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Marking the centenary of the ´óÏó´«Ã½, Past Forward uses a random date generator to alight somewhere in the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s vast archive over the past 100 years. Presenter Greg Jenner hears archive clips for the first time at the top of the programme, and explores the changes between then and now.

In this omnibus edition, Greg is presented with five fragments of archive. In the first, he hears an evocative fragment of archive recorded at Smithfield Market in 1935, and reflects on British food culture and supply chains then and now, with his guests, the food historian Annie Gray and Professor of Food Policy at City University Tim Lang. Next, a breakfast TV show leads Greg to discover a 1990 innovation that allowed blind people to access newspapers, and speaks to accessibility engineer Leonie Watson and author and disability campaigner Dr Amit Patel about the evolution and implications of digital voice technology. Then, after hearing a man in 1976 saying that men ‘aren’t very keen’ on women joining them for a game of darts in the bar, he's joined by Dr Thomas Thurnell-Read and Rhondell Stabana to discuss changes in drinking culture and alcohol-free bars. A fragment of 1961 sitcom Citizen James sparks a discussion with social historian Carol Dyhouse and social entrepreneur Daisy Cresswell about generational differences between teenagers and their parents. Finally, Greg hears a recording of the song Lord Rendall (sometimes known as Lord Randall) by Somerset folk singer Louie Hooper, made in 1942. With his guests, the playwright Nell Leyshon and Tom Gray from the band Gomez, Greg explores the idea of musical ownership and how musicians are remunerated today.

A ´óÏó´«Ã½ Wales production for Radio 4