- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Lancashire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
movieA Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
2025 · Charles Dickens
movieDoctor Who: The Savages
2025 · Steven Taylor (voice)
movieDoctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
2024 · Steven Taylor (voice)
movieTalking Doctor Who
2023 · Self (archive footage)
tvTales of the Tardis
2023 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021 · Steven (voice)
tvDoctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021 · Steven
movieBehind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
tvDoctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018 · Self
movieThe Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
movieThe Native Hue of Resolution
2013 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBoys! Boys! Boys!
2013
movieRemembering Douglas Camfield
2013
tvCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
movieThe End of the Line?
2011
movieRiverside Story
2011 · Self
movieDennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
tvLet's Dance for Comic Relief
2009 · Self
movieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008 · Steven Taylor (archive footage)
That's What I Call Television
tvThat's What I Call Television
2007 · Self
movieThe Story of Doctor Who
2003
Death By...
tvDeath By...
2003 · Self
tvHarry Hill's TV Burp
2002
tvThe Office
2001 · Peter Purves
movieB.P. Confidential
1998 · Self
Fantasy World Cup
tvFantasy World Cup
1998 · Self
tvReady, Steady, Cook
1994 · Self - Guest
tvEastEnders
1985 · Presenter
tvSurprise, Surprise
1984 · Self
movieDoctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984 · Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRound Trip to Glasgow
1982 · Self
Bullseye
tvBullseye
1979 · Self - Presenter
movieRobbie
1979 · Narrator
movieDoctor Who: The Savages
1966 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: The Gunfighters
1966 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
1966 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: The Ark
1966 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
1966 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965 · Steven Taylor
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
movieDoctor Who: Galaxy 4
1965 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965 · Steven Taylor
movieDoctor Who: The Chase
1965 · Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
The World of Wooster
tvThe World of Wooster
1965
tvDoctor Who: Lost in Time
1965 · Steven
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Private
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Morton Dill, Steven Taylor
tvZ-Cars
1962
tvBlue Peter
1958 · Self - Guest
tvDixon of Dock Green
1955 · Brian
Babble
tvBabble
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