George Dudley Gwynne Perkins (19 March 1911 – 15 April 1986) was a Welsh solicitor, BBC Radio broadcaster, and writer on legal and consumer matters. He presented the programme Can I Help You? and authored the book of the same title, which dealt, in the context of British law, with issues such as buying a house, serving on a jury, making a will, and the legal relationship between husband and wife.
Perkins was born in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales. He was Director-General of the Port of London Authority.
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 18 March 1963.
In 1939, he married Enid Morfydd Prys-Jones. She died in 1943. In 1946, he married Dr. Pamela Marigo Blake.
Bibliography
- —— (1959). Can I Help You?. Cassell.
References
- Perkins, Dudley (1959). Can I Help You?. Cassell.
- "Deaths". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 18 April 1986. p. 1.
- 1911 England Census
- "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Dudley Perkins". Desert Island Discs. BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- "Mr. Gwynne Perkins and Miss Enid Prys-Jones". Western Mail. 31 July 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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