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.
Movie Appearances
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
as Steven (voice)
2021
B.P. Confidential
as Self
1998
Talking Doctor Who
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Native Hue of Resolution
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
as Steven Taylor (voice)
2024
Round Trip to Glasgow
as Self
1982
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
Robbie
as Narrator
1979
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
as Steven Taylor
1965
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
as Steven Taylor
1965
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
as Steven Taylor
1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
as Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
1965
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
as Steven Taylor
1965
Doctor Who: The Ark
as Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
as Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
as Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
as Steven Taylor
1966
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
TV Appearances
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
Z-Cars
1962
Surprise, Surprise
as Self
1984
The Office
as Peter Purves
2001
Dixon of Dock Green
as Brian
1955
Babble
TBA
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
as Self
2009
That's What I Call Television
as Self
2007
Fantasy World Cup
as Self
1998
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
as Steven
1965
Bullseye
as Self - Presenter
1979
EastEnders
as Presenter
1985