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Peter Purves

Born

in New Longton, The United Kingdom

February 10, 1939

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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He first became well-known to television audiences in the mid-1960s as Steven Taylor in Doctor Who.

After leaving Doctor Who, Purves became a regular presenter on the children's magazine programme, Blue Peter, and was one of the longest-serving, lasting from 1967 to 1978. For much of that time, he co-presented with John Noakes and Valerie Singleton, and was so closely associated with the programme, especially as the sensible one, that he found the image difficult to shake off afterwards. His subsequent career has mainly been as a presenter, frequently for major dog shows such as Crufts. He was also host of the long-running BBC TV motorbike trials series Kick Start.

He has also made cameo appearances as himself in episodes of programmes such a ...more

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Peter Purves’s books

Average rating: 3.77 · 2,969 ratings · 416 reviews · 67 distinct works

	Doctor Who: The Light at the End by Nicholas Briggs, Tom Baker (Narrator), Peter Davison (Narrator) 4.25 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: The Myth Makers by Donald Cotton, William Hartnell (Narrator), Peter Purves (Narrator) 3.62 avg rating — 525 ratings — published 1965 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 by William Emms, William Hartnell (Narrator), Peter Purves (Narrator) 3.29 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doctor Who Audio Annual 3.52 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here's One I Wrote Earlier 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Doctor Who Audio Annual: Multi-Doctor stories by Peter Purves (Narrator), Anneke Wills (Narrator), Geoffrey Beevers (Narrator) 3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works of Peter Purves, Kirkcaldy: With Portrait, and Prefatory Sketch of the Author... 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works Of Peter Purves: With Portrait, And Prefatory Sketch Of The Author (1879) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The poetical works of Peter Purves, Kirkcaldy; with portrait, and prefatory sketch of the author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works of Peter Purves, Kirkcaldy With Portrait, and Prefatory Sketch of the Author 1879 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars