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Gary Turk

@Gary_Turk

Writer & Filmmaker // 72+ million views on YouTube // Spoken Word • Stand Up • Storytelling // TEDx Speaker

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Joined October 2009
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Look Up 2 - Ten Years Later youtu.be/GXc1RhE0gAs?si=m8Iz…
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‘Look Up 2’ will premiere LIVE on YouTube TODAY at 5pm UK / 12pm ET / 9am PT! youtu.be/GXc1RhE0gAs?si=FTFH… Join me in the chat as we watch it together live for the first time… probably all on our phones 🫠
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MONDAY 30th SEPTEMBER coming to a phone screen near you 🤳 #LookUp2
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‘flux’ music video - Directed by @thedancobb & @Gary_Turk // Released the same day as the upcoming album (of the same name) 6th September which you can PRESAVE NOW! // Link in bio
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10 years ago today I released ‘Look Up’. It’s about time for an update…
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📢 CALLING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE 📢 Register to vote so that your voice will be heard at the next election. It’s your future, so have your say! 🗣️
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Here is the poem I wrote for Brian Cox to perform on TV for a New Year’s Eve special. Getting to work with such a legendary actor and watch him speak my words live at Wembley Arena in London was definitely a 2023 highlight for me.
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My new video series is finally here! The first episode of ‘Small Wonders’ is available in these places now: Instagram - instagram.com/gary_turk TikTok - tiktok.com/@gary_turk Here’s a quick intro to what it’s all about…
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After a long delay I will begin releasing my new video series later this month on TikTok & Reels. 2 new videos every week - All about the little things we experience between the big things. A look at life’s small wonders that often go unnoticed, under-appreciated & overlooked.
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If you ever wanted to hear the full story of my experience going viral with ‘Look Up’ I told all to @gillinghamjoe & David Earl on their brilliantly chaotic @chatabix1 podcast
Chatabix with Joe Wilkinson & David Earl (@chatabix1) profile pictureChatabix with Joe Wilkinson & David Earl@chatabix121 Nov 2022
NEW EP OUT NOW !! All roads lead to Heathfield dont'cha know ! @gillinghamjoe #davidearl chatting with @Gary_Turk this morning about his viral vid #lookup (and being a Postie). Listen here pod.link/1560965008 or wherever you get Pods. #dailypodcast
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My facebook memories are just photos of me wearing clothes I no longer own but have zero recollection of ever getting rid of.
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7 years ago today I shared my film ‘Look Up’ with 422 friends on social media - not realising I was about to share it with 62 million people 🌎🤳🏻 youtu.be/Z7dLU6fk9QY
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I love that old people always stop and smile at babies. It’s like proof that life is worth living, coming from someone who’s been there.
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This Is 2021
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Self-employed Office Christmas Party 2020 🎄🎉🎊
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You won't find the road less traveled by googling it.
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10 years. Rescue a dog 🐾
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The only difference between dreaming and writing is the page
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We love this. "Fearing your future should be a thing of the past". Poet and storyteller @Gary_Turk shares his unusual experience of growing up in a retirement home 👇 #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons2020
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Replying to @IndependentAge
@IndependentAge As today is both #NationalPoetryDay & #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons, I would love to remind you of my live poetry performance / TED talk about the lessons we can learn by having closer relationships with older people! youtu.be/VaYF35xvVq8
The Secret To A Happy Life – Listen To Those Who Have Lived It | Gary Turk | TEDxNewcastle

The Secret To A Happy Life – Listen To Those Who Have Lived It | Gary Turk | TEDxNewcastle

Poet & Storyteller Gary Turk had the unusual experience of growing ...

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“To all professionals in the Arts, join the challenge to post a photo of you in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession. Copy the text and post a pic. #SaveTheArts"
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