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The semi-final of The Apprentice will air on Thursday 11 April on BBC One at 9:00pm

The Apprentice is down to the final five

The final five candidates on BBC's The Apprentice are set to be interrogated by some of Alan Sugar's closest advisers after making it through to the penultimate episode.

Television • 05 Apr 24

Noor Bouziane, from Liverpool, missed Thursday's edition of The Apprentice: You're Fired, where contestants talk about the series after being sent home on that week's episode

Apprentice hopeful claims she had 'negative experience'

A jewellery company owner who was fired from BBC One's The Apprentice has claimed she skipped the spin-off show due to having a "negative experience" taking part in the main series.

Television • 24 Mar 24

Apprentice contestants achieve show's largest sale ever

A team on The Apprentice has achieved the largest winning sum in the show's 18-series history.

Television • 29 Feb 24

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Thursday

More canine connections on The Dog House, Derry Girls' Siobhan McSweeney stars in Spud, Reina Roja lands on Prime Video, Other Voices returns with CMAT, while it's a wrap for Alice & Jack . . .

Television • 29 Feb 24

The Apprentice, with Irish contestant Maura Rath among the hopefuls, continues on Thursdays on BBC One

Second Apprentice hopeful fired after pie in the sky

A Lancashire pie company director who kept "banging on about chocolate" to a health-conscious food company has become the latest candidate on The Apprentice to be fired.

Television • 08 Feb 24

Apprentice hopeful fired as brownie takes the biscuit

Oliver Medforth has become the first contestant to depart the new series of The Apprentice after encountering some difficulties making a brownie.

Television • 01 Feb 24

Maura Rath - One of the contestants in the new series of The Apprentice, which begins on BBC One on Thursday 1 February at 9:00pm

Wexford entrepreneur among Apprentice hopefuls on BBC

Wexford entrepreneur Maura Rath is among the contestants on the forthcoming series of BBC One's The Apprentice.

Television • 25 Jan 24

Boxing gym owner Marnie Swindells wins The Apprentice

Alan Sugar has hired boxing gym owner Marnie Swindells as his latest business partner following an all-female finale of The Apprentice.

Television • 24 Mar 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

In the Name of the Son is a documentary about a remarkable Dingle woman, there's the finale of The Apprentice, muscles and mirth-making on First Dates Ireland, and new action thriller The Night Agent . . .

Television • 23 Mar 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

There's more food and fun on First Dates Ireland, Noel Fitzpatrick heads off on a Supervet Safai Special, Outer Banks returns for a third season, while The Apprentice deals with confused convicts . . .

Television • 23 Feb 23

Alan Sugar fired Sohail Chowdhary on Thursday's episode

Fired Apprentice star gets candid about the TV show

The latest Apprentice candidate to be fired, Sohail Chowdhary, has explained that participation in the programme is "a lot more tricky" than he realised from watching on TV.

Television • 17 Feb 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

The Dance is a documentary about Michael Keegan-Dolan's dance production MÁM, Nathan Fillion returns with a new run of The Rookie, and there's handbags on this week's Dragons' Den . . .

Television • 02 Feb 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Sprirituality's on the menu in First Dates Ireland, there's a timid puppy in The Dog House, The Apprentice crew take on a cartoon task, and The LIght in the Hall comes to an end . . .

Television • 19 Jan 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

In the Footsteps of Killers and Vikings: Valhalla return for second runs, there are kitchen explosions on The Apprentice, while Céim Chun Cinn looks at university life . . .

Television • 12 Jan 23

Emma Browne - "I'm not going to be a sore loser. I put myself forward and someone had to go. I'm not painful about it"

Irish hopeful on The Apprentice starting own business

Emma Browne, one of two Irish hopefuls on The Apprentice, is moving ahead with her own business after becoming the first contestant to be fired by Alan Sugar in the new series of the BBC show.

Television • 06 Jan 23

Two Irish contestants compete on The Apprentice

Two Irish contestants, Emma Browne from Co. Kildare and Mark D'Arcy from Dublin, are taking part in this year's British Apprentice as tycoon Alan Sugar hunts for his next business partner.

Television • 03 Jan 23

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

Josh Hartnett stars in new drama The Fear Index, First Dates Ireland and The Apprentice continue, while Hotspots: On the Frontline features the world's most dangerous news stories . . .

Television • 10 Feb 22

There are now 13 entrepreneurs in the running to win £250,000 worth of investment in their business and become Alan Sugar's next business partner Photos: Ray Burmiston

Apprentice hopefuls "devastated" as contestant bows out

Broadcaster Tom Allen has said contestants on The Apprentice are "devastated" after fellow competitor Shama Amin had to quit the show for health reasons.

Television • 18 Jan 22

Conor Gilsenan - "I'm going to be the corporate panther in the boardroom" Photos: Ray Burmiston/BBC

Westmeath man among The Apprentice hopefuls on BBC One

Former London Irish rugby player Conor Gilsenan will be flying the flag as one of the 16 contestants on the new series of BBC One's The Apprentice.

Television • 04 Jan 22

(L-R) Alan Sugar and Claude Littner have starred together on the show since 2015 Photo: Press Association/BBC

Apprentice boss hopeful Claude is on the mend

Alan Sugar has said his The Apprentice co-star Claude Littner is "doing very, very well" following a "horrific" accident.

Television • 13 Jul 21

Alan Sugar - Broke the news of his loss on social media

Alan Sugar mourns second sibling after Covid-19 battle

The Apprentice star Alan Sugar has paid tribute to his late sister Shirley, who he said had become "another victim of Covid" just two weeks after the death of their brother Derek, who had also contracted the disease.

Television • 30 Dec 20

What's on? TV highlights for Wednesday

Lots on tonight, including the season finales of The Apprentice and My Yellow Brick Road, a tribute to dandy arts patron Garrech Brown, and In the Long Run and Food Unwrapped Christmas specials . . .

Television • 18 Dec 19

What's on? TV highlights for Wednesday

There's a look back at 40 Years of The Sunday Game, actor and peace campaigner Mark Rylance explores the WWII story of his grandfather, while The Apprentice goes on the scent of perfume . . .

Television • 04 Dec 19

What's on? TV highlights for Wednesday

Donal Skehan's back with more timesaving culinary tips, life is a rollercoaster tonight on The Apprentice, while it's goodbye (again) to Dublin Murders . . .

Television • 06 Nov 19

Nick Hewer would prefer to'eat leg' than do I'm a Celeb

Countdown presenter Nick Hewer has admitted that he turned down both Strictly and I'm A Celebrity - and would "rather eat my own leg" than appear on the latter show.

Nick Hewer • 14 Oct 19