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: 7. Too Much is Never Enough

7. Too Much is Never Enough

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This is not the end (it was just a hiatus)

One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus in January 2016. It was a sad time for fans but 1D’s end meant Harry, Niall, Louis and Liam could now go off and work on solo music, just like Zayn had already done. . 

They used to be in 1D, now they were out free (Iif you know, you know). This chapter details the different paths each band member went down in order to redefine themselves as individuals.

Unlike other boy bands, none of them faded into pop oblivion. In fact, they all found success as solo artists. But there was one who took the global success of One Direction and turned it into solo career gold: Harry Styles. 

Featuring interviews with Vanity Fair’s chief critic Richard Lawson, music journalist Michael Cragg, the 1D Historian, editor of the Official Charts Company Carl Smith, journalist/Directioner Haajrah Gilani and star of Zayn’s music video(!)/Directioner Grace Dumdaw.

Archive in this episode:
Harry Styles’ Monologue, SNL, November 2019
One Direction at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2014, Glasgow
Liam Payne with Logan Paul, IMPAULSIVE Podcast, May 2022

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

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