The Hunt for the Higgs: A Horizon Special
BBC2 London 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Mon 9 Jan
Jim Al-Khalili follows the efforts of particle physicists at the Cern research laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, to find the Higgs particle, which is believed to give mass to everything in the universe. He explains why scientists believe discovering it could help answer fundamental questions about the nature of existence, and reveals why their theories are based on the idea of symmetry
Timeshift: The Rules of Drinking
BBC4 9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour ) Wed 11 Jan
Mark Chapman narrates an exploration of Britain's complicated relationship with alcohol during the latter half of the 20th century. The programme charts how conventions surrounding the drinking habits of men and women changed from the 1940s onwards, as the largely masculine culture of pubs and working men's clubs began to recede, and also discovers the influence foreign travel and advertising had on the types of beverage that were popular in the UK
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