7. The lost son

As Fiat’s fortunes slump dramatically, a mysterious but powerful backer forces Gianni Agnelli to make a choice between business and family. When his health later begins to fail, the family patriarch looks to the future and his successor, but tragedy tears up his plans. Who can he turn to next?

Presenter: Sofia Bettiza
Series producer: Simon Tulett
Producer: Bob Howard
Fact-checkers: Adriana Urbano and Randa Darwish
Music: Thomas Ross Fitzsimons
Sound engineer: Richard Hannaford
Series editor: Matt Willis
With special thanks to Jennifer Clark, Michele Masneri, Rachel Sanderson, Andrea Colli, and, also, Octavia Woodward.
Senior commissioning producer: Sarah Green
Commissioning editor: Jon Manel

Inheritance is a BBC Long Form Audio production