Stayed next door from Marvin in on thank aye he had problems we all have a story but this guy shook my hand after a lost my son and was sympathetic even though he was on drugs never judge a book by its cover that moment just showed the measure of the guy
Fair play James. Never expected this to be as moving a podcast as it was. Great advice for Marvin - Frank and honest, but very supportive. Hope he turns his life around.
Mr English... watched many of yer podcasts.first seen ye when ye went homeless over Xmas!!! Catching up on them all..ye deserve aw the plaudits .. glesga boy abroad.
So brave for Marvin to speak out about his journey. Always heard wee stories here n there of autographing peoples cigarettes in the town and folk were quick to judge and giggle about it, but these people were asking for this then slagging him off for it. The man can’t win. To everyone who’s abused or trolled this guy, maybe look inwards first. I wonder if anyone judging him has been so honest about their own lessons in life.
No watched this yet just saw it but what a legend James is given Marvin the platform to tell his story. Had the pleasure of meeting Marvin in turning point Paisley where we where both on a 6 weeks stay. Sad to say it but he wis the only boy in there a could see being clean we stuck together in there doing our meetings and always talking about recovery. He's a lovely guy wae a great personality the media have savagely turned that man into a laughing stock. When hes a son, father, cousin friend. Im not saying he's an angel and hasn't hurt/lied/betrayed/stole. All addicts have, just people like me and Marvin are demonised with the word junkie attached to you for life. I haven't saw Marvin since i left turning point on the 25th September 2019. If anyone on here knows Marvin personally id like to know how he managed and if he kept clean. I have and would love to hear from Marvin to see how hes doing. Thanks James for giving drug addicts like myself and Marvin a platform. I had just began dabbling with heroin but had a serious prescription habit mostly valium Pregablin tramadol and msts. Marvin is a great guy with demons like everybody else. If i managed to get clean and still be til this day others can and will do it.
Look at the world look at society now ime a addict for life.but can you see how ruthless drugs really take no prisoners prescribed medicine is massive now you get the most out off people like marv.....addicts have it hard every jail in the country have every second man on methadone its a terrible drug after all it was invented for a evil man's forces phoenix house should be available 4 all who want to change whether he's done this or that 🤔 the government and this covid have half the population just the mindset of zombies
One day at a time Marvin... Do and read positive things. From x crack n smack user ,. F the judging.. that karma. 8s rather. Bad. This I no tae. Not. Good. . Gooooooo Marvin.. Keep. Fighting your demons.. DeeDee xx
You can't help but like him. Kilmarnock was a great town at one time and so many factories either closed or relocated has decimated the town. I hope his life is a lot better and he is happy.
Great to hear Marvins story and really happy to see he has got his life together, keep it up mate and all the best. Another interesting Podcast well done James.
Comes across really lovely guy, when he spoke of his love for his family and the anguish he caused them was really sad. Hope someone out there gives him a break with an offer of a job. I think he’d be a brilliant speaker to go round schools and educate kids on the perils of drugs. All best Marvin ❤️
Im glad Marvin came on to tell his story.When i saw him on the scheme show, i could tell what the tv producers where trying to do but i could tell all along that he was a decent lad. I think hes a great example of just because you may have a drug problem does not mean that your not a good person. Anyway all the best for the future Marvin, your a top lad and i just know you and your new Mrs are gonna do well with eachother,Cheers from Lancashire!
Great interview, bringing a different perspective on Marvin. Reckon this one could really help others see the less glamorous side of drug use. Really enjoyed this one James!
Loved his comment “it’s no perfection it’s progress” I’ve seen so many comments on Facebook saying aww he’s no aff it ect he’s obviously not going to be perfect over night people should be happy he’s trying hes doing brilliant & looks 💯 better than he’s been over the years well done Marvin keep going 👍
Well said it's a daily battle and even the strongest falter here and there that's the problem with addiction your always be one step away from messing up it's no picnic
Excellent viewing James ...once again you smashed it with that interview there mate Brilliant to see Marvin being portrayed in a better light a think deep down he’s a decent boy.Also I totally admire and respect both men’s sincerity and honesty when talking about difficult periods in both there life’s truly inspiring keep up the good work chaps
James is brilliant at interviews is seems like he just having a chat, that is such a skill its a lot harder then it looks he makes it look easy because he so natural!!! Great work jimmy everyone deserves another chance and everyone has a story! Keep them coming brother!
Had a tear in my eye watching this. Grew up in Killie all my life and it's great to see Marvin looking good the guy needs a break cause hes no the worst of them. Aw the best for the future Marvin 💙 don't let the bastards grind ye down 💪
He might have took drugs but doesnt make him a scumbag, hes actually a lovely guy and really intelligent. I'm so glad hes trying to turn his life around he looks great. Would love to see some interviews with some other people who featured on the scheme x
Been through real life problems and came out the other side with the advice needed for younger people to take notice of! I feel for the guy and so happy he's looking good and seems happy.
top man marvin , honest as the day is long , good luck in the future . also james english has to be one of the top interviewers around , great channel .
Respect to ya James getting Marvin on for a blether as ive wondered how he was . I really am glad he is doing good and i wish him well . Great interview and Marvin is a great guy doing this and will help others . R.I.P Bullet . Tom Hardy is a recovering addict so you can change x
It's not like Towie or Geordie shore. Was basically a BBC programme filming people's lives in the area of Kilmarnock about 10 years ago. He was the famous one out of it due to his dug and lines from it like "Happy as Larry couldn't be happier" 😂😂😂 There is only about 5 episodes of it
Very brave of marvin to do the interview and another reminder of just how manipulative the media are the way he was portrayed in documentary.Marvin well done, you are an extremely intelligent man! Definitely do the book! I will buy it and I'm sure it will be a national seller. All the very best of luck and stay positive x
Great interview james Marvins not a bad lad we all done shite we regret wen your brought up in rough neighbourhoods we fall in to trouble very easy.Good luck Marvin wish u all the best from Dublin 🇮🇪
I'm in tears watching this! Honestly ma heart goes out to marvin and everyone else who's going through something similar, I never watched the scheme after the first episode as I found it fkin traumatic that tv producers could film these people's lifes like big brother ! I'm 29 grew up in various schemes in glasgow. Both my parents were heroin addicts when I was growing up resulting in myself and my little brother getting took off my mum at a young age, it was then got her act together, admitted herself to west st rehab and eventually got us back! Ma mum is now 16 years clean from heroin n every other nasty drug she used to take and honestly u couldn't meet a better person, meanwhile ma dads still an addict to methadone and whatever else the cunt takes Haha hut I love him all the same and pray he finds a higher power before it's too late! Well done marvin, a love hearing success stories.....just keep it simple guys, take it one day at a time!much love❤
Looking down the comments and expecting to see pure abuse and and its nothing but good in every comment! Drug users are still people, we are all here together and should come together to help each other up and help keep people on the straight and narrow. Brilliant to see the support big Marvs getting, some fan base on here James killing it man! Well done! All the best Marvin, hope everything works out so you and you're family can enjoy the rest of you're life's.
What a great podcast. Really interesting to see how addiction can effect someone and how fast it spirals. So happy to see that he's clean and getting his life together. Sad to hear people can't give him a bit of peace but times a healer and I hope he sticks to his program. What a genuine guy. Amazing work, James! Such a real interview. Fucking class. He truly does look happy as larry, finally. 😊
You know, this interview should be a lesson to everyone. Listening to Marvin it's easy to tell the guy is actually quite intelligent, and given another set of circumstances he would have forged a very successful career in his chosen field...his sister is proof of that. Yet because he had a drug problem the media decided to use and abuse him for their own benefit. I say abuse because in any walk of life when you take advantage of someone who quite clearly has an illness, then that can only be deemed to be abuse. And saying he was a willing participant is complete nonsense and no defence. He has been used and badly abused since the minute he accepted the producers offer. James, you should be commended for yet another candid interview with a 'real' person with a story to tell. You have managed to show viewers a glimpse of the real Marvin Baird, and done more for this guy in 1 hour than every other media outlet has done in 10 years. I hope all of your 36,000 subscribers watch this and get inspired. I wish Marvin all the best and sincerely hope he and Sharon have a long and happy life together
Thanks for giving this guy a voice and his chance to share his story! I am from close to here and I think people need to understand that being a drug addict involves so many different factors! Also I now live in Japan and have seen new cultures. Japan may seem like the perfect culture but every country has it's issues!
I'm from Glasgow. . live in Australia. My daughter lived in Japan for years. You don't see places like this in Japan..I've visited many times and they like to drink and smoke probably drugs as well.but this place Kilmarnock is unavailable.,🙄☹️
Seems a lovely fella - heart of gold . Hope he stays on track and stays of the gear . You can tell he’s got a strong bond with his family and they’re all close . Dont fuck up and let your family down cause you only get one ❤️💙
HAPPY AS LARRY 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️ 🦷 🦷 Well done Marvin your still here to tell the story where many are away . I remember 1999 Bowhouse prison Kilmarnock Marvin aka nickname Starving Marvin eat full loaf .. toasters would come out at 9pm some if not most would have 2 slice of toast hahaha Marvin had a full loaf .... true story Marvin I wish you all the best thou and I mean that thou it’s going to take a lot more work to be totally free of drugs fight or flight ✈️ mate .. keep fighting
I know Marvin from my days growing up in Killie and ye couldn't meet a nicer guy. Wish you all the best mate. Keep on keeping on bro...Yours Truly SmiLeY...
Well done james for the interview podcast and well done Marvin you can just see your wanting to change your life well Done all the best in the future 👏👏👏
I see marvin lost his new partner she passed away. Whens this guys misery going to end fucking hell god bless you man keep fighting and prove you can beat the demons.
Me and the wife watched the full series of the scheme again only last night , never knew you done marvins interview James , subscribed about a year ago now 👏👏👍, but I’d like to wish the big fella all the very best for the future, you’ve got yer head screwed on right Marvin taking it slow and steady will hopefully prevent a relapse, with positivity you can concur anything , quality content as always James , your smashing it buddy
You know what I took the time to watch this whole podcast and it has changed my opinion on Marvin. Yes he has made mistakes in life, which one of us hasn’t? I think he’s got a good heart and from this podcast I see a genuine person battling addiction that wants to do good and make his family proud! On yersel Marv! fuck the haters and never give up!
I was one of the first to slate the announcement of big Marv. He’s not a bad guy at all he’s a good soul who’s made some terrible decisions. Fair play James.
Im so happy Marvin put his past behind him. He looks so happy with such an amazing future ahead of him drug free with the girl of his dreams, a future that so many people, not just addicts dream of. Its terrible what Heroin does to people, and to the ones who get clean, it finds you at your weakest point then its robs you of everything, your friends, your family, your self respect, your dignity, your soul and your future. I do hope he's ok. Keep 'Er Lit & Sustain The Flame🔥👌👍
Well done on you Marvin pal ur looking really well am a recovering addict myself a know the struggles and what it does to ya I watched the show when it was first on the go but been watchin them again this week and came across this podcast and buzzing to see u living ur happy life with a new partner ❤
The decade of taking advantage of vulnerable people to try and put out a message was nothing short of cheap television lining the pockets of people who need to be held accountable like the jeremy kyle show. Absolutely horrible how much this lad was used for entertainment and then discarded like a disposable item. I wish him well and the only advice I can give him is shut out the negativity and aspire to do whatever you can and want to be, he has a platform if managed well could be lucrative and could help a lot of people, he may not realise it but he has an abundance of opportunity.
A was unfortunately a part of that absolute mess of a show he's right they roped us in and made entertainment out of us when we where at our lowest eb thank fck I'm still here tae tell the tale and I'm a much better and healthier person now
ive lived in lots of hostels and bedsits and squats with folks just like marvin was like ,i meet some amazeing talented folks that wasted there lives ,through abuse of all kinds from young ages i had a hand full that were really close friends and tore me apart seeing them destroy them selfs as did i at the time ,i was lucky and got myself clean no detox or theropy or councillors ect 18 years of a addiction,some say the drugs had them on there knees ,in the gutter i was under the sewers and deep below themhad the t shirt , lost the t shirt ,crawled down the gutter and down the sewers and then lower so dark and low,i just thought ive had enough and knew needed to change,fair play to marvin for turnin his life around well done geza
Whatever Marvin gets up to is his business. Personally i don't care, it's nothing to do with anyone other than Marvin and those around him. But I will say something. He looks so much better than he looked on The Scheme. He looks clean to me. I hope he is. Good luck to him.
@@sammycinnamon7300those producers, they are private school educated, went to university, are skilled in manipulating people who have nothing. They promise opportunity will grow, a new life at the end of the rainbow etc, they promise to show the best side, of vulnerable people, dangle many carrots. Then get in close and take the absolute p1ss out of these people. Dehumanise them, for ratings, they will kick the sh1t out of those vulnerable people and advocate the nation get behind that, through the press and sensational editing. Their careers grow, but these people who were filmed, often can't get their lives and anonymity back
Great interview James well done. I don't know about you mate but I do think it would of put off young people to do what they did as you said in the interview your first thought was look at the state of them. I think the programe might of worked. Marvin seems a cracking guy would be great to sit and have a chat with him some patter. Keep up the good work mate
Tangerine Dreamer cheers mate, maybe then mate but now Scotland Drug related deaths are at an all time high and have rising 28 percent since last year so things are looking grim it might take another series like that to open peoples eyes.
@@JamesEnglish Yip I think your right could you not do another programe like the homeless one only going around different parts of Scotland questioning people who take drugs and how deep it's becoming and how serious it is.
Brilliant again James, can tell you've suffered addiction yourself coz your feedback was spot on mate . In ma opinion the Bbc has really done a number on big Marvin. Everyone deserves a 2nd chance and a wish him well . That's ma Sunday afternoon cattled . Thanks again James 👍
Absolutely brilliant. Stick in Marvin, really good to see you looking so well and focusing on the future. We can all judge but nobody knows what's un front of us or our kids. So true, addiction doesn't descriminate. Really hope you get the chance to achieve all the things you want in life.
Loved this know how he feels.I'm in the same place spent 25 years on drugs and in jail then 3years ago decided this is not for me came off it now I have full time job and own flat 3years clean
Stayed next door from Marvin in on thank aye he had problems we all have a story but this guy shook my hand after a lost my son and was sympathetic even though he was on drugs never judge a book by its cover that moment just showed the measure of the guy
And where are you now ?
Fair play James. Never expected this to be as moving a podcast as it was. Great advice for Marvin - Frank and honest, but very supportive. Hope he turns his life around.
That wee boy that died was ma young brother and he was a legend and we miss him dearly every day God rest u Steven McMurray
Aye, You junkie tae?
@@alhal8024 junkie is a fckn horrible derogatory word!! Aye a was a drug addict who's come out the other end alive
@@jamesmcmurray1627 Good on ya lad!
Nice one bro
James McMurray. Well done you. God bless you and keep you safe x
Happy as Larry The man has a heart of gold! One of the best you've done James bro
Jaye Fletcher cheers j
Some good Sunday morning viewing. Really enjoying hearing Marvin’s story.
Nicole Mc 👍🏼xx
I'm from Dublin and every 2and fella in my class when I was about 14 is this lad. Crazy what the gear has done to this world
Mr English... watched many of yer podcasts.first seen ye when ye went homeless over Xmas!!! Catching up on them all..ye deserve aw the plaudits .. glesga boy abroad.
Absolutely brilliant. Good luck Marvin. X
So brave for Marvin to speak out about his journey. Always heard wee stories here n there of autographing peoples cigarettes in the town and folk were quick to judge and giggle about it, but these people were asking for this then slagging him off for it. The man can’t win. To everyone who’s abused or trolled this guy, maybe look inwards first. I wonder if anyone judging him has been so honest about their own lessons in life.
No watched this yet just saw it but what a legend James is given Marvin the platform to tell his story. Had the pleasure of meeting Marvin in turning point Paisley where we where both on a 6 weeks stay. Sad to say it but he wis the only boy in there a could see being clean we stuck together in there doing our meetings and always talking about recovery. He's a lovely guy wae a great personality the media have savagely turned that man into a laughing stock. When hes a son, father, cousin friend. Im not saying he's an angel and hasn't hurt/lied/betrayed/stole. All addicts have, just people like me and Marvin are demonised with the word junkie attached to you for life. I haven't saw Marvin since i left turning point on the 25th September 2019. If anyone on here knows Marvin personally id like to know how he managed and if he kept clean. I have and would love to hear from Marvin to see how hes doing. Thanks James for giving drug addicts like myself and Marvin a platform. I had just began dabbling with heroin but had a serious prescription habit mostly valium Pregablin tramadol and msts. Marvin is a great guy with demons like everybody else.
If i managed to get clean and still be til this day others can and will do it.
Hope you are still keeping well my man!
Look at the world look at society now ime a addict for life.but can you see how ruthless drugs really take no prisoners prescribed medicine is massive now you get the most out off people like marv.....addicts have it hard every jail in the country have every second man on methadone its a terrible drug after all it was invented for a evil man's forces phoenix house should be available 4 all who want to change whether he's done this or that 🤔 the government and this covid have half the population just the mindset of zombies
Fair play
Good to see he's still going. God bless him. Great interview
Jerk prank
One day at a time Marvin... Do and read positive things. From x crack n smack user ,. F the judging.. that karma. 8s rather. Bad. This I no tae. Not. Good. . Gooooooo Marvin.. Keep. Fighting your demons.. DeeDee xx
You can't help but like him. Kilmarnock was a great town at one time and so many factories either closed or relocated has decimated the town. I hope his life is a lot better and he is happy.
Great to hear Marvins story and really happy to see he has got his life together, keep it up mate and all the best. Another interesting Podcast well done James.
Mark Lee cheers mate
Good luck to you Marvin, you can do it, make your life better, you've so much knowledge you could give.
Comes across really lovely guy, when he spoke of his love for his family and the anguish he caused them was really sad. Hope someone out there gives him a break with an offer of a job. I think he’d be a brilliant speaker to go round schools and educate kids on the perils of drugs. All best Marvin ❤️
Nice to see Marvin looking better, no one grows up dreaming of addiction but it can land in any family, best of luck for the future Marvin
Absolute brilliant james ! Didn’t think you would actually do it ❤️❤️❤️ BIG LOVE & RESPECT
Slots&SneaksHyperfuse 👍🏼😀❤️
Im glad Marvin came on to tell his story.When i saw him on the scheme show, i could tell what the tv producers where trying to do but i could tell all along that he was a decent lad. I think hes a great example of just because you may have a drug problem does not mean that your not a good person. Anyway all the best for the future Marvin, your a top lad and i just know you and your new Mrs are gonna do well with eachother,Cheers from Lancashire!
Great interview, bringing a different perspective on Marvin. Reckon this one could really help others see the less glamorous side of drug use. Really enjoyed this one James!
Lianne Smith thanks Lianne xx
Loved his comment “it’s no perfection it’s progress” I’ve seen so many comments on Facebook saying aww he’s no aff it ect he’s obviously not going to be perfect over night people should be happy he’s trying hes doing brilliant & looks 💯 better than he’s been over the years well done Marvin keep going 👍
Well said it's a daily battle and even the strongest falter here and there that's the problem with addiction your always be one step away from messing up it's no picnic
One of the best podcasts I’ve watched
Good on you Marv and all the best for the future keep your chin up big man you have a lot of support to mate
Great interview, good to see him keeping well. I think Mallorca Lee would be a cracking interview for the early rave scene :)
Redtailed78 i will look into it 👍🏼
Get scooby on x
Ricky from colour/streetrave would be shit hot
Excellent viewing James ...once again you smashed it with that interview there mate Brilliant to see Marvin being portrayed in a better light a think deep down he’s a decent boy.Also I totally admire and respect both men’s sincerity and honesty when talking about difficult periods in both there life’s truly inspiring keep up the good work chaps
James is brilliant at interviews is seems like he just having a chat, that is such a skill its a lot harder then it looks he makes it look easy because he so natural!!! Great work jimmy everyone deserves another chance and everyone has a story! Keep them coming brother!
Simon Ostinelli thank you brother
Marvin is my husband’s cousin, as of August 2024, he’s looking great, and doing great as far as we know ❤
Definitely proud of big Marvin far Swed moodie OYT#1🎉🎉🎉
That’s brilliant news thanks ❤
Had a tear in my eye watching this. Grew up in Killie all my life and it's great to see Marvin looking good the guy needs a break cause hes no the worst of them. Aw the best for the future Marvin 💙 don't let the bastards grind ye down 💪
Good luck to him. I love to see people on the up. Long may it continue 💜
He might have took drugs but doesnt make him a scumbag, hes actually a lovely guy and really intelligent. I'm so glad hes trying to turn his life around he looks great. Would love to see some interviews with some other people who featured on the scheme x
Agree get daynas side of the whole series and her circumstances
Glad hes Got a gid woman noo, and hes making some money
@@AnDLS816 I’m sure she too busy selling herself
He hits women.
@@udgt9389 and you know this how?
Once again James a great video. Good luck to Marvin. He loves his mam and step dad and I’m rooting for him and them. Good luck and keep it up Marvin
So many people will relate to you Marvin. All the very best to you ❤
Been through real life problems and came out the other side with the advice needed for younger people to take notice of!
I feel for the guy and so happy he's looking good and seems happy.
Just sitting watching this the now marvins looking way better proud of him, keep up the great work James xx
nicola blythe thanks nic xx
@@JamesEnglish omg cheers for commenting bk 💙xx
top man marvin , honest as the day is long , good luck in the future . also james english has to be one of the top interviewers around , great channel .
Respect to ya James getting Marvin on for a blether as ive wondered how he was . I really am glad he is doing good and i wish him well . Great interview and Marvin is a great guy doing this and will help others . R.I.P Bullet . Tom Hardy is a recovering addict so you can change x
Great wee watch wish you all the best marvin👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I'm from England never heard of the show or this guy but good luck to him, can tell that he is a good hearted person. All the best in life.
It's not like Towie or Geordie shore. Was basically a BBC programme filming people's lives in the area of Kilmarnock about 10 years ago. He was the famous one out of it due to his dug and lines from it like "Happy as Larry couldn't be happier" 😂😂😂 There is only about 5 episodes of it
ess ess just type “ the scheme Kilmarnock “ on youtube there’s episodes of the programme on there
Very brave of marvin to do the interview and another reminder of just how manipulative the media are the way he was portrayed in documentary.Marvin well done, you are an extremely intelligent man! Definitely do the book! I will buy it and I'm sure it will be a national seller. All the very best of luck and stay positive x
Great interview james Marvins not a bad lad we all done shite we regret wen your brought up in rough neighbourhoods we fall in to trouble very easy.Good luck Marvin wish u all the best from Dublin 🇮🇪
Loved watching this. You were really humble as well Mr English. A nice interview
Great podcast James , Marvin is looking well , wishing him nothing but the best , 👍
I'm in tears watching this! Honestly ma heart goes out to marvin and everyone else who's going through something similar, I never watched the scheme after the first episode as I found it fkin traumatic that tv producers could film these people's lifes like big brother ! I'm 29 grew up in various schemes in glasgow. Both my parents were heroin addicts when I was growing up resulting in myself and my little brother getting took off my mum at a young age, it was then got her act together, admitted herself to west st rehab and eventually got us back! Ma mum is now 16 years clean from heroin n every other nasty drug she used to take and honestly u couldn't meet a better person, meanwhile ma dads still an addict to methadone and whatever else the cunt takes Haha hut I love him all the same and pray he finds a higher power before it's too late! Well done marvin, a love hearing success stories.....just keep it simple guys, take it one day at a time!much love❤
Looking down the comments and expecting to see pure abuse and and its nothing but good in every comment! Drug users are still people, we are all here together and should come together to help each other up and help keep people on the straight and narrow. Brilliant to see the support big Marvs getting, some fan base on here James killing it man! Well done! All the best Marvin, hope everything works out so you and you're family can enjoy the rest of you're life's.
Brilliant interview. Pray big Marv keeps the head in the game and progresses every day.
What a great podcast. Really interesting to see how addiction can effect someone and how fast it spirals. So happy to see that he's clean and getting his life together. Sad to hear people can't give him a bit of peace but times a healer and I hope he sticks to his program. What a genuine guy. Amazing work, James! Such a real interview. Fucking class.
He truly does look happy as larry, finally. 😊
Clean 😂😂😂 he's fuckin oot his bin on methadone
Good to see you looking so well Marvin, grab life with both hands, onwards and upwards mate.
Good luck in the future marvin just shows never judge a book by its cover thanks james for giving him the platform to share his story x
Miaow cat 👍🏼x
You know, this interview should be a lesson to everyone. Listening to Marvin it's easy to tell the guy is actually quite intelligent, and given another set of circumstances he would have forged a very successful career in his chosen field...his sister is proof of that. Yet because he had a drug problem the media decided to use and abuse him for their own benefit. I say abuse because in any walk of life when you take advantage of someone who quite clearly has an illness, then that can only be deemed to be abuse. And saying he was a willing participant is complete nonsense and no defence. He has been used and badly abused since the minute he accepted the producers offer.
James, you should be commended for yet another candid interview with a 'real' person with a story to tell. You have managed to show viewers a glimpse of the real Marvin Baird, and done more for this guy in 1 hour than every other media outlet has done in 10 years. I hope all of your 36,000 subscribers watch this and get inspired. I wish Marvin all the best and sincerely hope he and Sharon have a long and happy life together
Absolutely brilliant James your right anyone can change just look at marv love hearing story’s with people doing well for them selfs well done mr 👌
Class podcast, love seeing someone doing well 🙌🏻
Gordon Hamilton cheers g
Oh God, I used to see this guy all the time, as I worked for Stagecoach in Kilmarnock.
Another great podcast James 👏🏻. Marvin's looking fantastic x
Donnamarie Devine thanks d xx
Well done mate! keep it up bro!
Thanks for giving this guy a voice and his chance to share his story! I am from close to here and I think people need to understand that being a drug addict involves so many different factors!
Also I now live in Japan and have seen new cultures. Japan may seem like the perfect culture but every country has it's issues!
I'm from Glasgow. . live in Australia. My daughter lived in Japan for years. You don't see places like this in Japan..I've visited many times and they like to drink and smoke probably drugs as well.but this place Kilmarnock is unavailable.,🙄☹️
Great podcast James, wish you all the best Marvin 👍🏻
Lee Ainslie thanks lee
Another great podcast 👍
I’d love to see you interview others from the show. It would be nice to find out how their lives are now.
Seems a lovely fella - heart of gold . Hope he stays on track and stays of the gear . You can tell he’s got a strong bond with his family and they’re all close . Dont fuck up and let your family down cause you only get one ❤️💙
HAPPY AS LARRY 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🦵🦵🦵🦵🦵✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️ 🦷 🦷
Well done Marvin your still here to tell the story where many are away .
I remember 1999 Bowhouse prison Kilmarnock Marvin aka nickname Starving Marvin eat full loaf .. toasters would come out at 9pm some if not most would have 2 slice of toast hahaha Marvin had a full loaf .... true story
Marvin I wish you all the best thou and I mean that thou it’s going to take a lot more work to be totally free of drugs fight or flight ✈️ mate
.. keep fighting
Brilliant interview James. Best of luck Marvin
Great White Shark thank you
Well done Marvin , there’s lots of people rooting for you ignore the nasty ones , all the best ❤️
Cara White 👍🏼💚
All the best Marvin & sharon
Grt vlog and so good to see Marvin turn his life about, his honesty is so refreshing and I wish him all the best for his future ❤
Good to see the big man feeling positive, and looking well. Well done English James..🍀👍
JAMES DOCHERTY 👍🏼
Great doc,good to see someone get there life back from addiction. As theres so many don't get a second chance well done m8
Great podcast James! Good luck Marvin!
Need a part 2 some time, plenty of stories to hear from him!
Graeme soon mate
I know Marvin from my days growing up in Killie and ye couldn't meet a nicer guy. Wish you all the best mate. Keep on keeping on bro...Yours Truly SmiLeY...
Brilliant James what a Beltur of a interview 🤘🤘🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Top Totty thank you
Well done james for the interview podcast and well done Marvin you can just see your wanting to change your life well Done all the best in the future 👏👏👏
Am I single why ?
😂😂😂 thanks but a don’t see why this has got anything to do with this podcast !!! I don’t even know you 😉
Yeh its great what a Snapchat fillter can do for u
Kirsty Mcskimming isn’t it dear I’ve loads of pics without if ya wanna hit me up 😂🤣😂
you know and I know the world is a giant cesspit well thank you 😄
Another good watch. Marvin seems like deep down he has a good soul. Keep up the good work James.
Good luck buddy , as james said rooting for you.
What a top bloke, look beyond the drugs and the past... everyone quick to judge, but he's a decent enough fella. Good interview that.
I see marvin lost his new partner she passed away. Whens this guys misery going to end fucking hell god bless you man keep fighting and prove you can beat the demons.
@StuckDucks what's his Facebook?
Me and the wife watched the full series of the scheme again only last night , never knew you done marvins interview James , subscribed about a year ago now 👏👏👍, but I’d like to wish the big fella all the very best for the future, you’ve got yer head screwed on right Marvin taking it slow and steady will hopefully prevent a relapse, with positivity you can concur anything , quality content as always James , your smashing it buddy
Drongan loyal 1690 🎉😊
You know what I took the time to watch this whole podcast and it has changed my opinion on Marvin. Yes he has made mistakes in life, which one of us hasn’t? I think he’s got a good heart and from this podcast I see a genuine person battling addiction that wants to do good and make his family proud!
On yersel Marv! fuck the haters and never give up!
I was one of the first to slate the announcement of big Marv. He’s not a bad guy at all he’s a good soul who’s made some terrible decisions. Fair play James.
Good to see big Marv sorted himself oot, u could see he wis a decent guy even when he wis on the gear. All the best Marv!
Some good heartfelt advice James. Hope Marvin stays on the straight and narrow.
The Weaver. Same brother
Well done marvin ❤ he looks amazing
Happy Sunday james great podcast 👍🏻
Billy Shannon thanks billy
Im so happy Marvin put his past behind him. He looks so happy with such an amazing future ahead of him drug free with the girl of his dreams, a future that so many people, not just addicts dream of. Its terrible what Heroin does to people, and to the ones who get clean, it finds you at your weakest point then its robs you of everything, your friends, your family, your self respect, your dignity, your soul and your future. I do hope he's ok. Keep 'Er Lit & Sustain The Flame🔥👌👍
Really enjoyed this interview, the lad has his issues, and I'd love to see him get himself sorted, he deserves it, he's been through enough 👌👌
Well done big Marvin rooting for you big man 👏👏 hahahah James "who's alive and who's deed" shouldnae laugh but that bit was funny af😂
Gamer boy 1 D 🙈🙈
I was howling at that anaw haha x
Glad to see Marvin has turned his life around . All the best to him for the future . Bullet was the star of the show . X
Just sat and watched that there great interview James sad to hear about Sharon’s passing hope the big man is staying on the straight and narrow
When did she die mate? Shame ahope he's still in recovery & it's not flipped things around again, god bless Sharon ♥️❤️
@@joycemiller9851would’ve been 3-4 years ago now
Well done on you Marvin pal ur looking really well am a recovering addict myself a know the struggles and what it does to ya I watched the show when it was first on the go but been watchin them again this week and came across this podcast and buzzing to see u living ur happy life with a new partner ❤
The decade of taking advantage of vulnerable people to try and put out a message was nothing short of cheap television lining the pockets of people who need to be held accountable like the jeremy kyle show. Absolutely horrible how much this lad was used for entertainment and then discarded like a disposable item. I wish him well and the only advice I can give him is shut out the negativity and aspire to do whatever you can and want to be, he has a platform if managed well could be lucrative and could help a lot of people, he may not realise it but he has an abundance of opportunity.
A was unfortunately a part of that absolute mess of a show he's right they roped us in and made entertainment out of us when we where at our lowest eb thank fck I'm still here tae tell the tale and I'm a much better and healthier person now
Love it, great conversation 👏
Nice one, looking forward to this. Fact happy as Larry you uploaded, couldn’t be happier 😁
Importance Of Being Idle 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
James English 👍😃
Thanks James, it was great to see how Marvin's doing now. What a lovely genuine guy❤
Seems like a really likeable fella, hope everything goes well for him & his future
Great Show as always ;)
Kevin Dunn thanks Kev
ive lived in lots of hostels and bedsits and squats with folks just like marvin was like ,i meet some amazeing talented folks that wasted there lives ,through abuse of all kinds from young ages i had a hand full that were really close friends and tore me apart seeing them destroy them selfs as did i at the time ,i was lucky and got myself clean no detox or theropy or councillors ect 18 years of a addiction,some say the drugs had them on there knees ,in the gutter i was under the sewers and deep below themhad the t shirt , lost the t shirt ,crawled down the gutter and down the sewers and then lower so dark and low,i just thought ive had enough and knew needed to change,fair play to marvin for turnin his life around well done geza
Bless you Marvin, thanks James xx
Patsy Ballantyne 👍🏼xx
Whatever Marvin gets up to is his business. Personally i don't care, it's nothing to do with anyone other than Marvin and those around him.
But I will say something. He looks so much better than he looked on The Scheme. He looks clean to me. I hope he is. Good luck to him.
These tv producers should be accountable for this. Shocking.
A grown man Is responsible for his own life and choices 🙄
@@sammycinnamon7300those producers, they are private school educated, went to university, are skilled in manipulating people who have nothing.
They promise opportunity will grow, a new life at the end of the rainbow etc, they promise to show the best side, of vulnerable people, dangle many carrots.
Then get in close and take the absolute p1ss out of these people. Dehumanise them, for ratings, they will kick the sh1t out of those vulnerable people and advocate the nation get behind that, through the press and sensational editing.
Their careers grow, but these people who were filmed, often can't get their lives and anonymity back
Good on ye marvin 👏 (could talk the wallpaper aff walls 🤣🤣🤣)all the best to you big yin
Great interview James well done. I don't know about you mate but I do think it would of put off young people to do what they did as you said in the interview your first thought was look at the state of them. I think the programe might of worked. Marvin seems a cracking guy would be great to sit and have a chat with him some patter. Keep up the good work mate
Tangerine Dreamer cheers mate, maybe then mate but now Scotland Drug related deaths are at an all time high and have rising 28 percent since last year so things are looking grim it might take another series like that to open peoples eyes.
@@JamesEnglish Yip I think your right could you not do another programe like the homeless one only going around different parts of Scotland questioning people who take drugs and how deep it's becoming and how serious it is.
Great show james thanks for showing marvin as a decent guy
Brilliant again James, can tell you've suffered addiction yourself coz your feedback was spot on mate . In ma opinion the Bbc has really done a number on big Marvin. Everyone deserves a 2nd chance and a wish him well . That's ma Sunday afternoon cattled . Thanks again James 👍
Kevin Reynolds cheers brother
Talk the wallpaper off yer walls 😂😂 your laugh is brilliant James English brilliant episode well done 👍
Vicky Williams thanks Vicky xxx
Absolutely brilliant. Stick in Marvin, really good to see you looking so well and focusing on the future. We can all judge but nobody knows what's un front of us or our kids. So true, addiction doesn't descriminate. Really hope you get the chance to achieve all the things you want in life.
Loved this know how he feels.I'm in the same place spent 25 years on drugs and in jail then 3years ago decided this is not for me came off it now I have full time job and own flat 3years clean
Well in
Well done. Couldn't have been easy
Well done you . Keep it up one day at a time ❤️
since i made this coment now got 6 week old child well happy
Congratulations and all the best for you and your family 👍