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Peter Purves

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. Born : 10th-Feb-1939

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Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

The TARDIS lands on a planet on the verge of total annihilation as it drifts too close to the three suns which its orbits.
Released : 15th-Nov-2021

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B.P. Confidential

Documentary revealing the true character of those working behind and in front of the camera on Blue Peter - Britain's longest continuously running children's programme.
Released : 16th-Nov-1998

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Talking Doctor Who

As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the Doctor’s classic era.
Released : 1st-Nov-2023

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Myth Makers 43: William Hartnell

As the very first Doctor, William Hartnell created the character that made Doctor Who a success. No other actor made such a lasting contribution to the programme or influenced it so greatly. In this special Myth Makers, Nicholas Briggs meets William’s friends, colleagues and family and explores the personality of this shy, complex and private man. With contributions from William Russell, Carole Ann Ford, Maureen O’Brien, Peter Purves, Verity Lambert, Michael Craze, Anneke Wills, Donald Tosh, Christopher Barry and a revealing interview with Jack Pitt, who was an extra in Doctor Who and shared William’s flat in London. Also featured is Jessica Carney, who has written a biography of the grandfather’s life titled Who’s There? This is not just a Myth Makers tribute… it’s almost a chance to meet the man himself.
Released : 2nd-Jun-1999

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The Native Hue of Resolution

A documentary celebrating 20 years of the work of Kaleidoscope, an organisation devoted to the preservation of archive television.
Released : 21st-Dec-2013

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Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

While the Doctor plays the Trilogic Game, Steven and Dodo are forced to play seemingly childish but ultimately dangerous games with the aim of being reunited and getting back to the Tardis. This brand new animated version has been created using the original audio recordings.
Released : 2nd-Mar-2024

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Round Trip to Glasgow

British Transport film.
Released : 1st-Jan-1982

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The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the William Hartnell era of Doctor Who to life! Together with a special tribute to William Hartnell (the First Doctor), containing messages from a host of stars and production staff from Doctor Who, this also features the best in-depth interviews ever undertaken with, Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Jacqueline Hill (Barbara), William Russell (Ian), Peter Purves (Steven) and Jackie Lane (Dodo)!
Released : 1st-Jun-2017

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Robbie

Young Robbie, a keen footballer and a railway enthusiast, is persuaded by his big brother to go through a hole in a railway fence on to the track for some reason. His laces become caught on the tracks and he has an accident so serious that he will never play football again. A film for showing to eight to eleven-year old children and their parents, which points out the folly of breaking railway fences and trespassing on the line, and illustrates the immediate dangers. Part of BFI collection "The Age of the Train".
Released : 2nd-Jan-1979

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Doctor Who: The Time Meddler

In England, 1066, the Doctor confronts a mysterious Monk who is attempting to change history.
Released : 24th-Jul-1965

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Doctor Who: The Myth Makers

When the TARDIS arrives on the plains of Asia Minor not far from the besieged city of Troy, the Doctor is hailed by Achilles as the mighty god Zeus and taken to the Greek camp. He meets Agamemnon and Odysseus. Forced to admit he is a mere mortal — albeit a traveller in space and time — he is given two days to devise a scheme to capture Troy. Steven and Vicki, meanwhile, have been taken prisoner by the Trojans. Vicki, believed to possess supernatural powers, is given two days to banish the Greeks to prove she is not a spy.
Released : 6th-Nov-1965

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Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

The Doctor, Vicki and Steven arrive on an arid planet where they meet the beautiful Drahvins and the hideous Rills. Each has crash-landed after a confrontation in space. The Rills are friendly, compassionate explorers. The Drahvins are dull-witted, cloned soldiers, terrorised by the intelligent, warlike matriarch Maaga.
Released : 2nd-Oct-1965

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Doctor Who: The Chase

The Doctor and his companions are pursued through time and space by the Daleks on the desert planet Aridius and beyond.
Released : 26th-Jun-1965

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Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels and a weapon capable of destroying the very fabric of time. Only the Doctor and his friends can prevent catastrophe — and there is no guarantee they will escape with their lives...
Released : 29th-Jan-1966

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Doctor Who: The Ark

The Doctor and his companions Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet arrive some ten million years into the future, on board a generation starship which is carrying the last of humanity away from an Earth that is about to fall into the Sun. However, the cold that Dodo has could prove devastating to these future humans and their servants, the Monoids.
Released : 26th-Mar-1966

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Doctor Who: The Gunfighters

Arriving in the town of Tombstone, the First Doctor finds himself involved with gunmen out to kill Doc Holliday...
Released : 21st-May-1966

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Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

The TARDIS materialises in Paris in the year 1572 and the Doctor decides to visit the famous apothecary Charles Preslin. Steven, meanwhile, is befriended by a group of Huguenots from the household of the Protestant Admiral de Coligny. Having rescued a young serving girl, Anne Chaplet, from some pursuing guards, the Huguenots gain their first inkling of a heinous plan being hatched at the command of the Catholic Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici.
Released : 26th-Feb-1966

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Doctor Who: The Savages

The TARDIS has arrived on a far-distant and seemingly idyllic world. Yet the Doctor, Steven and Dodo learn it hides a terrible secret: the apparently civilised Elders maintain their advanced society by draining and transferring to themselves the life-force of the defenceless Savages.
Released : 18th-Jun-1966

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Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker

The travellers arrive in a strange domain presided over by the Celestial Toymaker — an enigmatic, immortal entity who forces them to play a series of games, failure at which will render them his playthings for all eternity.
Released : 23rd-Apr-1966

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The Story of Doctor Who

Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.
Released : 30th-Dec-2003

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Behind the Sofa - Season 14

New episodes with Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Philip Hinchcliffe, plus companions Sophie Aldred and Peter Purves.
Released : 4th-May-2020

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Doctor Who: The Savages

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo land on an alien world in this animated reconstruction of a lost 1966 Doctor Who adventure. There, they meet two peoples; the cutthroat Savages, and civilised Elders, who claim to know all about the Doctor and his travels. Is all as it seems, and will the TARDIS crew come out in one piece if it isn't?
Released : 24th-Mar-2025

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TV Credits

Harry Hill's TV Burp

- The big-collared comic gives his own spin on TV clips from recent programmes, plus contributions from a set of regular characters
Released : 14th-Nov-2002

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Z-Cars

- Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
Released : 2nd-Jan-1962

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Surprise, Surprise

Self - Surprise, Surprise is a British television programme originally hosted by Cilla Black and produced by London Weekend Television for ITV. It ran for 14 series from 6 May 1984 to 5 September 1997, after which four annual specials were produced between 1998 to 2001. In 2012, the show returned after a 11-year hiatus. The revived version is produced by ITV Studios and presented by Holly Willoughby. The show is currently in its second series.
Released : 6th-May-1984

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The Office

Peter Purves - Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg. Fancy a tea break with David Brent? Classic comedy from the archive.
Released : 9th-Jul-2001

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Dixon of Dock Green

Brian - Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities of police officers at a fictional Metropolitan Police station in the East End of London from 1955 to 1976. Some episodes were later remade as a BBC radio series in 2005 and 2006.
Released : 9th-Jul-1955

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BBC Play of the Month

- Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.
Released : 19th-Oct-1965

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Babble

- Babble is a British game show produced by LWT and broadcast on Channel 4 between 1982 and 1985. The programme was hosted by Peter Purves.
Released : Unknown

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Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Self - Celebrities perform famous dance routines in front of a panel of judges to raise money for the Comic Relief appeal, with viewers voting for their favourites.
Released : 21st-Feb-2009

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That's What I Call Television

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Released : 30th-Jun-2007

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Fantasy World Cup

Self - Comedy show spoofing some of the highlights of the 1998 World Cup in France. Includes interviews with celebrities and famous fans including Bridget Nielsen and John Lydon, as well as send ups of other famous football goals in history, etc. Stars UK comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel in their own lounge room set, along with their mate Statto who provides news headlines on the world cup play.
Released : 9th-Jun-1998

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Doctor Who: Lost in Time

Steven - A digitally restored collection of rare 1960s Doctor Who episodes, from stories which no longer exist in their entirety. They offer a unique glimpse at classic adventures which are now lost in time ...
Released : 27th-Mar-1965

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Bullseye

Self - Presenter - Darts tournament in which 16 of the world's top darts players compete for the BBC2 Bullseye trophy.
Released : 4th-May-1979

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EastEnders

Presenter - The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
Released : 19th-Feb-1985

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Doctor Who

Morton Dill - The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Released : 23rd-Nov-1963

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Doctor Who

Steven - The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Released : 23rd-Nov-1963

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Tales of the Tardis

Steven Taylor - Classic Doctor Who duos are reunited as they board a very special TARDIS on a nostalgic voyage through space and time.
Released : 1st-Nov-2023

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant - Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction
Released : 24th-Oct-2011

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Death By...

Self - Three-part series exploring personal disasters, some of which are reconstructed with the help of the actual people concerned.
Released : 23rd-Apr-2003

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Blue Peter

Self - Guest - A fun-packed and informative magazine show for younger viewers with information and reports from around the world.
Released : 16th-Oct-1958

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Ready Steady Cook

Self - Guest - Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
Released : 24th-Oct-1994

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Doctor Who

Steven Taylor - The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Released : 23rd-Nov-1963

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