Daily: TRANSYLVANIAN FAMILIES – Why Romania rules

<p>It’s astonishingly beautiful, fiercely independent, full of mystery and a crossroads of jaw-dropping historical events – so why do we still think of Romania as a backwater? <strong>Paul Kenyon, </strong>author of <em>Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania</em>, tells Arthur Snell how this sensational state has survived multiple coups, fascist death cults, dictators, and Cold War spies…and why Dracula doesn’t enjoy such a bad rep among his fellow Romanians.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“Romania’s fascist movement was led by a rock star mystic who looked like Hugh Grant.”&nbsp;</em></li><li><em>“Romania’s fascist leader was so patriotic, he wore a sack of Romania’s blood-soaked earth around his neck.”&nbsp;</em></li><li><em>“Everybody thought that one in three members of their family were part of the Secret Police.”&nbsp;</em></li><li><em>“All the leading Romanian football clubs have seen their owners go in and out of prison.”</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Arthur Snell. Assistant producers Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Produced by Andrew Harrison. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Paul-Kenyon/Children-of-the-Night--The-Strange-and-Epic-Story-of-Modern-Romania/25376753" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Paul-Kenyon/Children-of-the-Night--The-Strange-and-Epic-Story-of-Modern-Romania/25376753</a>&nbsp;</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>