we carried out about 18 months of research for the state National
research for the state National
research for the state National Geographic drama we had a team of
Geographic drama we had a team of
Geographic drama we had a team of researchers based in Britain working
researchers based in Britain working
researchers based in Britain working internationally there’s a huge amount of
internationally there’s a huge amount of
internationally there’s a huge amount of material on social media there’s a huge
material on social media there’s a huge
material on social media there’s a huge amount of video material posted by the
amount of video material posted by the
amount of video material posted by the Islamic state there scarily proficient
Islamic state there scarily proficient
Islamic state there scarily proficient and everything we’ve done in the drama
and everything we’ve done in the drama
and everything we’ve done in the drama stands on the shoulders of that research
stands on the shoulders of that research
stands on the shoulders of that research although the characters are kind of
although the characters are kind of
although the characters are kind of composites of a number of real people
composites of a number of real people
composites of a number of real people everything you see in the drama actually
everything you see in the drama actually
everything you see in the drama actually takes place grows out of the research
takes place grows out of the research
takes place grows out of the research that we’ve carried out so although it
that we’ve carried out so although it
that we’ve carried out so although it goes under the banner of a fictional
goes under the banner of a fictional
goes under the banner of a fictional drama because the characters are
drama because the characters are
drama because the characters are fictional every event you see depicted
fictional every event you see depicted
fictional every event you see depicted within it really took place I think
within it really took place I think
within it really took place I think we’ve always felt that in an ideal world
we’ve always felt that in an ideal world
we’ve always felt that in an ideal world the show would be an entity antidote to
the show would be an entity antidote to
the show would be an entity antidote to simplistic thought so people could do so
simplistic thought so people could do so
simplistic thought so people could do so trying at a different understanding a
trying at a different understanding a
trying at a different understanding a deeper understanding of what might
deeper understanding of what might
deeper understanding of what might motivate young people to travel to Syria
motivate young people to travel to Syria
motivate young people to travel to Syria I think part of the problem is there’s a
I think part of the problem is there’s a
I think part of the problem is there’s a very unsophisticated view of the kind of
very unsophisticated view of the kind of
very unsophisticated view of the kind of guys from this country and elsewhere in
guys from this country and elsewhere in
guys from this country and elsewhere in the world who traveled to Syria and
the world who traveled to Syria and
the world who traveled to Syria and around about 2014-2015 there’s a
around about 2014-2015 there’s a
around about 2014-2015 there’s a tendency to just say well they’re
tendency to just say well they’re
tendency to just say well they’re clearly all insane joining some kind of
clearly all insane joining some kind of
clearly all insane joining some kind of death cult in the drama we show that
death cult in the drama we show that
death cult in the drama we show that people go out for all different types of
people go out for all different types of
people go out for all different types of reasons and it’s not as simple as people
reasons and it’s not as simple as people
reasons and it’s not as simple as people might think that it’s a far more complex
might think that it’s a far more complex
might think that it’s a far more complex situation and hopefully the drama gets
situation and hopefully the drama gets
situation and hopefully the drama gets inside in a way the documentaries can’t
inside in a way the documentaries can’t
inside in a way the documentaries can’t drama is always engaged with these
drama is always engaged with these
drama is always engaged with these difficult forces within society and and
difficult forces within society and and
difficult forces within society and and the state is just another example of
the state is just another example of
the state is just another example of that kind of attempt the Islamic state
that kind of attempt the Islamic state
that kind of attempt the Islamic state has been responsible for a number of
has been responsible for a number of
has been responsible for a number of appalling atrocities I don’t think we do
appalling atrocities I don’t think we do
appalling atrocities I don’t think we do a service to the families of those
a service to the families of those
a service to the families of those who’ve suffered or to those who’ve been
who’ve suffered or to those who’ve been
who’ve suffered or to those who’ve been caught up in their bombing outrages and
caught up in their bombing outrages and
caught up in their bombing outrages and survived with horrific injuries by
survived with horrific injuries by
survived with horrific injuries by simply suggesting that the people
simply suggesting that the people
simply suggesting that the people involved in this organization are insane
involved in this organization are insane
involved in this organization are insane it’s our job as dramatists to hold a
it’s our job as dramatists to hold a
it’s our job as dramatists to hold a mirror up to society and to treat with
mirror up to society and to treat with
mirror up to society and to treat with these sometimes extremely difficult
these sometimes extremely difficult
these sometimes extremely difficult subjects that are
subjects that are
subjects that are of current importance and I suppose our
of current importance and I suppose our
of current importance and I suppose our objective here in trying to examine this
objective here in trying to examine this
objective here in trying to examine this this event which needs to be happening
this event which needs to be happening
this event which needs to be happening in in our world at the moment is to try
in in our world at the moment is to try
in in our world at the moment is to try to take a more nuanced view of it to get
to take a more nuanced view of it to get
to take a more nuanced view of it to get a little bit beyond the depiction of
a little bit beyond the depiction of
a little bit beyond the depiction of these people as insane or psychotic
these people as insane or psychotic
these people as insane or psychotic because how are we ever going to combat
because how are we ever going to combat
because how are we ever going to combat it if we don’t properly understand it
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