Brian Perkins (born September 11, 1943 in Wanganui, New Zealand) is a senior newsreader on BBC Radio 4.
All of Perkins' relatives are New Zealanders, although they refer to England as home. His mother, who played on the local radio station 2XA, gave him a taste "of the fantasy of radio".
Read more about Brian Perkins: Career, Post-retirement, "The Godfather of Radio 4"
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“I think I’m going to have a drink.”
—David Mamet, U.S. screenwriter, and Brian DePalma. Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner)
“I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cut-throat, competitive world in which I spent my life.”
—Anthony Perkins (1932–1992)