
Lancashire, 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.


as Morton Dill
1963

as Presenter
1985

1965

as Self - Guest
1994

1962

as Private
1964

as Self - Participant
2011

2002

as Brian
1955

as Peter Purves
2001

as Self - Guest
1958

as Self
1984
as Steven Taylor (voice)
2024

as Charles Dickens
2025

as Steven Taylor (voice)
2025

as Steven Taylor (voice)
2024

as Self (archive footage)
2023

as Steven (voice)
2021

2020

2017

as Self - Narrator (voice)
2013

2013

2013

2011

as Self
2011

2009

as Steven Taylor (archive footage)
2008

2003

as Self
1998

as Steven Taylor (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984

as Self
1982

as Narrator
1979

as Steven Taylor
1966

as Steven Taylor
1966

as Steven Taylor
1966

as Steven Taylor
1966

as Steven Taylor
1966
1 ep.

as Morton Dill
1 episodes

as Presenter
2 episodes

1 episodes

as Self - Guest
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Private
1 episodes

as Self - Participant
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Brian
1 episodes

as Peter Purves
1 episodes

as Self - Guest
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Steven Taylor
1 episodes
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes

as Self
12 episodes
as Self
1 episodes

as Steven
1 episodes
as Self - Presenter
24 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
28 episodes

as Steven
8 episodes