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Pick of the week
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Heart<\/p>\n

This fascinating series opens with the death of a man from a gunshot wound \u2013 and the revelation that this isn\u2019t the first time his heart has stopped beating. It previously belonged to another man who died the same way, and who also had the same wife. Hosted by Karen Kilgariff, what follows is an intriguing eight-part tale that veers between a scientific exploration and a gripping true-crime saga. Alexi Duggins
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Apple, from Monday 19 October<\/p>\n

Inheritance: FiatGeared up \u2026 Gianni Agnelli and his family are under the spotlight in Inheritance: Fiat. Photograph: 2018 Collection\/Alamy<\/p>\n

Another series of the slick podcast about powerful business dynasties, and the beef behind the scenes of some of the world\u2019s best-known brands. This time, Sofia Bettiza investigates the Agnelli family, sometimes called \u201cthe Kennedys of Italy\u201d, who founded the car giant Fiat and were rocked by the death of their powerful patriarch Gianni. Hannah J Davies
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BBC Sounds, all episodes out from Monday 19 October<\/p>\n

Disclosure: Killer on the Ward<\/p>\n

Colin Norris was a Leeds nurse who became known as \u201cthe angel of death\u201d, convicted for murdering four elderly patients and attempting to kill two more. But new evidence suggests they weren\u2019t murdered. Louise Shorter investigates, starting with the insulin poisoning of Ethel Hall. Hollie Richardson
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Widely available, episodes weekly<\/p>\n

The Playground Murder<\/p>\n

Journalist Audrey Gillan takes an appropriately delicate approach to the story of a 16-year-old girl murdered by a classmate. Diane Watson died in Glasgow in 1991, but the pain for those who knew her continues. In this six-part BBC Scotland series, Gillan looks not only at the consequences for her killer, but also Diane\u2019s family\u2019s fight to stop the press from defaming their late daughter. HJD
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BBC Sounds, all episodes out from Monday 19 October<\/p>\n

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Sold a Story<\/p>\n

After the first season of this podcast\u2019s reporting on the US educational system, 26 states changed the way they teach reading. Now, education journalist Emily Hanford offers a colourful tale of a US maths experiment that left four-year-olds fluent in algebra \u2013 only for it to be shunned. AD
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