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Geoffrey Perkins : ウィキペディア英語版 | Geoffrey Perkins
Geoffrey Howard Perkins (22 February 1953 – 29 August 2008) was a comedy producer, writer and performer, and an important figure in British comedy broadcasting. This was recognised in December 2008 when he was awarded with an Outstanding Contribution to Comedy Award. Best known as the BBC head of comedy (1995–2001), he produced the first two radio series of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' and is one of the people credited with creating the bizarre panel game Mornington Crescent for ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''.〔 ==Early life== Perkins attended the Harrow County Grammar School, alongside Nigel Sheinwald (from October 2007 to January 2012 he was British ambassador to Washington), Michael Portillo and Clive Anderson, with whom he ran the debating society.〔 Taking an early interest in drama, in 1970 he worked with Clive Anderson to write charity revue called ''Happy Poison''.〔 Perkins read English at Lincoln College, Oxford and while there wrote for and directed The Oxford Revues of 1974 and 1975. After his time at Oxford, Perkins joined the Ocean Transport and Trading Company, where Perkins was put to work studying waste timber in Liverpool.〔 Perkins did not last long in the field of commercial shipping.〔 In 1977, drawing on his work for the Oxford Revue, Perkins joined "BBC Radio's light entertainment department () Cambridge graduates such as John Lloyd and Griff Rhys Jones.〔
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