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}}'''Harold Chorley''' was a British television journalist. When the [[British government]] decided to allow only one correspondent into the [[London Underground]] to cover the [[British Army]]'s fight against the [[Great Intelligence]] and its [[robot Yeti]], Chorley was selected for the job.
}}'''Harold Chorley''' was a British television journalist. When the [[British government]] decided to allow only one correspondent into the [[London Underground]] to cover the [[British Army]]'s fight against the [[Great Intelligence]] and its [[robot Yeti]], Chorley was selected for the job.


At first he was proud to be chosen for this unique assignment, but when he realised the danger he was in, he panicked and attempted to flee. His disappearance caused several people, including [[Jamie McCrimmon]], to suspect him of working for the Great Intelligence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') For years after, he would attempt to reveal the existence of aliens and would keep being stonewalled by [[UNIT]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son original opening (short story)|The Forgotten Son original opening]]'')
At first he was proud to be chosen for this unique assignment, but when he realised the danger he was in, he panicked and attempted to flee. His disappearance caused several people, including [[Jamie McCrimmon]], to suspect him of working for the Great Intelligence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') For years after, he would attempt to reveal the existence of aliens and be stonewalled by [[UNIT]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son original opening (short story)|The Forgotten Son original opening]]'')


In the [[1970s]], he and his [[Inferno Earth|parallel counterpart]] hosted a daytime chat show called ''Chorley's People''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Still Lives (short story)|Still Lives]]'')
In the [[1970s]], he and his [[Inferno Earth|parallel counterpart]] hosted a daytime chat show called ''Chorley's People''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Still Lives (short story)|Still Lives]]'')


After leaving journalism, he supplemented his retirement fund by ghost-writing autobiographies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son original opening (short story)|The Forgotten Son original opening]]'')
After leaving journalism, he supplemented his retirement fund by ghost-writing autobiographies.


With only a month left to live, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] summoned Chorley to his nursing home and asked Chorley to help him write his memoirs. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son original opening (short story)|The Forgotten Son original opening]]'')
With only a month left to live, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] summoned Chorley to his nursing home and asked Chorley to help him write his memoirs. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son original opening (short story)|The Forgotten Son original opening]]'')


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The article ''A Brief History of the Lethbridge-Stewarts'', available as a download from the ''[[Lethbridge-Stewart]]'' website, is an in-universe history of the Lethbridge-Stewart family credited to Harold Chorley. Because it is non-narrative, it is not a [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid source]] on this wiki.{{NameSort}}
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Revision as of 01:11, 10 July 2015

Harold Chorley was a British television journalist. When the British government decided to allow only one correspondent into the London Underground to cover the British Army's fight against the Great Intelligence and its robot Yeti, Chorley was selected for the job.

At first he was proud to be chosen for this unique assignment, but when he realised the danger he was in, he panicked and attempted to flee. His disappearance caused several people, including Jamie McCrimmon, to suspect him of working for the Great Intelligence. (TV: The Web of Fear) For years after, he would attempt to reveal the existence of aliens and be stonewalled by UNIT. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son original opening)

In the 1970s, he and his parallel counterpart hosted a daytime chat show called Chorley's People. (PROSE: Still Lives)

After leaving journalism, he supplemented his retirement fund by ghost-writing autobiographies.

With only a month left to live, Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart summoned Chorley to his nursing home and asked Chorley to help him write his memoirs. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son original opening)

Behind the scenes

The article A Brief History of the Lethbridge-Stewarts, available as a download from the Lethbridge-Stewart website, is an in-universe history of the Lethbridge-Stewart family credited to Harold Chorley. Because it is non-narrative, it is not a valid source on this wiki.

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