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As adults, both went into journalism - Michael taking the name Harold Chorley - and covered up their familial links, as well as working to give themselves English accents for their career. For years, Chorley would threaten to reveal Larry's childhood manslaughter to get favours from him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]]'') | As adults, both went into journalism - Michael taking the name Harold Chorley - and covered up their familial links, as well as working to give themselves English accents for their career. For years, Chorley would threaten to reveal Larry's childhood manslaughter to get favours from him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]]'') | ||
Chorley was weak, vain, and could be stupid, but by looking and sounding sincere he was able to become a famous television figure. He was also supported by being cunning and lucky.([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]'') He worked for London Television.([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | Chorley was weak, vain, and could be stupid, but by looking and sounding sincere he was able to become a famous television figure. He was also supported by being cunning and lucky. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]'') He worked for London Television. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
=== Yeti and aftermath === | === Yeti and aftermath === | ||
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]], Larry Greene was selected for the job by the press industry. However, he suggested that they choose Chorley in his place, wanting him to have the opportunity for what would be a huge career move. Chorley was unaware of this ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]]'') | 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]], Larry Greene was selected for the job by the press industry. However, he suggested that they choose Chorley in his place, wanting him to have the opportunity for what would be a huge career move. Chorley was unaware of this ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lost Skin (short story)|The Lost Skin]]'') and believed he'd been lucky to be on the spot during the crisis and had talked an impressionable government official into giving him the job. His colleagues were disgusted he got the job. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]'') | ||
At first he was proud to be chosen for this unique assignment and at one point was callous enough to remark favourably about the recordings of [[Holborn tube station]]] being overrun. [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] grew to view Chorley with contempt, and [[Anne Travers]] chastised Chorley for his tendency to distort the truth for sensationalism. When the journalist 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. During the crisis, he met Colonel [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | At first he was proud to be chosen for this unique assignment and at one point was callous enough to remark favourably about the recordings of [[Holborn tube station]]] being overrun. [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] grew to view Chorley with contempt, and [[Anne Travers]] chastised Chorley for his tendency to distort the truth for sensationalism. When the journalist 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. During the crisis, he met Colonel [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
