<p>Seeking to separate fact from fiction, the multi award-winning series returns to investigate the divisive story of Shamima Begum.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Series One - 'I'm Not A Monster: from BBC Panorama &amp; FRONTLINE PBS'</p><p>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.</p>

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Title Date published
Introducing... I’m Not A Monster 2020-11-13
Series 1: 1. I love you, I miss you 2020-11-23
Series 1: 2. Read between the lines 2020-11-30
Series 1: 3. My name is Yusef 2020-12-07
Series 1: 4. She’s like my mother 2020-12-14
Series 1: 5. We had a great life 2020-12-21
Series 1: 6. Now I’m calling the shots 2020-12-28
Series 1: 7. On American soil 2021-01-18
Series 1: 8. I take my book back 2021-01-25
Series 1: 9. The rest be damned 2021-02-01
Series 1: 10. It’s all behind me now 2021-02-12
Series 1: Update 2021-11-13
Series 1: 11. Epilogue - The wounds and the scars 2021-11-16
Series 1: 12. Those we leave behind 2022-01-18
Series 1: 13. Your questions answered 2022-01-25
Coming soon... The Shamima Begum Story 2022-08-31
Introducing… The Shamima Begum Story 2023-01-04
Series 2: 1. It Felt Like a Dream 2023-01-11
Series 2: 2. The Point of No Return 2023-01-18
Series 2: 3. Double Agent? 2023-01-25
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