Reality TV
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The Apprentice, Week 6: The first rule of business according to Lord Sugar: Profit before quality
Honestly, what was up with Lord Sugar and his aides in this episode? If I was an alien from a distant universe and had no idea about the concept of business and, for some reason unbeknownst to anyone, decided to watch this particular episode of The Apprentice, I would think that business was about creating…
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A bit of rustic charm versus five star luxury abroad
The Apprentice – Week 4 & 5 Week’s 4 and 5 of The Apprentice were polar opposites. If episode 4 focused on the rural and organic (teams had to open a farm shop and sell organic produce in the lovely Hackney), then episode 5 was all about five star luxury which saw the teams attempt…
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The Apprentice – Week three: Flat packs and brain whacks
After last week’s episode two which involved creating a new flavoured beer – a task won by Team Endeavour, their second win in a row – the pressure was on for Team Evolve to pull out all the stops (corks?) to impress Lord Sugar. But would they succeed in sweetening him this time? Addressing the…
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The Apprentice – Week one: Count Dracula, illiterate teachers and way too many lucky cat products
14 weeks. 16 candidates. All wanting that one exclusive deal with Lord Sugar. The golden fleece: A £250k investment in a Lord Sugar business. Personally, I can’t quite see any of them making the grade, but maybe the next few weeks or so will change my mind. Maybe not. A change from the usual format…
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Jono Lancaster: the man at the centre of the latest controversial storm
The problem with intending to blog regularly about issues that resonate with me and my specialisms means that there is a wealth of material to choose from. What this means in reality, is that I can’t actually decide, so I don’t decide at all. That’s really not good practise. I know. Then today, the story…