2/3. Journalist and broadcaster Philippa Kennedy continues her history of Fleet Street
The World to Your Table. The year 1814 brought the revolutionary steam press to Fleet Street, and 1892 saw the introduction of the linotype machines that chattered in newspapers for almost a century. In between, technological change was unceasing. Yet until the 1850s, governmenttax placed a daily paper beyond the reach of most citizens. Once this obstacle was swept away a truly popular press began to emerge which, with a little help from the electric telegraph, broughtthe world to people's breakfast tables. producer Andrew Green