This week Peter Purves is joined by a true fan favourite, or as she calls it “The Fan’s Fan”, Doctor Who’s Sophie Aldred... best known as the explosive companion Ace.

Hello everyone. She’s battled Daleks, Cyberman and evils from the dawn of time.. and now Sophie takes on my infuriatingly unstable broadband! I really did enjoy this conversation and I feel we heard stories never told before. As always we have lots in common being fellow travellers in the Who-neverse, and we have a distinctive bond, travelling with the first and last Doctors spanning over 25 years of the program. In a word, Sophie is Ace!

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Adieu.

Join me for what I hope is the first in a series of unique looks behind the scenes of a Doctor Who convention ..from a guest’s perspective! And what an event to start with.

After years of rumours Film is Fabulous have made it possible for us to once again watch two more missing episodes of Doctor Who from The Daleks’ Master Plan. And they did not disappoint.

For me, the biggest revelation is Douglas Camfield’s direction, really quite extraordinary.

It was a wonderful day at Riverside Studios. This is my diary from the event, featuring Toby Hadoke, Nick Briggs and many others in attendance, along with my own perspective on what it’s been like to be at the centre of a remarkable month for the Doctor Who legacy. Thank you to the wonderful organisers and everyone I met.

I hope you enjoy.

We thought we’d try something a little different this time and hand the podcast over to you. Patreon members send in questions, be they thoughtful, funny, surprising, and in some cases completely unexpected and Peter tackles them all. From memories of his time on Blue Peter- to life before and after the TARDIS, to the moments and stories that don’t always get told, nothing is off limits.

So settle in, enjoy being part of the conversation, and we hope you’ll find it as entertaining as we did recording it.

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This time we speak to fellow Doctor Who companion and favourite of the convention circuit Wendy Padbury. Going from the dancefloor as a ballerina, to the studio floor of the BBC, and taking time to be a theatrical agent; this was a lovely chat with someone who I genuinely look forward to seeing out there on the convention circuit. Be a fly on the wall of our catch up and I think you’ll enjoy it as much as me.

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This is one I’ve been waiting for. My friend Anthea Turner has been one of the defining faces on our screens for nearly four decades, and we share a very special bond. From the Blue Peter garden to the GMTV sofa, she’s always been warm, polished and endlessly professional. She’s handled fame, headlines and reinvention with grit and good humour and that trademark candour runs through every moment of our chat, as she takes us on a journey from Mount Kilimanjaro to Tracy Island.

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Peter Purves is joined for the final time by fellow Blue Peter legend Valerie Singleton.

Friends for decades, and part of the programme’s iconic trio with John Noakes, they reunite to reflect on their extraordinary time together, sharing more memories, laughter, and never-heard stories of places and people from a golden era. In this final chapter, Val opens up about going behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, and finally explains why she chose to leave Blue Peter after such a legendary run.

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Peter is delighted to welcome back actor and comedian Toby Hadoke for another wide ranging and revealing conversation, delving deeper than ever into his life, with plenty of surprises along the way.

Exploring the ups and downs of showbusiness, what follows is an honest, uninterrupted chat filled with thoughtful reflections, sharp humour, and fascinating stories inside and outside of Dr Who involving some very familiar faces.

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New year, same honest conversations... Peter Purves welcomes fellow Blue Peter legend, actor and presenter Peter Duncan for a candid chat spanning adventure, performance, fame, and life beyond the badge - from treading the boards at the Palladium to comparing queues at Comic Con. The two Peters shared history and genuine mutual respect packs the first pod of 2026 full of laughter, candour, and thoughtful reflection on resilience and reinvention.

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