Bonus: What in the World - Liam Payne

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A bonus episode for The Documentary from the What in the World podcast.

The death of One Direction star Liam Payne has shocked the world, and there’s been a huge outpouring of grief. Many details about the British singer's death still remain unclear, but information from emergency services and other authorities has started to build a picture of the events. We know that he was in Buenos Aires, in Argentina, and died after falling from a hotel balcony.

Liam rose to fame after competing in the singing competition the X Factor. It was here that he first met fellow One Direction members Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik. Entertainment reporter Bonnie McLaren reminds us of his journey to fame, and his solo projects.

We also hear why he meant so much to fans globally, including 22-year-old Bintelmran in Pakistan. Plus Joshua Miles, a psychotherapist based in London, talks us through why we grieve celebs, even if we don’t know them directly.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this episode please contact support organisations in your own country. Or, if you live in the UK, please check out bbc.co.uk/actionline.

What in the World helps you make sense of what's happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday. For more episodes, just search What in the World wherever you got this podcast.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Email: [email protected] Presenter: William Lee Adams Producers: Mora Morrison and Benita Barden Editor: Verity Wilde

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0:00.0	From the BBC World Service, this is the documentary, the home of original storytelling.
0:06.0	I'm William Lee Adams, and I'm here to tell you about our podcast, What in the World, which helps you make sense of what's happening in your world.
0:14.0	In this bonus episode, we're looking at why One Direction fans are so heartbroken over Liam Payne's death.
0:20.0	Since the news first broke of Liam Payne's death on Wednesday evening,
0:26.1	fans here in Buenos Aires have gathered continuously outside the hotel
0:31.0	where he was staying and where he fell to his death from that
0:34.2	third floor balcony. People have been leaving flowers, writing messages, lighting
0:38.5	candles. The candles are still burning outside of Liam Payne's Hotel in Argentina. Police said a preliminary
0:44.8	autopsy suggested the 31-year-old had died from external and internal bleeding. They said
0:50.5	everything indicated that the musician was alone when the fall happened.
0:54.4	Hotel staff said they found the room wrecked and in total disorder
0:58.3	with broken items littered across the floor,
1:00.9	along with medications including Klenezepam, a drug that can be used to treat
1:05.8	anxiety. The circumstances surrounding Liam's death remain murky, but what's clear
1:11.0	is that millions of people all over the world are heartbroken.
1:14.8	I think overwhelmed is definitely the right word for it.
1:17.4	My friends from Bangladesh even message to me this morning and we were all in complete disbelief.
1:23.0	Liam was my favorite.
1:24.4	He had such an incredible voice.
1:26.0	I can say that One Direction made me who I am,
1:29.7	but specifically Liam made me who I am.
1:33.2	All of us One Direction fans kept helping deep down that.
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