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    Purves first appeared in Doctor Who in the role of Morton Dill, an American tourist, in The Chase after being cast by director Richard Martin. Purves...
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  • Blue Peter's long-standing pet keeper Edith Menezes, who died in 1994. The exceptions were the dogs Petra, Shep and Goldie, who lived with Peter Purves, John...
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  • Steven Taylor is a fictional character played by Peter Purves in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A space pilot from...
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  • in the play Hobson's Choice. Noakes joined Blue Peter as a presenter on 30 December 1965. Peter Purves replaced Trace in 1967, creating the 'Val, John...
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  • Trace left Blue Peter in July 1967, and was replaced by Peter Purves in November. The trio of Valerie Singleton, John Noakes and Peter Purves lasted five...
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  • (Maureen O'Brien) and Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) as they attempt to outwit the time traveller the Monk (Peter Butterworth), who is plotting to change...
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  • Noakes and Peter Purves, the partnership with Noakes and Purves lasting until 1978, the show's longest-running line-up. Judd's tenure on Blue Peter was often...
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    Peter Purves Smith (26 March 1912 – 23 July 1949), born Charles Roderick Purves Smith, was an Australian painter. Born in Melbourne, Purves Smith studied...
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  • reveals Purves 'fling'". BBC News. 23 June 2008. Neil, Beth (23 June 2008). "Blue Peter's Valerie Singleton admits to having sex with Peter Purves". Daily...
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  • 25th-century orphan Vicki (Maureen O'Brien), space pilot Steven Taylor (Peter Purves), Trojan handmaiden Katarina (Adrienne Hill), and sixties flower child...
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  • Singleton has said Baxter treated the presenters like children. However, Peter Purves has also said: "the programme succeeded – and I've said this many times...
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  • the George Cross Peter Purves (born 1939), British television presenter and actor Ted Purves (born 1964), American artist William Purves (banker) (born...
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  • Brock.[citation needed] She has been married to television presenter Peter Purves since 1982.[citation needed] 20 Questions with Kathryn Evans (archive...
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  • the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his travelling companions Steven (Peter Purves) and Dodo (Jackie Lane) arrive on an unnamed planet where they encounter...
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  • McFarland & Company. pp. 106–122. ISBN 978-0-786-49525-2. Purves, Peter (2009). Peter Purves: My Autobiography. Green Umbrella Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906-63534-3...
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  • Doctor (William Hartnell) and his travelling companions Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) and Dodo Chaplet (Jackie Lane) are pitted against a powerful adversary...
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  • as Jo Jones Daniel Anthony as Clyde Langer Maureen O'Brien as Vicki Peter Purves as Steven Taylor Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor Sophie Aldred...
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  • Hartnell) and his travelling companions Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) and Steven (Peter Purves) arrive on an arid planet, where they encounter the beautiful but dangerous...
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  • 1990 video release The Best of Blue Peter, the 60's and 70's. Her fellow presenters John Noakes and Peter Purves were given gold badges on the first programme...
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  • provided by Peter Purves, was released by the BBC Radio Collection on both audio CD and cassette in 1999. The soundtrack, again with the Purves narration...
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  • Frankenstein's monster (John Maxim), human astronaut Steven Taylor (Peter Purves), and an android replica of the Doctor (Edmund Warwick). Nation was commissioned...
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  • Hartnell) and his travelling companions Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) and Steven (Peter Purves) land in Troy during the Trojan War. The Doctor is captured by the Greeks...
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  • Shep (British dog) (category Blue Peter)
    Shep appeared alongside Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd and Simon Groom as well as fellow Blue Peter pets Petra, Jason, Jack and Jill and Goldie...
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  • Singleton and Peter Purves, being broadcast in 1981. The series theme was 'Rivers', with Singleton examining the Yukon and Niagara, while Purves reported on...
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  • Purves may refer to: Last name Purves (surname), a surname of Scottish origin; includes a list of notable people with this surname Middle name Listed...
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  • from the original on 23 May 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008. "Peter Purves". I Love Blue Peter. BBC Online. April 2005. Archived from the original on 26 May...
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    Comedy Theatre Company. The cast included Colin Baker as Scrooge and Peter Purves as Charles Dickens, with Tom Baker joining the cast as Jacob Marley in...
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  • breaks character to wish the audience a merry Christmas, with actors Peter Purves and Jean Marsh also breaking character, erupting in laughter. The Christmas...
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    "Me, You and Doctor Who". BBC Online. Retrieved 27 August 2017. Purves, P. "Peter Purves: Current Activities". peterpurves.net. Retrieved 2013-12-09....
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    stories all include references to Blue Peter and feature its contemporary presenters, John Noakes, Peter Purves, and Valerie Singleton. "Paddington Takes...
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