Career details to March 2014

Peter prepares to present an award to Ant and Dec at the NTV Award Ceremony at the Al bert Hall, ably assisted by and

Peter Purves Freelance TV Presenter Writer, Producer, Director and Presentation Consultant

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Career to Early 2009

Peter is one of Britain’s most experienced TV presenters of “live” magazine programmes, with literally hundreds of credits to his name. He is probably best known for his work on the BBC TV children’s programme, , which he presented for ten and a half years from 1967 to 1978. As part of what is affectionately known as the “Dream Team” (together with Valerie Singleton and John Noakes) he appeared in more than 850 episodes of what has become the longest continuously running children’s TV programme of all-time. His career began in the theatre, in what was known as weekly rep., with the Renaissance Theatre Company, at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Barrow-in-Furness. It was a time he remembers with great affection, as the best training, the worst paid, the hardest work and the happiest two working years he has ever known. From the early 1960’s he appeared in many of the then current and popular television series for both the BBC and ITV, and in 1965 he joined the original , for a year as his sidekick in the still popular series. He occasionally attends the conventions held around the world for the show’s aficionados. Though he does limit these to one convention every three or four years!! He left the show in the summer of 1966. 2003 is the 40 th Doctor Who anniversary and Peter will be attending the main convention in November and appearing on several BBC programmes including the BBC 1 Doctor Who Documentary Special which was screened over the period 2006. He auditioned for Blue Peter programme in the autumn of 1967 and first presented the show on November 11th of that year. After ten and a half years he felt it was time to move on and he left the show at Easter 1978 to go to present three other series for the BBC, Stopwatch ( a children’s sports programme), We’re Going Places (a forerunner of Holiday) and a series of Blue Peter Special Assignments. Many other guest appearances followed in various shows, and he has remained in great demand ever since. One of his favourite engagements over a decade in the ‘80’s was the wonderful Motor Cycle Trials show, Kickstart and Junior Kickstart . He has regularly presented the BBC coverage of the world’s greatest dog show, Cruft’s since 1976 and in 1999 - 2007 the coverage also went to the USA for Animal Planet. Interestingly, the American producers are also the producers of Breed All About It, which Peter voiced for the European Discovery Channel market. A chronological CV follows, with details of every programme in which Peter has appeared (though there will be some omissions, which the memory has forgotten). Amongst his recent projects was Teen Trials a series for Granada Television, attempting to recapture the magic of Kickstart . He was also the host of Pet’s Go Public series for Channel 5’s Good Afternoon. In the autumn of 2005 he was navigator for his old Blue Peter colleague, John Noakes in Channel 5’s Britain’s Worst Celebrity Driver which took the pair on a tour of Britain ending at Lands End, after starting in one of the few places Peter had never been to before, John O’Groats. He regularly commentates at major national events such as the Royal Show, Discover Dogs, All About Dogs, the fast-growing Wag and Bone Show, the Cold Wet Nose Show, presented for the young TV channel Horse and Country TV , both at the CLA Game Fair, and from Discover Dogs. He looks forward to a continuing involvement with the company at various Dog events in the future. 2006/7 saw Peter presenting almost 100 programmes of an entertaining chat show for the Overseas Property Channel, called Destination Lunch , and more than 20 shows called Retire Abroad , for the same channel. He also traded commentary for judging, when he sat on the panel of judges in the dog-training reality show, The Underdog Show for BBC2 and a junior version for CBBC. Peter was Managing Director of a video production company, Purves Wickes , which produced a hundred or more corporate videos for clients as varied as BT and Boots, and several TV commercials. Peter occasionally presented these programmes, but more often worked as director, writer or producer. He left the company in 1997. Sadly his long time business partner and friend, Alan Wickes died in 2007. He also has spent several years in the 1990’s as specialist trainer of presenters, for the BBC, at its training centre at Elstree studios, as well as a continuing position as a tutor at The Academy of Radio, Film & Television . This has

www.peterpurves.net [email protected] involved elaborate and definitive training in the use of studio talkback, interview techniques, single camera and multi-camera presentation, and general reporting skills. Peter regularly wrote a monthly column, Purves Unleashed, for Our Dogs newspaper, which was also syndicated, and has written feature articles for several National and local newspapers, and has, on many occasions, been the subject of such articles. He is the author (in collaboration with the late celebrated photographer, Fay Godwin) of Tess – The Story of a Guide Dog. The book was written in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Guide Dog for the Blind Association, and made the Best Sellers list in 1981.

Peter has directed many of Britain’s top variety and TV stars in pantomime, including The Chuckle Brothers, Hale and Pace, Ross Kemp, Bobby Davro, , , , , Wendi Peters, The Grumbleweeds, Michelle, Anita Harris, Cheryl Baker, Cannon and Ball, , John Noakes, Lance Percival, , Harry Worth, Sylvester McCoy, Lesley Joseph, Tom O’Connor, Robin Askwith, Rula Lenska, Ben Warris, Matthew Kelly, Sarah Kennedy, Paul Daniels, Norman Bowler, Jean Ferguson and many others.

Due to his successful involvement with Cruft’s dog show, and Superdogs for the BBC, he regularly hosts awards events for a number of the major dog-food manufactures. And he spent 12 months to July 1998 as the editor of ’ Mad About Dogs Magazine monthly.

Chronology – Major Credits

Television, Radio & Events

To March 2014

2014 Royal Anniversary Trust Commentator and host. London Guildhall 2014 Crufts Dog Show Commentator and Presenter More4 and Ch4 TV 2014 Memorabilia Attendee NEC 2014 Association of London Clubs Guest Speaker Kennel Club 2013 “Hound Waves Radio Contributor Bayer Animal Healthcare 2013 Doctor Who 50 th Guest BFI BBC TV 2013 Doctor Who 50 th Guest BBC London Excel 2013 “Upstairs” Doctor Who Actor (Steven Taylor) 2013 “The War to end all Wars” Actor (Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions 2013 Celebrities Guest BBC TV 2013 “The Bounty of Ceres” Actor (Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions 2013 10 th Planet – Doctor Who Guest Newcastle 2013 “An Ordinary Life” Actor (Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions 2013 Santander Markettiers Presenter Markettiers 2013 Doctor Who special Interviewee BBC TV 2013 Top 50 Children’s TV Shows Contributor Ch 5 TV 2013 Saga Ruby World Cruise Celebrity Speaker Saga 2013 Crufts Dog Show Presenter/commentator More 4 TV 2012 Dick Whittington Actor Act One Panto’s Harpenden 2012 Adriatic Cruise Guest Speaker P&O 2012 “The Return of ” Actor (Steven Taylor|) Big Finish Productions 2012 Baltic Cruise Guest Speaker Thomson Cruises 2012 Crufts Dog Show Presenter/ Commentator More 4 TV

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2012 “The Anachronauts” Actor (Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions 2011 10 th Planet Guest Newcastle 2011 Actor (Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions 2011 The Cold Equations Actor (Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions 2011 The First Wave Actor (|Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions. 2011 Tales from the Vault Actor (Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions 2011 The 5 Companions Actor (Steven Taylor) Big Finish Productions

2011 Doctor Who The Chronicles Actor/Narrator Big Finish Productions 2011 Senior Tutor at the London Academy of Media Film and Telvision 2011 P&O Cruises Celebrity Speaker 2011 Ant and Dec's Push the Button Commentator 2011 Crufts Dog Show Senior Commentator The Kennel Club Webcast 2011 Waste Management AVP Productions Narrator 2011 Crufts Dog Show Senior Commentator More4 TV 2010 The Royal Anniversary Trust Host/Commentator 2010 John Smiths Bitter Voice Over TV Commercial 2010 P&O Cruises. Celebrity Speaker 2010 Senior Tutor at the London Academy of Media Film and Television 2010 Crufts Dog Show Commentator The Kennel Club Webcast 2010 Crufts Dog Show Commentator/Presenter More4 TV 2010 Doctor Who DVD's several Actor/Narrator 2009 Senior Tutor at the London Academy of Media Film and television 2009 Jack and the Beanstalk Lincoln Theatre |Royal (Cannon and Ball) Director 2009 BBC Audio Book The Dalek Master Plan (with Jean Marsh) Narrator 2009 Doctor Who DVD's several Actor/narrator Big Finish Productions 2009 Crufts Dog Show "Live" Webcast for the Kennel Club Commentator

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2009 BBC Breakfast Guest 2009 Doctor Who The Space Museum Contributor DVD BBC 2009 Doctor Who Contributor DVD BBC/Stellanstar 2008 Paul O’Grady Show Guest 2008 Your Dog/Your Cat Awards : Host/Presenter 2008 Cooks Daily Challenge Guest/Judge ITV1 2008** Discover Dogs Presenter Horse & Country TV 2008 Doctor Who DVD – Guest Presenter 2008 Blue Peter 50 th Anniversary Show BBC 2008 Generation Sex Guest Channel 5 2008 Blue Peter Interactive Quiz Presenter CBBC 2008 ** CLA Game Fair . Presenter Horse and Country TV 2008 Fire Service Alternative Olympics Commentator 2008 The Cold Wet Nose Show Main Arena Commentator 2008 Waste Management films (x2 ) Voice over AVP 2008** Tails of Achievement Host/Presenter James Wellbeloved. 2008** The Wag and Bone Show Main Arena Commentator 2008** Guide Dog of the Year Host and Presenter 2008** Guide Dogs Gala Day Main Arena Commentator and MC 2008 Celebrity Weakest Link Contestant BBC2 2008** Notcutts All About Dogs (4 shows) MC and commentator 2008** Crufts Dog Show Principal commentator/presenter. BBC 2 2008 BBC 1 – guest presenter 2007 Now That’s What I call Xmas TV Guest ITV1

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2007 Doctor Who Mother Russia, Big Finish Productions Narrator and Stephen Taylor 2007 Harry Hill’s TV Burp Guest ITV1 2007 The Underdog Show (series) BBC 2 Splash Productions 2007 The Underdog Show on CBBC (series) Splash Productions 2007 Zurich Insurance – National project for schools - Presenter 2007 Crufts Dog Show Presenter Animal Planet USA Painless Prods 2007** Crufts Dog Show Principal Commentator/Presenter BBC2 2007** Guide Dog of the Year Host and Presenter 2007** Notcutts All About Dogs (2 shows) MC and commentator 2007** Tails of Achievement Host/Presenter .James Wellbeloved 2006** The Wag and Bone Show Main Arena commentator 2006 Destination Lunch (90 progs) Host. Overseas Property TV 2006 Retire Abroad (20 progs) Presenter. Overseas Property TV 2006** Discover Dogs . Arena Commentator (3 years) 2006** All About Dogs . Main Arena Commentator (6 years) 2006** Royal Show, Stoneleigh. Official Commentator (13 years) 2006** Tails of Achievement Host and Presenter. James Wellbeloved 2006** Guide Dogs gala Day Main Arena Commentator and MC 2006** Notcutts All About Dogs MC and commentator 2006** Crufts Dog Show Presenter Animal Planet USA Painless Prods 2006** Crufts Dog Show principal presenter/commentator BBC2 2005 TV’s favourite Xmas moments UK Gold 2005 Television’s favourite animals C4 2005 Britain’s Worst Celebrity Driver -Navigator – C 5 2005 Breakfast of Champions pilot Mentorn for C 4 2005** Crufts Dog Show Presenter Animal Planet USA Painless Prods 2005** Crufts Dog Show principal presenter/Commentator BBC2 2005 Vitalin Pick of the Litter 2005** Guide Dogs gala Day Main Arena Commentator and MC 2005** The Wag and Bone Show Main arena commentator 2005 ** All About Dogs Main Arena Commentator (5 years) 2005** Discover Dogs Arena Commentator (2 years) 2005** The Royal Show, Stoneleigh – Official commentator (12 years) 2005 Royal Bath and West Show – Official commentator (8 years) 2005 Predictions for 2000 –The Tomorrow People presenter- BBC Radio Documentary 2004 Crufts Dog Show Presenter Animal Planet USA Painless Prods 2004** Crufts Dog Show principal presenter/commentator. 2004** Seven Seas Pick of the Litter 2004 Harry Hill 2004 Project Mayhem pilot – C5 2003 The Way We Travelled - BBC 2003 Dom Joly guest - BBC 2003 Crufts Dog Show Presenter Animal Planet USA Painless Prods 2003** Crufts Dog Show principal presenter/commentator. 2003** Seven Seas Pick of the Litter 2003 Britain in a Box guest – BBC Radio 4. 2003 Rise guest – Channel Four. 2003 Pet Rescue – Guest presenter - BBC 2002-03 Goodfellows Pizza Network Commercial. 2002 Blue Peter Documentary – BBC. 2002 Teen Trials series for Granada Television. 2002 Crufts Dog Show Presenter Animal Planet USA Painless Prods 2002 Crufts Dog Show – principal presenter

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2001 The Channel Challenge presenter BBC Radio 4 2001 The Priory guest – 2001 Burgess Dog Food - Host NEC 2001 Doctor Who ‘Daleks Masterplan – Voiced – BBC 2001 Narrator “The Noonday Witch” - North Downs Music Group 2001 Stupid Punts Vox pops Challenge – BBC Television 2001 Recommended Daily Allowance – BBC Choice 2001 Crufts Dog Show Presenter Animal Planet USA Painless Prods 2001 Crufts Dog Show – Principle presenter BBC2 2001 Vetzyme Puppy Presentation 2001 Peter and the Wolf - Narrator – City of London Sinfonia 2001 The Office – Featured part – BBC 1 2001 Fame Show guest – Anglia Television 2001 Doctor Who ‘ Celestial Toys – Voiced – BBC 2001 Banzai Guest – E4 Digital 2001 I Love a 70s Christmas – Presenter BBC 1 2000 Cornhill Direct Insurance – TV Commercial 2000** Cruft’s Dog Show – Principal presenter BBC-2 2000 Esther – Guest BBC-2 2000 Blue Peter – Guest BBC-1 1999/00 BBC International 2000 – English Language commentator 1999 The Club –Consultant BBC-1 1999 Breed All About It – 13 programmes Discovery Channel 1999 The Royal Show, Stoneleigh – Official commentator 1999 Royal Bath and West Show – Official commentator 1999 The Swansea Show – Official commentator 1999 The Show – Channel 5 1999** Cornhill Direct Insurance – TV commercials @ 2 1999** Cruft’s – Principle presenter BBC-2 (5 programmes) 1999 Cruft's – 3 @ Specials Discovery Channel USA. 1999 Backstage – Guest presenter BBC-Choice 1998 Backstage – Guest BBC-Choice 1998 Blue Peter 40th Anniversary – BBC-2 Theme Night 1998 Blue Peter Documentary – BBC-2 1998 Pet’s Go Public – Host. 65 programmes Channel 5 1998 The Royal Show , Stoneleigh – Official Commentator 1998 Royal Bath and West Show – Official Commentator 1998 The Swansea Show – Official Commentator 1998** Cruft’s – Principle Presenter – BBC-2 (5 programmes) 1998 Collector’s Corner – Channel 4 1998** Breed All About it – Discovery Channel (13 programmes) 1998** Cornhill Direct Insurance – TV commercials @ 2 1997 The Royal Show, Stoneleigh – Official Commentator 1997 – BBC-1 1997 18.30 Club – BBC-Radio 5 1997 Record Breakers – Guest presenter – BBC-1 1997 Looking Forward to the Past – BBC-Radio 4 1997 Light Lunch – Channel 4 1997 Five’s Company – Channel 1997 The Brentwood Show – Official Commentator 1997** Cruft’s – Principle Presenter – BBC-2 (5 programmes) 1997 Live and Kicking BBC-1 1997 Noel’s House Party – BBC-1 1997 Noel’s Telly Years - BBC-1 1997 Pull the Other One – Action Time for Carlton Select

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1996** Peter Purves Meets….. BBC-Radio (series) 1996 TV60 - Featured artist – BBC-1 1996** Brentwood Show – Official Commentator 1996** The Royal Show, Stonleigh – Official Commentator 1996 Tellystak – Zenith for UK Gold (5 programmes) 1996** Cornhill Direct Insurance TV Commercials @ 3 1996 The Time, The Place – ITV 1996 Children’s BBC – Guest – BBC-1 1996 Through the Keyhole – Yorkshire TV - Mentorn/Sky 1996 Hot Gossip – Anglia TV 1995/96 The Saturday Show – BBC-Radio Northampton 1995/96 The Sunday Show – BBC-Radio Northampton 1976/96 Cruft’s Dog Show BBC-2 (5 programmes per year) 1994 Film Review – Mentorn for ITV – Guest reviewer 1994 The Day Today – Anglia Television– guest 1994 – Reeltime Pictures 1993 This Morning – Granada Television 1993 Happy Families – Mentorn for BBC – guest presenter 1993 TV Heroes – Featured subject – BBC-1 19989/93 Superdogs – Presenter 3 @ series – BBC-1 1992 National Power – TV Commercial – Wembly 1992 Dr. Who Special – B SKY B 1987/91 Midlands – B’ham, 5 series, Anchorman – BBC-2 1990 Inside Story – presenter – BBC-2 B’ham 1990 Crimewatch Debates – Anchorman – BBC-2 B’ham @ 3 1983-90 Numerous guest appearances. LWT, Channel 4, TVS, BBC 1989 Ten Glorious Years – Noel Gay TV for BBC-1 1988 Eastenders – BBC-1 3 episodes 1981/87 BBC Darts Presenter – BBC-1 & BBC-2 – 195 programmes 1982/86 Bullseye – Presenter – BBC Sport – 5 series 1982/86 Babble – Host – LWT for Channel 4 – 3 series @ 13 1985 Food/Drink Correspondent – Video Doctor 1984 Motoring Correspondent – Video Doctor 1984 Woolworth Xmas TV Commercial 1984 Work Out – Presenter – HTV – 6 programmes 1982/83 The Acting Game – Host – BBC-1 NW – 2 series 1982-84 Makers – Presenter – HTV – 3 series @ 6 programmes 1982 Here Today – Guest presenter – HTV – 3 programmes 1981/82 As It Happens – BBC– Radio 4 – 12 programmes 1981 King Size Bed – Plays – BBC– Radio 4 1979-91 Kickstart/Junior Kickstart series – 13years - Presenter 1978 Blue Peter Special Assignment – BBC-1 – Rivers @ 3 1978 Stopwatch – Presenter – BBC-1 – 5 series @ 8 1978/81 We’re Going Places – Presenter – BBC-1 – 3 series @ 8 1978 Blue Peter Special Assignment – Presenter BBC-1 @ - 3 1976-78 Driver of the Year - Presenter – BBC-1 – 3 series @ 4 1978 Blue Peter Special Assignment – Twin Towns @ 3 1976 Sunday Live – Presenter – BBC-1 OB events @ 3 1971-80 Record Breakers Xmas Special – BBC-1 @ 10 programmes 1967-78 Blue Peter – Presenter – BBC-1 – 860 programmes 1966-67 Colour Training courses – Various – BBC Drama 1965-66 Doctor Who (Steven) - BBC-1 – 44 episodes 1965 Doctor Who (Morton Dill) - BBC-1 1965 The Girl in the Black Bikini – Leading Role – BBC-1 serial 1965 The Villains – Leading role – Granada Television

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1964 The Girl in the Picture – Lead – Armchair Theatre (ABC) 1963 Luther – Supporting role – Play for Today – BBC-1 1963-5 Various supporting roles:- Z-Cars, Gideon’s Way, The Saint, Court Martial, Dixon of Dock Green, World of Wooster, etc.

THEATRE CREDITS

2009/9 Snow White New Theatre Hull. Director (Vicki Michelle/The Grumbleweeds) 2007/8 Snow White. Orchard Theatre, Dartford. Director (Wendi Peters) 2005/6 Jack & the Beanstalk Theatre Royal, Plymouth. Director (The Chuckle Brothers) 2004/5 Dick Whittington Opera House, Manchester Director (The Chuckle Brothers) 2003/4 Cinderella Southend on Sea - Director (The Chuckle Brothers) 2002/3 Aladdin Stoke on Trent - Director (The Chuckle Brothers) 2001/2 Dick Whittington Southend on Sea - Director (Hale and Pace) 2000/1 Cinderella Llandudno – Director. 1999/0 Jack and the Beanstalk Southend on Sea – Director (John Inman) 1998/9 Jack and the Beanstalk Sheffield - Director (David Benson-Phillips) 1996/7 Dick Whittington - Director (Paul Daniels ) 1995/6 Cinderella Reading - Director (Bobby Davro, Linda Robson) 1994/5 Dick Whittington Southend - Director (Bobby Davro, Ross Kemp) 1993/4 Dick Whittington Croydon - Director (Cheryl Baker, Roger Kitter) 1992/3 Cinderella Bath Director (Rolf Harris, Sylvester McCoy) 1992/3 Babes in the Wood Darlington - Director (Cannon and Ball) 1991/2 Aladdin Bath - Director (Tom O’Connor) 1991/2 Dick Whittington Hull - Director (Cannon and Ball) 1988/9 Cinderella Aberdeen - Director (Bill Owen) 1987/8 Jack and the Beanstalk Wimbledon - Director (Anita Harris, Harry Worth) 1985/6 Cinderella Hayes - Director/ Baron (Dennis Waterman, Rula Lenska, Peter Purves) 1984/5 Aladdin Hayes - Director (Colin Baker) 1983/4 Aladdin Torquay - Director

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(Matthew Kelly, Sarah Kennedy) 1983/4 Jack and the Beanstalk Guildford - Director (Kathryn Evans, Basil Brush, Macdonald Hobley ) 1982/3 Robinson Crusoe Guildford Dir./ Cpt Babble (John Noakes, Kathryn Evans Peter Purves,) 1981/2 Jack and the Beanstalk Torquay - Dir./ Baron (John Noakes, Kathryn Evans, Ben Warris, ) 1980/1 Jack and the Beanstalk Bath – Dir/ Baron (John Noakes, Kathryn Evans, Ben Warris, Lesley Judd) 1979/80 Cinderella Wilmslow - Baron (John Noakes, Kathryn Evans, Bonnie Langford) 1978/9 Cinderella Guildford – Baron (John Noakes, Kathryn Evans, Bonnie Langford)

1964 Tour Wimbledon, Westcliff 1963/4 Chorus, 1963 Tour, Wimbledon, Bath, Coventry, Westcliff, Hull 1961/3 Younger leading Man, Repertory (2 Years) Renaissance Theatre Company, Barrow. 1957/58 Three plays in Rep. Barrow

HOBBIES All sports especially Golf , he regularly plays in charity events. Cars especially classics - has owned 1938 Austin 16, 1938 Wolseley 16, 1938 Morris 10, 1955 Ford Popular, 1960 Mini Minor, 1951 Bentley Mark VI (one of his favourites), 1963 Ford Anglia, 1967 Citroen DS21 (another favourite), 1969 Bond Equipe 2-litre Sports, 1972 Ford Zodiac, 1975 & 1978 Citroen 2CV, 1978 Citroen CX, 1982 Citroen CX, 1982 Rover 3500, 1984 Daimler Sovereign (certainly a favourite), 1985 Jaguar Sovereign (the best of all), 1988 Volvo 740 estate, 1992Volvo 240 estate (the estates for the dogs!!)1998 Volvo 940 Turbo; 2005 Volvo V70 estate; 2008.Volvo Saloon S80 Dogs Have kept many: Rusty (Cocker Spaniel); Petra (Xbreed) Pekingese: Georgie, Billie, Freddie, Jamie, Holly and Tillie; Newfoundlands: Mishka, Gulliver and Kent Standard Wire-Haired Dachshunds: Hattie, Woody, Dottie and Teddy.

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