Donaldson's feet in concrete and thrown him into a canal. In the 2007 Ten Years of Blair special of Dead Ringers, Perkins was portrayed as the Godfather of not only the BBC but the entire nation, acting as the British head of state. Brian and Jon later appeared together on the BBC Radio 4 panel game Wireless Wise. Taking it one step further, humourist Danny Wallace refers to Perkins as a God in his 2006 travelogue Yes Man. References External links Dead Ringers sketch 1943 births Living people British radio personalities BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 4 Radio and television announcers New Zealand broadcasters People from Whanganui