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Nick remembers his happy, carefree childhood in Oldham - happy and carefree, that is, until he was taken to see a certain movie, in the first of his funny and frank life stories...

Nick Grimshaw reads from his collection of witty, warm and fearlessly frank stories charting his eventful life so far.

From his carefree childhood in Oldham to his move to the bright lights of London, the party years to the early morning years at the helm of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, these stories are honest, unfiltered, funny, and sometimes sad.

Today: Nick remembers his happy, carefree childhood in Oldham - happy and carefree, that is, until he was taken to see a certain gothic horror film...

Written and read by: Radio and TV broadcaster, Nick Grimshaw, who began his career on T4 and went on to join Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1, working his way up to present the coveted breakfast show in 2012. He left Radio 1 in summer 2021, after 14 years.
Abridger: Julian Wilkinson
Producer: Justine Willett

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