I'm Not a Monster
Hear Shamima Begum's award-winning story, ad-free
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Seeking to separate fact from fiction, the multi award-winning series returns to investigate the divisive story of Shamima Begum. When three London school girls went missing in 2015, they generated global headlines and the media storm that ensued continues to this day. Back then, investigative journalist Josh Baker was filming at a mosque in the girls' neighbourhood as their families came to seek help; their daughters were on the way to Syria to join the Islamic State group. But it was too late, and they disappeared inside the so-called caliphate. For four years, their fate remained a mystery - with only occasional glimpses and sometimes conflicting reports of what they were doing with the terror group being made public. Only one of the girls emerged from the ashes of the so called caliphate - Shamima Begum. The new series will take listeners inside Josh's attempts to figure out what really happened, unearthing new information about one of the most talked about stories of our time. He travels from Bethnal Green in East London to the depths of what was ISIS controlled Syria as he challenges Shamima Begum and investigates if the story she tells is true. Series One - 'I'm Not A Monster: from BBC Panorama & FRONTLINE PBS' The first series of I'm Not A Monster told the story of Sam Sally, an American mother who left behind a comfortable life and travelled to the heart of what the Islamic State group called its caliphate with her family. Her husband became an IS sniper and her 10 year-old son was forced to appear in an infamous propaganda video threatening President Trump. It's the BBC's most awarded podcast series to date, having received 16 nominations, winning 11 awards in 10 different international programme competitions including the Rose d 'Or for Best Audio series, three Golds and the Grand Jury Prize at the New York Festivals Radio Awards and Best Documentary Series at the Webbys and the inaugural Podcast Academy Awards (the Ambies) in 2021.
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A Must listen - Absolutely Gripping
28 Sept
Both series 1
Compelling
6 Sept
Fabulous, non-bias account of the westerners caught up with ISIS. Both seasons are compelling and I highly recommend.
Brilluant
28 July
Nuce to see non bias commentry
Would listen to anything by Josh!
12 Apr
Very well researched, so well structured and easy to listen to! We were captivated listening to this story and now that we’ve finished have jumped straight into Series 1 and we’re loving that as well!!
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- CreatorBBC Radio 5 Live
- Episodes32
- Seasons2
- RatingClean
- Copyright© (C) BBC 2024
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- ProviderBBC Studios Distribution Limited
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