Peter Purves
Acting
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.
TV Shows(23)
Tales of the Tardis
Steven Taylor
2023
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven
2021
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
2018
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Self
2009
That's What I Call Television
Self
2007
Death By...
Self
2003
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
The Office
Peter Purves
2001
Fantasy World Cup
Self
1998
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
1994
EastEnders
Presenter
1985
Surprise, Surprise
Self
1984
Bullseye
Self - Presenter
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The World of Wooster
1965
Doctor Who: Lost in Time
Steven
1965
Theatre 625
Private
1964
Doctor Who
Morton Dill
1963
Z-Cars
1962
Blue Peter
Self - Guest
1958
Dixon of Dock Green
Brian
1955
Babble
Movies(29)
A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage
Charles Dickens
2025
Doctor Who: The Savages
Steven Taylor (voice)
2025
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Steven Taylor (voice)
2024
Talking Doctor Who
Self (archive footage)
2023
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven (voice)
2021
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years
2017
The Native Hue of Resolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
Boys! Boys! Boys!
2013
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
The End of the Line?
2011
Riverside Story
Self
2011
Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series?
2009
The Ties That Bind Us
Steven Taylor (archive footage)
2008
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
B.P. Confidential
Self
1998
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Round Trip to Glasgow
Self
1982
Robbie
Narrator
1979
Doctor Who: The Savages
Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Ark
Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
Steven Taylor
1966
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
Steven Taylor
1965
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
Steven Taylor
1965
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Steven Taylor
1965
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
Steven Taylor
1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
1965