![]() The new series takes 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. Only one of the girls emerged from the ashes of the so called caliphate - Shamima Begum. 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. But it was too late, and they disappeared inside the so-called caliphate. 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. When three London school girls went missing in 2015, they generated global headlines and the media storm that ensued continues to this day. ![]() Seeking to separate fact from fiction, the multi award-winning series returns to investigate the divisive story of Shamima Begum. But how did it all begin? Reporter: Josh Baker Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent Producers: Josh Baker, Sara Obeidat and Joe Kent Composer: Firas Abou Fakher Theme music: Sam Slater Mix and sound design: Tom Brignell Production coordinator: Janet Staples Series Editor: Jonathan Aspinwall Head of Long Form Audio: Emma Rippon Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins ARCHIVE Good Morning Britain (ITV, September 2021) Sky News: John Sparks interviews Shamima Begum (February 2019) He was there when their families came asking for help, but it was all too late they'd already made it into the hands of the Islamic State group. Almost eight years earlier, he was filming in Shamima’s local mosque when news broke that she and her friends had gone missing, it made global headlines. ![]() Josh Baker meets Shamima Begum in Syria to begin unpicking her story. Nobody knows what really happened to her. Four years later only one emerges from the ashes of ISIS. ![]() Three London schoolgirls disappear, heading for a war zone.
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