Series 2: 9. State of Mind

I'm Not a Monster

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

No longer a vulnerable schoolgirl, but a seemingly unrepentant adult. Shamima Begum enrages the British public and ends up stuck in Syria. A series of media interviews come to shape how she’s perceived - with long lasting consequences. Reporter: Josh Baker Written and produced by: Josh Baker, Sara Obeidat and Joe Kent Composer: Firas Abou Fakher Theme music: Sam Slater Mix and sound design: Tom Brignell Production coordinators: Janet Staples and Helena Warwick-Cross Series Editor: Jonathan Aspinwall Head of Long Form Audio: Emma Rippon Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins ARCHIVE John Sparks interviews Shammia Begum: Sky News (2019) Rohit Kachroo interviews Shammia Begum: ITV News (2019) This episode contains upsetting moments involving children

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dr. Julia Shaw, and I'm Sophie Hagen.
0:03.9	Our podcast, Bad People, is back for a new season.
0:07.1	Every week, we combine true crime and research from criminal psychology to investigate the
0:11.5	deliciously dark question.
0:13.5	Why do people do bad things?
0:15.6	In this season, we dig into questions like, can video games ever cause violence?
0:20.8	I mean, how do you guys react to that?
0:22.8	Do doctors need dark humor?
0:25.1	No, I never want to hear that again.
0:27.8	And what rapes does a dead body have?
0:30.6	That is horrible.
0:32.0	Bad people is back.
0:33.0	Listen, on BBC Sounds.
0:34.6	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:40.4	Before we begin, I just want to let you know that this episode contains some distressing
0:45.1	scenes involving children.
0:47.3	I really thought the media had just forgotten about me.
0:52.6	I was old news.
0:54.0	I was nine-pointing anymore.
0:56.4	I really did not think anyone would care.
0:59.7	Our top story tonight is about a London teenager who's making the headlines from Syria.
1:04.1	The 19-year-old is heavily pregnant and wants to raise her child in the UK.
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