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Peter Purves
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Within Vinony's link graph, Peter Purves is referenced by 112 other articles, and connects out to association football, Charles Dickens and International Standard Book Number.
It sits within the topics 1939 births, Accuracy disputes from November 2025 and Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Peter Purves
- Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space
- The Perpetual Bond
- Doctor Who
- Running Through Corridors Rob And Tobys Marathon Watch Of Doctor Who
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Doctor Who: The Savages — Steven Taylor (voice)2025
- A Christmas Carol - A Filmed Radio Play Live on Stage — Charles Dickens2025
- Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker — Steven Taylor (voice)2024
- Talking Doctor Who — Self (archive footage)2023
- Tales of the Tardis — Steven Taylor2023
- Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 — Steven (voice)2021
- Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 — Steven2021
- Behind the Sofa - Season 142020
- Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa — Self2018
- The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years2017
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 21
- Total plays
- 93
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Preston
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Official website
- www.peterpurves.com
- Image
- PeterPurves.JPG
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- Peter Purves
- date of birth
- 1939-02-10
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