The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm)

WATCHING The Apprentice can be a challenge. Not only are there those unwatchable moments when the losing team in any task are slagging each other off, all the way to the You’re Fired finger, but some, like me, have to rely on catch-up TV because our other half is fed up of the spectacle of arrogant, bragging and self-aggrandising fools... and that includes the often indignant and constantly punning Lord Sugar.

The tenth series is a revelation because all the worst candidates are taking the taxi ride home, but that’s not difficult out of clueless cacophony of characters recruited this year. This week, Sugar summons his entrepreneurs to HMS Belfast, as the battleship inspires the next task - devising and selling a board game. While one team comes up with a globetrotting game for the family, the other pins their hopes on something a little more risqué... a dating game for adults. As always, when the candidates head out on to the streets in search of sales and to arrange appointments with retailers things start to fall apart a little.

Currently, the series has bounced back to 6.16m viewers. That’s close to the 12 episodes of last year, which pulled in an average of 6.4m each week.

Things really picked up last week when argumentative Steven Ugoalah, deludeded Ella Jade Bitton and Sarah Dales, who advised other women to hike their skirts up and put some make up on, were all sacked in the boardroom, leaving Sugar in the position of ringing The Apprentices’ house to tell them no one was coming back that evening. This week, Jemma Bird, 26, was the ninth hopeful to be sent packing after Team Tenacity's ridiculous coach tour left judge Karren Brady open-mouthed. Sanjay Sood-Smith was the project manager for a shambolic Kent history tour which opted for nursery rhyme singalongs, clueless facts, a dodgy toilet and an aborted museum trip.

James Hill escaped a sacking because Sood-Smith didn’t bring him back into the boardroom despite opting to cut ticket prices which Sugar felt was a sackable offence. Sugar told Hill: "I'll tell you for the last bloody time - clean your act up and stop being a clown."

Bird became a sitting duck when the other candidates said she did not contribute and even she admitted on her resumé that she is "always the girl who nearly wins".

Sugar chipped in: "You've always been the girl that nearly wins, and I'm sorry to say that you're not going to win on this occasion. Jemma, you're fired."

Team Summit won the task by £224.29 and were treated to an abseil down the Orbit in London's Olympic Park. However, the team had turned on project manager Daniel Lassman in the boardroom, which doesn’t bode well for tonight’s show.

Liberty of London (Channel 4, 9pm)

THIS documentary on London's famous department store, Liberty first aired last year when we learned about the building consisting of a half-timber structure made from old battleships, which have been drawing in customers for more than 130 years.

Now, American managing director Ed Burstell is pressing ahead with his decision to make the department store one of the city's premier shopping spots, and his plans include the Open Design Call, a Dragons' Den-style contest, where hopefuls compete to have their products chosen by a panel of buyers.

In this first episode, cameras follow the 900 who arrive for the Open Call, including Sal and Richard, who have come in with their model dog and are pitching their range of dog rain jackets because this is the only department stores in London to welcome dogs..

Meanwhile, Pharrell Williams, who has launched a fragrance with Liberty, drops by. His visit means that the store is buzzing with fans and a young fashion-conscious crowd, which pleases Ed no end, as he explains: "It really isn't Grandma's store anymore."

Posh Pawn (Channel 4, 8pm)

THE Prestige Pawnbrokers in Surrey seems to have no limit to the type of luxurious and costly objects being offered; from a £1million helicopter to a £100,000 Lamborghini and a Hermes handbag worth £25,000. In this second series, the Prestige team are now juggling their time at three offices, including a shiny new store in central London. First up, a celebrity hat designer wants to sell a diamond-encrusted ruby necklace to raise money to open a boutique. Meanwhile, there's a dilemma when paintings done by the infamous Kray twins are brought in, and MD James tries out an extreme water-jet pack.