Next series of The Apprentice pushed back until May

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spkx

23-07-2009

Quote:
“The new series of The Apprentice is to be pushed back by several months because the BBC do not want the new Lord Sugar to be on TV during the General Election, it has emerged. The Apprentice usually starts in March, but now it’s not expected until late May at the earliest.

The BBC are worried that they will be accused of bias to the Labour Party with one insider saying: “Executives must give due consideration to the implications of showing the programmes in the months immediately before an election.”

A insider for the company behind the show said, “This has thrown a real spanner on the works. If the election is in June, we may have to wait until the summer – and no one watches telly in the summer.””

taken from http://tr.im/tE1P

BOOO!

DavetheScot

24-07-2009

I think the claim that no-one watches telly in the summer is a self-fulfilling prophecy. They think no-one will watch so they only put on crap so nobody does watch.

People will watch in the summer if it's worth watching; look at Torchwood.

kwscott

24-07-2009

I hearthis but the general elections are normally end of April beginging of May so would Expect it any time after that

dejavue

26-07-2009

I'm glad. Summer TV is rubbish!

Digital Sid

14-08-2009

How dare they!

force of nature

15-08-2009

I'm so glad it always clash with the champions league.

sapphireblue1

30-08-2009

It'll clash with the World Cup instead?

I don't know how late the fixtures will be over there but we are only 1 or 2 hours behind them in South Africa so football will still more likely clash.

lebbon1985

14-09-2009

If they are going to push this back would it not be better placed within the autumn 2010 season?

O2 X1

09-11-2009

Originally Posted by lebbon1985:
“If they are going to push this back would it not be better placed within the autumn 2010 season?”

Yes I agree (mainly because by that time I will be back in the UK)

O2 X1

10-11-2009

Originally Posted by O2 X1:
“Yes I agree (mainly because by that time I will be back in the UK) ”

A day after I write this and it's confirmed it won't be back until the summer!!

MARTYM8

14-11-2009

Originally Posted by sapphireblue1:
“It'll clash with the World Cup instead?

I don't know how late the fixtures will be over there but we are only 1 or 2 hours behind them in South Africa so football will still more likely clash.”

Apprentice will start at 9pm and will only be on 1 day a week - won't be hard to avoid England matches if they need to.

annies1

28-12-2009

That won't matter to me if Jordan or whatever her name is goes in, this will be another reality series that I used to love, that I will no longer be able to watch! Why do they keep giving her air time.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/theappre...pprentice.html

katkim

23-03-2010

I was wondering where this show was! Thanks for the updates. I miss it! Summer is a long way away.

kwscott

25-03-2010

Reading on ds apprentice section earlier that if its a hung parliment we might have to wait untill next year for the new serries so lets hope parliment isnt hung then

jamesdeanuk

09-04-2010

So um when?

thenetworkbabe

09-04-2010

Originally Posted by kwscott:
“Reading on ds apprentice section earlier that if its a hung parliment we might have to wait untill next year for the new serries so lets hope parliment isnt hung then”

It could still be hung after a second election.......

They presumably as per normal have 2 final candidates who have been working for SAS for 6 months ending when the series should have ended and who will already be on extra time served........

Taz93

09-04-2010

why is it being put back?

Lee Cool

11-04-2010

The show has not political bias, so what does it matter!

kwscott

11-04-2010

Originally Posted by Lee Cool:
“The show has not political bias, so what does it matter!”

Its all to do with Sugar working with the government can be seen as giving an unfair advantage to them if he is on tv every week

InMyArms

15-04-2010

Originally Posted by kwscott:
“Its all to do with Sugar working with the government can be seen as giving an unfair advantage to them if he is on tv every week”

So why do the BBC allow politicians with a political alliance to do interviews on their news station?

kwscott

15-04-2010

Originally Posted by InMyArms:
“So why do the BBC allow politicians with a political alliance to do interviews on their news station?”

I guess the give all parties the same amount of time to keep it fair where as this would all be for 1 of them

InMyArms

15-04-2010

Originally Posted by kwscott:
“I guess the give all parties the same amount of time to keep it fair where as this would all be for 1 of them”

But The Apprentice isn't a politics based programme, so surely it shouldn't matter?

Fair enough if Sir Alan was promoting Labour's policies, but he isn't...

BelligerentBoss

15-04-2010

Originally Posted by InMyArms:
“...Fair enough if Sir Alan was promoting Labour's policies, but he isn't...”

But Labour promoted Sir Alan to the House of Lords, he was appointed their enterprise tsar:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8085254.stm

Tercet2

17-04-2010

He's just given Labour 400k. He's also one for promoting his 'investments' and name dropping.

Fizzbin

17-04-2010

Have they even started filming it yet?

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