In January 2014 a brutal new Jihadist group swept through Syria and set up its capital in Raqqa in the east of the country. In the two years since, so-called Islamic State has evolved into the most notorious extremist group in the world. For the past three months, BBC Radio 4’s Today programme correspondent, Mike Thomson, has been in sporadic contact with an activist based in Raqqa from a group called Al-Sharqiya 24. This short documentary depicts the activist’s diary of what life is like under Islamic State. Full accounts from the diarist can be found here: http://amzn.to/2lT3KGB Credits BBC Radio 4 team: Today Correspondent: Mike Thomson Today Producer: John Neal Arabic Service Producer: Nader Ibrahim Digital Editor: Rhian Roberts Digital Producer: Greg Smith Voice actor: Faisal Irshaid Production team: Animation: Ross Plaskow, Scott Coello Music: Dan Pollard Sound Design: Dan Pugsley Director: Scott Coello festivals/screenings/nominations BBC News Victoria Derbyshire BBC Radio 4 Open City Docs, England FAFF (Factual Animation Film Fuss), England - SPECIAL MENTION AWARD British Animation Film Festival, England Two Cliffs Film Festival, England XpoNorth, Scotland Human Rights Film Festival, Spain KLIK! Animation Festival, Amsterdam Anibar Animation Festival, Kosovo CutOut Fest, Mexico Rabbitfest, Italy Cartoon Club, Italy

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