Peter Purves
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.
52 acting credits
Acting · 52
EastEnders
1985
Doctor Who
1963
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Z-Cars
1962
Theatre 625
1964
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
The Office
2001
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
Blue Peter
1958
Surprise, Surprise
1984
Tales of the Tardis
2023
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
The World of Wooster
1965
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
Fantasy World Cup
1998
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
1965
Bullseye
1979
That's What I Call Television
2007
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
Talking Doctor Who
2023
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
1965
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
Death By...
2003
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
2024
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
1966
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
Robbie
1979
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966
Babble
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Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
1966
The End of the Line?
2011
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021
B.P. Confidential
1998
Round Trip to Glasgow
1982
Riverside Story
2011
Boys! Boys! Boys!
2013
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
2025