Peter Purves
Born
10 February 1939 (87)
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.
Filmography (28)
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
2024
Talking Doctor Who
2023
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013
Boys! Boys! Boys!
2013
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
The End of the Line?
2011
Riverside Story
2011
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
B.P. Confidential
1998
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
Round Trip to Glasgow
1982
Robbie
1979
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
1966
Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
1966
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
1965
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965