Peter Purves
Known for ActingBorn 1939-02-10Lancashire, England, UK
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
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965 · as Steven Taylor / Morton Dill
Talking Doctor Who
2023 · as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984 · as Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robbie
1979 · as Narrator
Riverside Story
2011 · as Self
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 · as Steven Taylor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021 · as Steven (voice)
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965 · as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965 · as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Gunfighters
1966 · as Steven Taylor
Remembering Douglas Camfield
2013
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965 · as Steven Taylor
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
The Native Hue of Resolution
2013 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
1966 · as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
1965 · as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
1966 · as Steven Taylor
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025 · as Steven Taylor (voice)