Peter Purves
Birthday
1939/02/10 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lancashire, England, UK
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(2021) Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
as Steven (voice)
(1998) B.P. Confidential
as Self
(2023) Talking Doctor Who
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell
as ---
(2013) The Native Hue of Resolution
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2024) Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
as Steven Taylor (voice)
(1982) Round Trip to Glasgow
as Self
(2017) The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
as ---
(1979) Robbie
as Narrator
(1965) Doctor Who: The Chase
as Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
(1965) Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
as Steven Taylor
(1965) Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
as Steven Taylor
(1965) Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
as Steven Taylor
(1966) Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
as Steven Taylor
(1966) Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
as Steven Taylor
(1966) Doctor Who: The Ark
as Steven Taylor
(1966) Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
as Steven Taylor
(1966) Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
as Steven Taylor
(1966) Doctor Who: The Savages
as Steven Taylor
(2003) The Story of Doctor Who
as ---
(2020) Behind the Sofa - Season 14
as ---
(2025) Doctor Who: The Savages
as Steven Taylor (voice)
(2002) Harry Hill's TV Burp
as ---
(1962) Z-Cars
as ---
(1984) Surprise, Surprise
as Self
(2001) The Office
as Peter Purves
(1955) Dixon of Dock Green
as Brian
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as ---
Babble
as ---
(2009) Let's Dance for Comic Relief
as Self
(2007) That's What I Call Television
as ---
(1998) Fantasy World Cup
as Self
(1965) Doctor Who: Lost in Time
as Steven
(1979) Bullseye
as Self - Presenter
(1985) EastEnders
as Presenter
(1963) Doctor Who
as Morton Dill
(1963) Doctor Who
as Steven
(2023) Tales of the Tardis
as Steven Taylor
(2011) Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
(2003) Death By...
as Self
(1958) Blue Peter
as Self - Guest
(1994) Ready Steady Cook
as Self - Guest
(1963) Doctor Who
as Steven Taylor