Peter Purves
Acting
- Born:
- 1939-02-10
- Place of birth:
- Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
Doctor Who: The Savages
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Interlude on Totter's Lane
Talking Doctor Who
Tales of the Tardis
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
The Native Hue of Resolution
Boys! Boys! Boys!
Remembering Douglas Camfield
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
The End of the Line?
Riverside Story
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
The Ties That Bind Us
That's What I Call Television
The Story of Doctor Who
Death By...
Harry Hill's TV Burp
The Office
B.P. Confidential
Fantasy World Cup
Ready, Steady, Cook
EastEnders
Surprise, Surprise
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Round Trip to Glasgow
Bullseye
Robbie
Blue Peter Special Assignment
Blue Peter Flies the World
Doctor Who: The Savages
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Doctor Who: The Ark
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
BBC Play of the Month
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
Doctor Who: The Chase
The World of Wooster
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
Theatre 625
Doctor Who
Z-Cars
Blue Peter
Dixon of Dock Green
Babble