Peter Purves
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Peter Purves (born 10 February 1939) is an English television presenter and actor.
He appeared in Doctor Who during the First Doctor's time, and later became a host on BBC Children's programme Blue Peter, a position he held for eleven years.
He has continued to make television appearances, including an affiliation with television coverage of the Crufts dog show.
Early life
Purves was born in New Longton, Lancashire, near Preston, Lancashire. His father was a tailor who also ran a Blackpool hotel for a short period. He was educated at the independent Arnold School in Blackpool and in the sixth form at Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys, where he took A-levels and obtained a pass in mathematics. He had intended to teach or study at Alsager College of Education but decided against acting with the Barrow-in-Furness Repertory Company instead.
Personal life
Purves lived in Rugby, Warwickshire, and then Northamptonshire. He and his partner, Kathryn Evans, now live in Sibton, Suffolk, England. Gilly Fraser, a Leeds-born playwright, was previously married from 1962 to 1982 (actual name Gillian Emmett). Valerie Singleton revealed in 2008 that she had enjoyed a "brief fling" with Purves when he was "between marriages."
Purves is an atheist.
Purves is an amateur organist and has given occasional small recitals around the country. (Organist Review, March 2002)