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6. A Normal 22-Year-Old

Episode 6 of 8

It was the beginning of the end - but why did Zayn leave One Direction?

This chapter details the darkest day in the One Direction fandom - one that many see as the official end of the band.

Was Zayn telling the truth in his original statement? Did he really just want a normal life?

Hearts broke around the world but solace came from the most unexpected people.

Featuring interviews with One Direction songwriter Jamie Scott, actor/model/Directioner Grace Dumdaw; the 1D Historian, journalist/Directioner Haajrah Gilani and Radio 1 presenter/Directioner Danni Diston.

Archive in this episode:
成人快手 Newsbeat, 25 March 2015
Simon Cowell, The Late Late Show with James Corden, 2015
Zayn Malik, Call Her Daddy, Spotify, 2023
Professor Stephen Hawking, Sydney Opera House鈥檚 Ideas at the House, 2015

Presenter: Maddie Grace Jepson
Producer: Gr谩inne Morrison
Written by Gr谩inne Morrison
Assistant Producer: Zayna Shaikh
Technical Producer: Ant Danbury
成人快手 Audio Editor: Andy Worrell
Commissioning producers: Jonathan O鈥橲ullivan, Sarah Gosling
Commissioner for 成人快手 Music: Will Wilkin

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17 minutes

Music Played

  • Everything Everything

    Cold Reactor

    • BMG.
  • Biig Piig

    Watch Me

    • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Jan 2024 02:36