Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 10, 1939
Place of Birth
Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
54 titles
Peter Purves
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
Charles Dickens
Doctor Who: The Savages
Steven Taylor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Steven Taylor (voice)
Tales of the Tardis
Steven Taylor
Talking Doctor Who
Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven (voice)
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
The Native Hue of Resolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
Boys! Boys! Boys!
Remembering Douglas Camfield
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
The End of the Line?
Riverside Story
Self
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self
The Ties That Bind Us
Steven Taylor (archive footage)
That's What I Call Television
Self
The Story of Doctor Who
Death By...
Self
Harry Hill's TV Burp
The Office
Peter Purves
B.P. Confidential
Self
Fantasy World Cup
Self
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
EastEnders
Presenter
Surprise, Surprise
Self
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Round Trip to Glasgow
Self
Bullseye
Self - Presenter
Robbie
Narrator
Blue Peter Special Assignment
Blue Peter Flies the World
Doctor Who: The Savages
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Ark
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
Steven Taylor
BBC Play of the Month
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Chase
Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
The World of Wooster
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
Steven
Theatre 625
Private
Doctor Who
Morton Dill