Fleet Street

Fleet Street was a street in London. It was sometimes used as a metonym for the press.

In the 15th century, the Kingmaker was located on Fleet Street. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)

Edward Travers' 1935 expedition to Tibet was funded by an editor who worked on Fleet Street. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen)

In the late 20th century, Fleet Street was renowned as the home of newspaper journalism. James Stevens arrived there in 1968 and worked his way up to a job at the Daily Chronicle. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

In 1985, Bill and David were working in the London sewers under Fleet Street when they were captured by Cybermen. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen)

In the late 1980s, Sarah Jane Smith tried to break into Fleet Street with a story on the anti-biological warfare brigade. (PROSE: Harry Sullivan's War)

UNIT's Sgt A. Frederick referred to the press as as "Fleet Street" when she tried to brief them on (PROSE: Project Rooftop) the Sycorax invasion of Earth (TV: The Christmas Invasion, PROSE: The Final Darkness, The Christmas Invasion) but faced issues as only a skeleton crew of office juniors were on duty on Christmas Day. (PROSE: Project Rooftop)