[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSqmF3njomY&fs=1&hl=en_GB] 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… Continue Reading →
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 →
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was renowned for her ability to thrive on very little sleep. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that the indefatigable Stella English, the Apprentice’s answer to the Iron Lady, stays up into the wee small… Continue Reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AbpMqxpx5A&fs=1&hl=en_GB] 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… Continue Reading →
Guardian reader “Anduin” has threatened to eat his/her big hat if Stuart Baggs wins The Apprentice. From where I’m sitting, Anduin, you’d better stock up on the bicarbonate of soda, because I think the lad is in with a shout…. Continue Reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwGPUiiB4PA&fs=1&hl=en_GB] This week on The Apprentice: “export” English, pidgin German and some salty language. We Brits have an unhealthy obsession with scoffing potato snacks. According to a recent, fact-filled article in The Guardian (not the type of publication I’d ever… Continue Reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCer3ka0mfs&fs=1&hl=en_GB] 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… Continue Reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilPsmy6dPKw&fs=1&hl=en_GB] It is an immutable law of The Apprentice that one team will immediately come up with a crap idea, while their rivals will dither around for hours before returning to their original (equally crap) idea. Last year the Pants… Continue Reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chSLHtgNUR4&fs=1&hl=en_GB] This week on The Apprentice: sequins for Stella, sparkly frocks for Liz and a dressing down for Alex. Ever wondered what happens to all those failed and fired Apprentice candidates? Yes, I know that Kate Walsh has taken her… Continue Reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7nbl9IDegI&fs=1&hl=en_GB] This week on The Apprentice: Stella falls off her pedestal; Stuart forgets his manners; and Melissa loses the plot. “We are in tough economic times . . .” droned Lord Sugar as Week Four began. Hum, apparently it’s not… Continue Reading →
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