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Photo by: Foyers.Photography (www.foyers.photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Welcome to my website. I hope you enjoy reading it, and that you find what you are looking for.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A reminder below of the “Beast from the East”  – the bonus being a lovely image for Xmas<\/p>\n

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The latest Big Finish Release Daughter of the Gods, <\/strong>in which I play Steven and the First Doctor, and Frazer Hines plays Jamie and the Second Doctor, has been greeted with much praise. It was a joy to perform, and I hope that you enjoy it. There is a full page on this site devoted to my time on Dr Who.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My most recent venture in the Theatre has been to appear in  <\/span>\u201cOnce Seen on Blue Peter\u201d<\/b> – a play by Tim Whitnall, at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018<\/b> where it received 5 star reviews. <\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

I visited The BBC at Media City in Salford Quays  recently and was flattered and thrilled to discover I was included in the Blue Peter Gold Badge Walk of Fame outside the studios, and leading to the BP garden.<\/p>\n

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On the GOLD BP Badge Walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was privileged to visit the University of Central Lancashire, UCLAN, in March where the students and staff had produced a recreation of one of the missing Doctor Who episodes, “Mission to the Unknown” which was the “teaser” for the massive 12 Part serial “The Dalek Masterplan” in which I appeared with William Hartnell, the first (and to my mind) the best ever Doctor. It was a splendid piece of work by UCLAN, directed by a senior tutor and Doctor Who fan, Andrew Ireland. The BBC eventually released the finished production on You Tube, to great acclaim by fans.<\/p>\n

DOCTOR WHO<\/a>  <\/span>(<\/b>Peter was companion to the original Doctor, William Hartnell)<\/i><\/p>\n

BLUE PETER <\/b><\/a>( Presented the show for ten and a half years, 1967-78<\/i> )<\/p>\n

WITH ANIMALS<\/a>  <\/span><\/b>( Remember Lulu, the baby elephant from Chessington? and much more<\/i>)<\/p>\n

IN SPORT <\/b><\/a>(From his own series Stopwatch, Kickstart, Darts, etc\u2026.)<\/i><\/p>\n

IN THE THEATRE<\/a>  <\/span><\/b>(<\/i>from Weekly Repertory to Pantomime star, Director, to Edinburgh Fringe)   <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

FULL CV <\/b><\/a>(Short biog and detailed CV (ongoing)<\/i><\/p>\n

CONTACT DETAILS<\/a> – NB. Sole Representation – see the new page at the top of this Home Page. <\/b><\/p>\n

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With woody, one of my lovely Standard Wire-Haired Dachshunds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With more than 2500 TV appearances and a background in the theatre and TV acting, Peter is one of the UK\u2019s most experienced Presenters and Speakers. In a career that now spans 60 years, he has been involved in many TV shows that have developed into cult status including 46 episodes of Doctor Who (1965\/66; Blue Peter (1967 – 1978), Kickstart (1978 – 1991) and Crufts Dog Show, where he celebrated his 41st consecutive year as Presenter and commentator in March 2019. March 2020 will see him honoured by the Kennel Club as he presents the Best in Show Trophy at the Annual show.<\/p>\n

He has been in demand as a speaker, both at special events and After Dinner, as well as being a guest speaker on many Cruise ships (P&O, Cunard, Thomson, and Saga) . And he is a specialist and an in-demand Arena Host for Outdoor dog events.<\/p>\n

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with his much loved, late Newfoundland, Kent – Karazan Superman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Already booked to host the Dog Arena for this year at the Three counties Show in Malvern; Countryfile Live South (at Blenheim Palace); Countryfile Live North (at Castle Howard) and the Malvern Show.<\/p>\n

I have taken note of the following from Pip <\/strong>Madeley on Twitter. <\/b>I am unable to edit the early part of my CV from an earlier website so I acknowledge the omission here. Thanks Pip. x<\/p>\n

Your CV is incredible, Peter! \"\ud83d\ude32\" I did spot one omission, your memorable appearance in ‘Phoenix From The Flames’ on “Fantasy World Cup” (ITV 1998) with Baddiel & Skinner, see here: https:\/\/<\/span>youtu.be\/S5-BDAUgpFQ<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/a> (skip to 21mins 30secs in) \"\ud83d\ude01\"<\/p>\n