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''Blue Peter'' has run contests over the years involving ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The design for the [[Abzorbaloff]] from 2006's ''[[Love & Monsters]]'' originated in a ''Blue Peter'' "design your own monster" competition, won by nine-year-old William Grantham. Contrary to rumour, the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] did ''not'' originate in a 1967 competition; a design-a-monster competition was held on ''Blue Peter'', but the winning design did not appear on ''Doctor Who''.

* [[Peter Purves]], prior to his presenting stint on ''Blue Peter'', was an actor. He was cast as [[Morton Dill]] and then as [[companion]] [[Steven Taylor]] opposite [[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor]] in ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. Purves's presence on ''Blue Peter'' is directly credited with the fact that some footage from his era on ''Doctor Who'' survives due to being used in the show.

* [[Janet Ellis]] played [[Teka]] in ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]''.

* [[Christopher Wenner]] had a walk-on part as a [[Roundhead]] soldier in ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]''.

* [[Sarah Greene]] was unrecognisable as [[Varne]] in ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]''.

* [[Gethin Jones]] played a [[Cyberman]] and [[Dalek]] in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]''/''[[The Age of Steel]]'' and ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''/''[[Journey's End]]'' respectively.