Lord Sugar

Savoy Kerfuffle

This week on The Apprentice: crushed ice, broken dreams and a heap of Belgian waffles. “Creme tangerine and Montélimar A ginger sling with a pineapple heart” The latest Apprentice treasure hunt failed to turn up any of the items of… Continue Reading →

2011/05/19

The Phoney War

This time on The Apprentice: global apps, viral marketing and funny local accents. “I’m very perplexed” confessed Nick Hewer during last night’s second episode of BBC1’s The Apprentice. After the juicy squabbles of the opening task, we moved on to… Continue Reading →

2011/05/12

In the Soup

This week on The Apprentice: some juicy one-liners, a couple of pip-squeaks and a very thick skin. Less than half an hour into the latest series of BBC1’s The Apprentice, I had a severe case of déjà vu. Watching clueless… Continue Reading →

2011/05/10

Sweet Smell of Success

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SomSVtItkJg&fs=1&hl=en_GB] 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… Continue Reading →

2010/12/20

Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCOqDBbt1ak&fs=1&hl=en_GB] 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… Continue Reading →

2010/12/16

Roll reversal

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukw8gUtHVXY&fs=1&hl=en_GB] This week on The Apprentice: 13 candidates, 16 bread rolls and one hell of a mess. “This is turning flour into serious dough.” Someone really needs to get Lord Sugar a new script writer. Britain is awash with out-of-work… Continue Reading →

2010/10/22

Bangers and cash

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Z4WccPKkU&fs=1&hl=en_GB] The latest series of The Apprentice kicked off with a sausage-themed task that was clearly designed to generate a barrage of double entendres. From Joanna’s (quite sensible) “We need to up the meat content” to the predictable “Have you… Continue Reading →

2010/10/08