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Peter Purves

Private Passions by BBC

Jan 18, 202647:30Music

Michael Berkeley's guest is actor and TV presenter Peter Purves. Purves has been involved in two of TV’s longest-running and best-loved institutions - he was one of the earliest companions to travel in the TARDIS with Do...

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Peter Purves is an episode from Private Passions by BBC. Michael Berkeley's guest is actor and TV presenter Peter Purves. Purves has been involved in two of TV’s longest-running and best-loved institutions - he was one of the earliest compa...

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Published Jan 18, 2026, 47:30 long, audio available.

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