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- Brian Hayles was born on March 7, 1930 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Doctor Who (1963), Warlords of the Deep (1978) and Nothing But the Night (1973). He died on October 30, 1978.
- Was a Birmingham schoolmaster when he began to write for television.
- Keith Miles's novelisation of Hayles' Arabian Adventure (1979) screenplay was dedicated to the late scriptwriter's memory.
- Initially set out to be a sculptor and taught art in Canada.
- Wrote six stories for "Doctor Who" and created the Celestial Toymaker (1966), the Ice Warriors, introduced in 1967, and the feudal planet Peladon (setting for 'The Curse of Peladon' and its sequel 'The Monster of Peladon').
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