Peter Purves
Known for: Acting
Born: February 10, 1939
Place of birth: Lancashire, England, UK
Peter John Purves (born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor. He played Steven Taylor in Doctor Who under the First Doctor, a role he continued to play in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. He later became a presenter on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter for eleven years. He has continued to make regular television appearances, including coverage of the Crufts dog show.
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Filmography
29 movies · 25 TV shows, newest first
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A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
2025
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Doctor Who: The Savages
2025
8.0
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
2024
5.0
Talking Doctor Who
2023
5.6
Tales of the Tardis
2023
6.0
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021
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Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021
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Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
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Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
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The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
10.0
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013
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Boys! Boys! Boys!
2013
8.0
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
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The End of the Line?
2011
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Riverside Story
2011
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Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
6.7
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
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The Ties That Bind Us
2008NR
That's What I Call Television
2007
8.0
The Story of Doctor Who
2003NR
Death By...
2003
6.3
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
7.8
The Office
2001
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B.P. Confidential
19985.0
Fantasy World Cup
1998
8.0
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
4.2
EastEnders
1985
5.7
Surprise, Surprise
1984
7.9
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
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Round Trip to Glasgow
1982NR
Bullseye
1979
6.0
Robbie
1979NR
Blue Peter Special Assignment
1973NR
Blue Peter Flies the World
1971
7.2
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966
6.3
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
1966
5.7
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
1966
6.8
Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
7.2
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
1966
7.9
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
7.2
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
1965
5.5
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
1965
7.3
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965
6.5
Doctor Who: The Chase
19657.0
The World of Wooster
1965
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Doctor Who: Lost in Time
1965
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
7.9
Doctor Who
1963
7.3
Z-Cars
1962
7.5
Blue Peter
1958
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
1955NR
Babble
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