Peter Purves

Known for ActingBorn 1939-02-10 (age 87)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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Native Hue of Resolution

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

Remembering Douglas Camfield

The Story of Doctor Who

Ready, Steady, Cook

The Office

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

Doctor Who

Blue Peter

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler

Z-Cars

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

Doctor Who: The Savages

Doctor Who: The Myth Makers

Theatre 625

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

The World of Wooster

Doctor Who: The Ark

Surprise, Surprise

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

Doctor Who: The Chase

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

Tales of the Tardis

Robbie

Dixon of Dock Green

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

Talking Doctor Who

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

Fantasy World Cup

BBC Play of the Month

EastEnders

Doctor Who: The Savages

A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

Behind the Sofa - Season 14

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

Boys! Boys! Boys!

The End of the Line?

Riverside Story

Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?

The Ties That Bind Us

That's What I Call Television

Death By...

B.P. Confidential