Finance          Automotive          Computers          Health          Shopping          Sports         News          Reference           Print Facts in English - BCUZ.COMlos hechos en Español

The Apprentice (UK)



The show has been imitated in the ITV programme Harry Hill's TV Burp.[115] It was also mocked in the BBC impressionist programme Dead Ringers, in which Sir Alan Sugar turns fired contestants into frogs and the candidates are portrayed as failed applicants of Strictly Come Dancing and Big Brother who are seeking their 15 minutes of fame.[116] Several parodies have been uploaded onto the popular video publishing website, YouTube, notably Michael Sophocles' overexaggerated celebration in Sir Alan's boardroom from Series 4. Rory Bremner did an impression of Sir Alan on the show Bremner Bird and Fortune, he was in the board room with the main London Mayoral candidates, Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone and Brian Paddick, after all of the candidates failed to get a single vote according to his results, he hired himself for the job claiming "He would make a profit on City Hall"

In early 2007, the show was mocked in the television programme Kombat Opera Presents The Applicants.[117] The series has been lampooned on the Boleg Bros website, where it is shot in Lego.[118] Paul Merton and Ian Hislop also parodied the show during a promotional advert for the 2007 and 2008 series' of Have I Got News for You.[119]

In June 2007, shortly after the conclusion of Series Three of The Apprentice, rival UK channel ITV began airing Tycoon, described in The Times as "a shameless rip-off of The Apprentice".[120] Mark Thompson, The BBC's director general, accused ITV of "copycatting" and said that Tycoon was "very like The Apprentice, and there's possibly a bit of Dragons' Den in there".[121] The series followed Dragons' Den star Peter Jones' search for a new business tycoon.[122] It proved relatively unsuccessful and was removed from a prime time slot on Tuesdays after achieving fewer than 2 million viewers, over 2.5 million below the channel's average.[123] The final episode attracted just 1.3 million viewers.[124] The programme's winner, Iain Morgan, won a prize of over £200,000.[125][124]

In an edition of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Brooker attacked The Apprentice by doing his own version of a similar programme, with Brooker taking on the role of a Sugar-like character, but dressed in a crown and gown. Instead of saying, "You're fired", he said, "You're fucked", at the contestants.[126]

[

Merchandise

The beginning of the third series saw the launch of a weekly podcast called The Apprenticast, and a radio programme on BBC Five Live, both hosted by former Blue Peter presenter Richard Bacon and running for thirty minutes.[127] Both programmes featured former candidates being questioned by members of the public, comedians, and those who work in business.[128] Critics have commented that Bacon's performance is better than that of Adrian Chiles, who presents the similar, but television-based, programme The Apprentice: You're Fired! [13]

On 10 February 2005, Sir Alan Sugar released a book to coincide with the first series, called The Apprentice: How to Get Hired Not Fired.[129] On 16 February 2006, the book was revised with additional information relating to the second series.[130] An official magazine was first released on 23 May 2007.[12] It includes items about business, interviews with candidates from the programme and other Apprentice-related features.[131][132][133]

The Apprentice has included various pieces of classical and popular music throughout. Numerous pieces from film soundtracks are also used. Examples of the music used include the opening theme (which is "Dance of the Knights" from Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev) and "The Boardroom", "You're Fired" and "Closing Credits" from The Apprentice (Original Theme) by Dru Masters. An official soundtrack was released on 4 June 2007.[134]

[

References

  1. ^ Masters, Dru. Dru Masters. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
  2. ^ Amstrad (2005-05-10). "First Day At The Office For The New Apprentice". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
  3. ^ "Apprentice TV winner to be chosen", BBC News, 2005-05-04. Retrieved on 2007-05-11. 
  4. ^ "Michelle Dewberry quits Viglen to start her own company", The Guardian, September 30, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  5. ^ "Q&A: Does Sky deal mean end for Amstrad?", BBC News,, July 31, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  6. ^ a b "Tycoon Sugar heads reality show", BBC News, 2004-05-19. Retrieved on 2007-05-11. 
  7. ^ a b BBC (2007-03-20). "Boardroom blitz! Sir Alan raises the bar as The Apprentice moves to BBC One". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
  8. ^ a b "Apprentice gets two more series", BBC News, May 18, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. 
  9. ^ Adrian Chiles. Speakers Corner. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
  10. ^ a b Needham, Alex. "Comic Relief Does The Apprentice? Bring it on!", The Guardian, 2007-03-13. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. 
  11. ^ a b BBC (2006-02-07). "The Apprentice - series two - starts 9.00pm on Wednesday 22 February 2006 on BBC TWO". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
  12. ^ a b The Official Apprentice Magazine. At Home Magazines. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  13. ^ a b Plunkett, John. "The Apprentice - series three, episode 11", The Guardian, June 6, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. 
  14. ^ Wright, Mark. "Tycoon a Turn Off", The Stage, June 20, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. 
  15. ^ BBC (2006-04-26). "Saira Khan to front new CBBC series Beat the Boss". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
  16. ^ Keating, Roly (2005-11-14). The Rebirth of Business Television - speech given at Enterprise Britain Summit '05. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
  17. ^ "Irish mum fired-up to be Sugar's apprentice", The Irish Post, 2007-04-04. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. 
  18. ^ McCaffrey, Julie. "The Day I Tried To Become The Apprentice", The Daily Mirror, 2007-03-27. Retrieved on 2007-04-23. 
  19. ^ "The Apprentice - News Article", BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. 
  20. ^ a b c d "The Apprentice - Background", What's On TV. Retrieved on 2007-04-23. 
  21. ^ Wollaston, Sam. "Spying for Sir Alan", The Guardian, 2007-03-28. Retrieved on 2007-04-23. 
  22. ^ a b "Interview: Jasper Gerard meets Tim Campbell", The Sunday Times, May 8, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-05-17. 
  23. ^ The Apprentice series four opening sequences.
  24. ^ Exit Rory and Ifti. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
  25. ^ "Episode 11". The Apprentice Series Three. BBC. BBC One. 2007-06-06. No. 11, season 3.
  26. ^ "The Workings of The Apprentice: your questions answered", BBC. Retrieved on 2008-03-30. 
  27. ^ a b "10 things about the apprentices", BBC News, June 7, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  28. ^ "The Apprentice's growing success", BBC News, 10 May 2006
  29. ^ "Coffee To Go". The Apprentice Series Three. BBC. BBC One. 2007-03-28. No. 1, season 3.
  30. ^ 'The Apprentice': Adam Hosker. DigitalSpy (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  31. ^ "'The Apprentice' coming to UK", Digital Spy, March 18, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-05-17. 
  32. ^ "BBC Two favourite to win 'Apprentice' rights", Digital Spy, 2004-04-01. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. 
  33. ^ a b "Talkback confirms Apprentice UK star", C21 Media, 2004-05-18. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. 
  34. ^ "Slow ratings start for 'The Apprentice'", Digital Spy, 2005-02-17. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. 
  35. ^ "Transport manager wins Apprentice", BBC News, 2005-05-04. Retrieved on 2007-05-10. 
  36. ^ "BBC's 'Apprentice' gets second series", Digital Spy, 2005-05-05. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. 
  37. ^ "Confirmed: Sugar to return for second 'Apprentice'", Digital Spy, 2005-05-06. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.  Retrieved on 2007-08-04
  38. ^ "Spinoff show planned for next UK 'Apprentice'", Digital Spy, 2005-12-10. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. 
  39. ^ a b "Apprentice banks record ratings", BBC News, 2006-05-11. Retrieved on 2007-05-10. 
  40. ^ "BBC One - Winter/Spring 2007", BBC One, 2006-12-12. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  41. ^ "Sleep when you're dead", Chris Evans/BBC Radio 2, 2006-12-15. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  42. ^ a b "Comic Relief Does The Apprentice", Comic Relief. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  43. ^ "Everett Quits Reality Show After One Day", Contact Music, 2006-12-16. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  44. ^ a b c d "Tim Campbell", What's On TV. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  45. ^ "'Red Nose apprentice' Morgan fired", Virgin Media, 2006-03-16. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 
  46. ^ a b "BBC - Commissioning - BBC ONE", BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. 
  47. ^ "The Apprentice moves to BBC One", BBC News, 2006-08-25. Retrieved on 2007-05-10. 
  48. ^ BARB - Weekly viewing summary (week ending 1/4/07). BARB. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  49. ^ a b c Schmidt, Veronica. "Simon 'shocked' at Apprentice win", The Times, June 14, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-05. 
  50. ^ 'Apprentice' final brings in 6.8m. Digital Spy (2007-06-14). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
  51. ^ You can reach goals with tough-talking. Evening Times (2007-07-09). Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
  52. ^ "The football millionaires", Times Online. Retrieved on 2007-05-19. 
  53. ^ "Honorary graduates - Sir Alan Sugar", Brunel University. Retrieved on 2007-05-19. 
  54. ^ "Who's funding who?", BBC News, 2002-02-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  55. ^ "Show business", The Times, 2007-06-13. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  56. ^ "BSkyB agrees £125m Amstrad deal", BBC News, July 31, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  57. ^ "Alan Sugar is no shareholder idol", The Times, August 1, 2007
  58. ^ Sir Alan's Amstrad deal: What does it mean for The Apprentice? | Organgrinder | Guardian Unlimited
  59. ^ BBC - The Apprentice - The Board. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  60. ^ Moore, Joanne. "Dad tells of pride in Sir Alan’s right hand man", Gazette and Herald, 2006-05-11. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. 
  61. ^ Amstrad Board of Directors. Amstrad. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  62. ^ "TV house open for business", Times Online, 2005-02-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  63. ^ "My love for Syed tore me apart", Daily Mail, 2007-02-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  64. ^ "Sugar's Trade Secrets", The Daily Mirror, 2007-06-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  65. ^ "The Apprentice: Behind the scenes with Sir Alan Sugar", Telegraph, 25/03/2008
  66. ^ "Episode 1". The Apprentice Series One. BBC. BBC Two. 2005-02-16. No. 1, season 1.
  67. ^ a b c Sugar's Trade Secrets. The Mirror. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
  68. ^ a b "Episode 7". The Apprentice Series Two. BBC. BBC Two. 2006-04-05. No. 7, season 2.
  69. ^ "First Apprentice winner quits job", BBC News, 2007-03-21. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. 
  70. ^ "Ex-cashier wins TV's Apprentice", BBC News, 2006-05-10. Retrieved on 2006-05-11. 
  71. ^ "Apprentice winner quits prize job", BBC, 2006-09-24. Retrieved on 2006-09-28. 
  72. ^ Robb, Stephen. "Back in Apprentice's firing line", BBC News, 2007-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-05-12. 
  73. ^ The Apprentice - Do you think you could be Sir Alan's next Apprentice?. Fremantle Media. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
  74. ^ The Apprentice Series 4 online application form. Fremantle Media. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  75. ^ The Apprentice Ep 1/12. BBC Press Office. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
  76. ^ So you think you can be Sir Alan's next Apprentice?. Fremantle Media. Retrieved on 20-07 2007.
  77. ^ "The Apprentice – Let the boardroom battle commence!", BBC Press Office, March 18, 2008
  78. ^ "Comic Relief appeal raises £40.2m", BBC News, 2007-03-17. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  79. ^ "Celebrity red noses to the grindstone", The Times, 2007-03-16. Retrieved on 2007-10-12. 
  80. ^ a b Methven, Nicola. "Hire we go again", The Daily Mirror, 2007-11-05. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  81. ^ Banks-Smith, Nancy. "Last night's TV", The Guardian, 2008-03-15. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  82. ^ Sport Relief Does The Apprentice. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
  83. ^ Teeman, Tim. "Sport Relief Does the Apprentice; Wonderland", The Times, 2008-03-13. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  84. ^ Riverside TV Studios. Riverside TV. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  85. ^ Pickard, Anna. "The Apprentice - series three, episode seven", The Guardian, 2007-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  86. ^ Pickard, Anna. "The Apprentice - series three, episode eight", The Guardian, 2007-05-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  87. ^ a b Smith, Laura. "Amstrad warns of falling profits as consumers shun cut-price videophones", The Guardian, 2005-09-23. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  88. ^ The Apprentice: Tim in the Firing Line. mightyv. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
  89. ^ The Apprentice: Tim in the Firing Line. BBC. BBC Two, London, England. 2006-02-19. No. 13, season 1.
  90. ^ "Ironing out the wrinkles", The Daily Record, 2005-09-01. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  91. ^ a b Swan, Melanie. "Battle for my Baby", The People, 2007-06-03. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. 
  92. ^ a b c The Apprentice: Beyond the Boardroom. BBC. BBC Two, London, England. 2007-06-02. No. 13, season 3.
  93. ^ Wright, Mark. "Square Eyes 8–10 June", The Stage, June 8, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  94. ^ a b c d The Apprentice: Why I Fired Them. BBC. BBC Two, London, England. 2007-06-10. No. 14, season 3.
  95. ^ "Delia to star in UK 'Apprentice' spinoff?", Digital Spy, 2005-05-31. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. 
  96. ^ James, David. "Bosses Get a Taste of Sugar", Sunday Mirror, 2007-04-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-13. 
  97. ^ a b c d BBC Press Office (February 7, 2006). "The Apprentice - series two - starts 9.00pm on Wednesday 22 February 2006 on BBC TWO". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
  98. ^ Blacker, Terence. "Why I'm not sold on 'The Apprentice'", The Independent, 2007-04-27. Retrieved on 2007-05-11. 
  99. ^ Methven, Nicola. "Parky's Sugar Blast", The Daily Mirror, 2007-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-05-10. 
  100. ^ a b Jackson, Nick. "The Apprentice is just good television", The Independent, 2007-05-10. Retrieved on 2007-05-11. 
  101. ^ "The Apprentice's growing success", BBC News, 2006-05-10. Retrieved on 2007-05-10. 
  102. ^ "'Apprentice' star complains about editing", Digital Spy, 2007-04-22. Retrieved on 2007-07-12. 
  103. ^ "Sugar Show's sex shock", Daily Star, 2007-04-13. Retrieved on 2008-03-26. 
  104. ^ a b Oatts, Joanne. "Concerns over product placement in 'Apprentice'", Digital Spy, 2007-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. 
  105. ^ a b c d BBC (2006-08-25). "The Apprentice hired by BBC ONE". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
  106. ^ Wilkes, Neil. "'Apprentice' finale draws almost 4 million", Digital Spy, 2005-05-08. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  107. ^ Wilkes, Neil. "'Apprentice' ratings hit new high", Digital Spy, 2007-04-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  108. ^ "Weekly Viewing Summary - w.e 18/03/07", BARB. Retrieved on 2007-10-12. 
  109. ^ Conlan, Tara. First-night record for The Apprentice, The Guardian, 2008-03-27. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  110. ^ Conlan, Tara. The Apprentice hits new high. The Guardian, 2008-04-11. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  111. ^ BAFTA Nominees and Winners in the 2000s. BAFTA. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
  112. ^ This year's nominations. BAFTA. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
  113. ^ James Welsh. "In full: BAFTA winners list", Digital Spy, 2007-05-20. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. 
  114. ^ BBC (2007-03-20). "Boardroom blitz! Sir Alan raises the bar as The Apprentice moves to BBC One". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
  115. ^ "The Apprentice's Jo Cameron". Harry Hill, Jo Cameron, Sharon McAllister, Ruth Badger. Harry Hill's TV Burp. ITV. ITV. 2006-03-26.
  116. ^ Dead Ringers Episode Guide-Series 5, Episode 2. IMDb.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
  117. ^ Gill, AA. "How does sir like his TV? Overcooked?", The Sunday Times, 2007-03-04. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. 
  118. ^ You're Fir3d. Steve and Mike Boleg. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
  119. ^ "Have I Got News For You: Promotional trailer". 33. 2007-04-09. No. 1.
  120. ^ "Last night’s TV", The Times, June 20, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  121. ^ Conlan, Tara. "'ITV are copycats,' says BBC", The Guardian, 2007-07-03. Retrieved on 2007-10-17. 
  122. ^ Oatts, Joanne. "Peter Jones and the 'Tycoons'", Digital Spy, 2007-07-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  123. ^ Wilkes, Neil. "ITV yanks 'Tycoon' from prime slot", Digital Spy, 2007-06-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  124. ^ a b Wilkes, Neil. "Series low for 'Tycoon' finale", Digital Spy, 2007-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  125. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel. "Iain Morgan is winner of 'Tycoon'", Digital Spy, 2007-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  126. ^ Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Special - Preview - BBC Four. BBC, on YouTube (2007-10-19). Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
  127. ^ The Apprentice on Five Live. BBC Five Live. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
  128. ^ The Apprentice on Five Live. Somethin’ Else. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  129. ^ Sugar, Alan (2005-02-10). The Apprentice: How to Get Hired Not Fired. BBC Books. ISBN 0563522380. 
  130. ^ Sugar, Alan (2006-02-16). The Apprentice: How to Get Hired Not Fired, 2nd edition, BBC Books. ISBN 0563493372. 
  131. ^ "The winner", The Apprentice Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-07-14. 
  132. ^ "Time to shed some pounds?", The Apprentice Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-07-14. 
  133. ^ "Where are they now?", The Apprentice Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-07-14. 
  134. ^ Masters, Dru (2007). Album notes for The Apprentice by Dru Masters.

[

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
v • d • e
The Apprentice UK
Series
Featuring
Notable candidates
Production
Related programmes



BCUZ.com FACTS Encyclopedia content is licensed under the GFDL as approved by Wikipedia.
For more information review our copyright contact and privacy policy.
© 1996 - BCUZ.COM - We have all the FACTS you need about Small Business Financing, Behavior Disorder, Having Too Many Bills, Needing Cash Fast, Structured Settlements, Frequent Flier Programs, Top Steak Houses, The Mayan Indians, Norfolk and Suffolk England, Growing Longer Hair and a full reference English Encyclopedia and Spanish Encyclopedia.Privacy Policy