Tag Chris Bates

Sweet Smell of Success

This week on The Apprentice: a touch of alchemy from Melissa, a geometry lesson for Chris and a fairy-tale ending for Stella. In the season of goodwill, The Apprentice ditched the usual catalogue of bickering, bitching and screw-ups, to bring… Continue Reading →

Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind

This week on The Apprentice: a “verbal bashing” for Chris, “mental torture” for Joanna and a third-nipple tweaking for Jamie. Who could forget the sausage-making task that kicked off this year’s series of The Apprentice? Discord, confusion and gleaming heaps… Continue Reading →

Don't ask, don't tell

How many lists, countdowns, recaps and unnecessary retrospectives can you cram into just one month? It’s only mid-December and already I fear I’m about to be buried under the sheer weight of top 10s. In the spirit of the season,… Continue Reading →

Sliced 'n' Diced or Overpriced?

This week on The Apprentice: a pearly king, the artful dodger and Sweeney Todd. “Think London’s brilliant?” runs the current poster campaign to recruit ambassadors for the 2012 Olympics. After the latest tourism-bashing episode of The Apprentice, I think there… Continue Reading →

Less is More

This week on The Apprentice: A bunch of headless chickens, a catfight and some dogged negotiating skills. As an infrequent visitor to the BBC’s Apprentice site I’ve only just noticed that you can watch a condensed version of last week’s… Continue Reading →

Driven to Distraction

To paraphrase the great W.C. Fields, “Never work with children, animals . . . or Stuart Baggs.” Is it just me, or has this latest series of The Apprentice been lacking a little je ne sais quoi? I’m not referring… Continue Reading →

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