burning question: How far is too far to go to save the planet? To hear more of Burn Wild, updated each Tuesday, search and subscribe:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0cx6tw7

Introducing Burn Wild – Episode 1 – The Elves are watching

The search for Dr Ruja Ignatova gathers pace, five years after she disappeared. Files leaked from Dubai reveal how Dr Ruja stashed millions in the emirate and struck up a relationship with a mysterious sheikh. Then, a careless selfie leads the podcast to a mansion in an exclusive gated community. As the FBI steps up its search, new information surfaces about Dr Ruja’s disappearance from an unlikely source. Presenter: Jamie Bartlett
Producers: Rob Byrne and Georgia Catt
Series Producer: Georgia Catt
Commissioner: Dylan Haskins
Series Editor: Philip Sellars
Original music and sound design: Phil Channell
Original music and vocals: Dessislava Stefanova and the London Bulgarian Choir
Featuring footage from: LiveNow from Fox, 5en News, Prag News, Welt Netzreporter
The Missing Cryptoqueen is a BBC Documentaries production for BBC Sounds and BBC 5Live

Episode 10:  The Dubai Files

The Missing Cryptoqueen is back with new episodes from 28 September.

Episode 11: Operation Satellite

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