Gary Little: At Large

Comedy of the Week

BBC

Comedy

4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Stand-up comedy from Glaswegian comedian Gary Little, who hilariously shows there’s always two ways of looking at things.

Growing up in the second poorest area of Scotland, Gary’s life seemed inevitably set to be marred by depression, addiction or incarceration.

The violence and social deprivation in Glasgow’s Springburn boiled down to survival of the fittest, where Gary’s honed wits kept him alive and prosperous.

But dodgy childhood deals led him to darker places - selling drugs to his friends, then their friends, and then… everyone’s friends.

In this episode, Gary reflects on the lies he swallowed as a child, including Uncle Elvis, and how being a people pleaser ultimately led to trouble he couldn’t talk his way out of, and eight years inside.

More true criminal than true crime, this series gives a different perspective on life before, behind and beyond bars.

Written and performed by Gary Little. Produced by Julia Sutherland A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4.

Transcript

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0:04.0	Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport
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0:11.1	journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest
0:13.3	sports stars. Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights
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0:34.6	plenty more.
0:37.6	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts.
0:40.3	State your name for the court. Gari L'Ol.
0:43.0	Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth?
0:46.0	And nothing but the truth.
0:48.0	Yes, just turned 60, which a lot of you doesn't sound that old. I mean you try to tell people that there's middle class healthy people and they go
1:06.0	60 isn't old you can't be reflective at the age of 60 but coming for Glasgow in the
1:11.6	East end of Glasgow the life expectancy is 68.
1:16.4	I mean right now in Glasgow is a man who's 71 who's known as a wise one.
1:20.8	And people travel from miles around to ask him questions like, where can you get heroin
1:29.4	in a Sunday morning?
1:32.4	The answer is anywhere.
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