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
Steven (voice)
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Self
B.P. Confidential
Self (archive footage)
Talking Doctor Who
Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Native Hue of Resolution
Steven Taylor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Self
Round Trip to Glasgow
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
Narrator
Robbie
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
Doctor Who: The Chase
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Ark
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Savages
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
The Story of Doctor Who
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
Steven Taylor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Savages
Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
The End of the Line?
Steven Taylor (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
Remembering Douglas Camfield
Self
Riverside Story
Self
Myth Makers 32: Peter Purves
Self
Remembering/Forgetting 'The Savages'
Self
Flight Through Eternity
Self
The Trouble with Chumblies - Making 'Galaxy 4'
Who Peter: Part One - Partners in Time (1963-1989)
Boys! Boys! Boys!
Self
Girls! Girls! Girls - The 1960s
Self
Girls! Girls! Girls - The 1970s
Self
Girls! Girls! Girls! - The 1980s
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-02-10
Place of Birth
Lancashire, England, UK
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