One Direction: A Fan Story

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How five boys and one fandom changed things forever.

They were more than a band, they were everything. This is how five boys and one fandom changed things forever.

A Fan Story: One Direction: 1. Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn

1. Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn

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They were more than a band. This is how five boys and one fandom changed things forever

This chapter details the origin story of One Direction, and the five boys who left home to audition for a TV singing competition and never really went back. Maddie Grace Jepson was 11-years-old when she sat down in front of her family TV and saw them: Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn. Nothing would ever be the same.

Was it obvious from the start that they were destined for world domination? How did the fandom show their devotion in those early days?

Featuring interviews with song writer and X Factor vocal coach, Savan Kotecha and Radio 1 Presenter, Matt Edmondson.

Archive in this episode:

The X Factor, Series 7, ITV
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Warner Bros.
One Direction Video Diaries, The X Factor UK, YouTube.

Presenter: Maddie Grace Jepson
Producer: Gráinne Morrison	
Written by Gráinne Morrison
Assistant Producer: Zayna Shaikh
Technical Producer: Ant Danbury
BBC Audio Editor: Andy Worrell
Commissioning producers: Jonathan O’Sullivan, Sarah Gosling
Commissioner for BBC Music: Will Wilkin

A Fan Story: One Direction

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They were more than a band. This is how five boys and one fandom changed things forever.

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