The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm)
Supersize Grime (Five, 8pm)
Home Is Where the Heart Is (ITV1, 9pm)
LORD SUGAR is back with The Apprentice, but he’s changed the rules. No longer will the 16 hopefuls be vying for a six-figure salary job in his company.
This time the winner will get £250,000 investment to set up their own business – and Lord Sugar, ppictuureed, is going to come in as a partner.
“I’ll be looking for a person with some expertise who can demonstrate they have a good understanding of all facets of business, so as to take this venture to another level,” he says.
In theory, this should mean that this year’s crop are more entrepreneurial and driven than ever before, but we probably shouldn’t bet against them making some pretty fundamental mistakes as they tackle the array of tasks Sugar has in store for them.
So, what should they do if they want to win? Well, one person who has a better idea than most about what it takes to survive The Apprentice is Kate Walsh.
She was a runner-up in 2009, and has since gone on to carve out a successful career as a TV presenter.
“My advice for new candidates would be that, difficult as it can be – because it’s such a stressful environment and everyone’s jostling for position and it is a competition – try to stay away from the conflicts.
“People will push your buttons, it’s part of some people’s game-plan that they want to unnerve you, and upset you and stress you out, but just try to keep your integrity intact.”
And if things do go wrong, she advises against claiming you were stitched up by the prog ramme-makers.
“People can’t complain they’ve been unfairly edited because they did or they said whatever happened on that particular programme.
“The fact is that you’re only seeing a snapshot of what is a very long day or two, or even three depending on the task, and obviously that’s got to be edited down to an hour’s TV.”
In the opening episode, candidates are divided into two teams and sent to New Covent Garden Market with £250 each to invest in fresh fruit and vegetables.
Once they’ve secured the best produce for the lowest price, they’ll have to turn the raw ingredients into juices, fruit salads and pasta meals to sell to London’s hungry workforce. Well, that’s the idea, anyway.
And if you just can’t wait to see what happens next, the second episode will be along tomorrow, as the candidates tackle something a little more hi-tech – designing, launching and promoting a new mobile phone application.
THERE are places where even Kim and Aggy would fear to tread, and mountains of muck that need to be traversed by genuine experts in colossal clean-ups.
This is filth on a massive scale: the dirtiest tower block, foulest sewage system, highest skyscraper, biggest commercial airliner, largest oil rig, and smelliest fishing trawler.
Supersize Grime is the dirtiest show in town – a series showing how each challenge poses problems in a very special way, especially for the professionals who commit their daily lives to keeping them clean, safe and as low a risk to humanity as possible.
Cameras follow the characters, the science, the nightmares and the huge dangers the men and women of the specialist clear-up teams face keeping the biggest structures and facilities grime free.
IF you were homeless, would you rather move in with presenter Anneka Rice or Colin and Justin? I ask because Home Is Where The Heart Is has celebrities opening their homes to those with nowhere to live.
As well as Rice and the interior designer duo, chef Aldo Zilli and Britpop legend Alex James have all agreed to take a homeless person off the streets and into their homes.
Assisted by homelessness experts, they’ll work with their guests to improve their situations and help them re-engage with mainstream society after they leave their homes.
Jim, Danny, Bobby and Bridgette come from a range of backgrounds and their stories provide an insight into some of the issues that lie behind the problem of homeless people.
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