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In this week’s episode, the candidates take on the ultimate test of confidence and charisma by selling products live on TV shopping channels. From spinach moments to that painful yoga mat pitch, this episode provided a lot of highlights!

In this episode:

• Greer and James step up to the challenge themselves and give TV selling a go in The Elevator Pitch

• Greer shares behind-the-scenes gossip on which candidates were not happy with how they were edited

• The pair head to London to try pizza from last year’s runner-up, Anisa

Next time, it is the penultimate task before the interviews, where each team will have to come up with a pet product and obtain the most orders. Who will make a dog's dinner of this challenge?

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Lord Alan Sugar sends the candidates to the Isle of Wight for a second crack at the infamous 9-item challenge. Redemption is the goal… but does anyone actually learn from their mistakes? Did everyone make it to the hovercraft in time?

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Greer and James take on finding their own mystery items in The Elevator Pitch

• Greer shares more Apprentice news, including messages from the listeners

• James delivers a bumper Where Are They Now with four former candidates after last year’s consecutive double firings

Next time, the candidates are back in front of the camera, this time trying to sell goods on the TV shopping channels. Who will be left speechless on the air?

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Ready to step onto the virtual treadmill and pitch your way to victory? Greer and James give you the rundown of this week's task, where teams must design and pitch a gamified fitness product built around a VR treadmill.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Greer and James try to win the listeners' vote with their own gamified fitness pitches
• Greer continues her positivity streak as she runs through her top moments from the task
• James delivers the all-important update on narrator hours and the current team scores

Next time, the candidates get another chance at the infamous 9-item buying challenge. Will they redeem themselves after their first attempt, or are we about to witness another shopping list disaster?

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This week’s task takes the candidates out of the office and into the Egyptian heat for a corporate away day that quickly turns into chaos. From questionable planning to unforgettable kitchen moments, Greer and James break down all of the drama.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Greer and James struggle to plan their own corporate away day in just 60 seconds during The Elevator Pitch.

• A rundown of the best kitchen moments from the episode, including that parsley moment.

• James checks in on candidates who left the process in episodes 5 and 6 last year in Where Are They Now?

Next week, the candidates tackle the fitness scene, coming up with their own gamified fitness product, hoping to impress Lord Sugar. Will it be a photo finish?

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Luxury versus budget, the teams take opposite approaches in the hunt for turning petals into profit. Greer and James analyse the candidates' creations for their corporate client, and their performance selling in the market. With one team targeting high-end bouquets and the other pushing a budget-friendly approach, the difference in pricing strategy leads to a healthy victory for one of the teams. Which team made the right call?

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• James and Greer share their own bespoke flower arrangement ideas in The Elevator Pitch

• Greer brings some rare positivity to her top moments of the week

• James gives an update after already losing a few early predictions

Next week, the candidates travel to Egypt to provide corporate away days, a favourite of Greer and James’. What will they have in store this time!

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This week, the candidates are tasked with creating and branding their own bottled water, developing a concept, an advert, a social media live launch and a pitch that will convince industry buyers and Alan Sugar that their product is the next big thing in hydration.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• James and Greer try to impress with their own innovative ideas that encourage you to drink more water in this week’s Elevator Pitch

• Greer shares more Apprentice News, digging into off-screen ruthlessness between the candidates

• James highlights the brands he spotted during the episode, which tests Greer’s musical knowledge

Next week, the candidates face a brand new challenge that consists of turning petals into profits, selling flowers to the public and corporate clients.

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Greer Riddell and James Van Hinsbergh are back recapping Series 20, Episode 3 of The Apprentice on BBC One with Lord Sugar. The candidates enter the competitive world of catering, tasked with creating a dish for the market and also pitching premium canapés to high-end clients. What could possibly go wrong?

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• James gets completely stuck on his canapé concept and tries to recover it
• Greer’s unfiltered distaste for the egg and cranberry sauce combo
• James’ prediction update and some final predictions

Next week, the candidates swap catering for creativity in an advertising challenge. Will they produce marketing magic or another corporate catastrophe?

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We are back in London, and this week the remaining candidates are tasked with making children’s stories. Will the teams redeem themselves from a rather turbulent start to the process? Greer Riddell and James Van Hinsbergh analyse the team's creations, assess the toilet humour and come up with their own on-the-spot creations.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Greer and James recap their favourite moments before pitching a short story to the audience

• Greer talks chairs and notepads in the latest Apprentice news

• James goes in-depth on the Excel analysis

The next episode will be the first food challenge of the series, a favourite of Greer and James. Will they be impressed this time, or will there be more questionable decisions to pick apart? 

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Series 20 is officially underway, and Lord Sugar wastes no time in sending the candidates off to Hong Kong, for the infamous 9-item buying task. Greer Riddell and James Van Hinsbergh break down the opening task, discuss the first leadership decisions of the season, and analyse the all-important opening boardroom where reputations are made or destroyed.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Greer and James give their analysis on the first boardroom of the season and whether Lord Sugar got it right

• Greer brings the latest Apprentice news you need to know

• James and Greer tackle this week’s Elevator Pitch, trying to uncover what on earth their mystery items actually are

Next episode, there will be more chaos with making children’s stories, additional predictions from our hosts, and another Elevator Pitch that may or may not end in disaster.

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Series 20 is here and before the boardroom doors officially open, Greer Riddell and James Van Hinsbergh get ahead of the chaos with bold opinions, early predictions, and some interesting first impressions.

In this episode of Back to the Boardroom, we kick off our weekly recap of the BBC One business reality hit The Apprentice with Episode 1, Meet the Candidates. This is your essential primer on all 20 hopefuls before Lord Alan Sugar starts handing out taxis.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• Greer and James break down all 20 candidates and their business plans

• James gets going with predictions on the winner, finalists and early exits

• Greer spots what’s changed for Series 20 and what it could mean for the process

Next episode, it’s straight into the first task, where confidence meets reality, and someone immediately proves us wrong!

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The final is here: it's Air Conditioning vs Pizza in the ultimate showdown, as the last two candidates launch their brands. Familiar faces return, bringing plenty of laughs during the video production and branding tasks! 🥶🍕

With one last chance to impress Lord Sugar, Greer and James deliver their pitches for the finalists’ brands and reveal the results of their predictions. Who will win the infamous Hour Challenge? 🫵🏻⏳

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It’s the penultimate episode, and you know what that means — the legendary interviews are back! The final five candidates face the heat as Claudine, Claude, Mike, and Linda put their business plans to the test. 👩🏻‍💼👨‍💼

Greer and James take the hot seat themselves, pitching their own business ideas to the listeners. But first, they break down the standout moments from the episode — with Mike stealing the spotlight more than once! In Apprentice News, Greer shares fresh insights from Mia about last week's outfit choices. 🫵🏻🦸🏻‍♂️

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It’s a stylish shake-up this week as the remaining candidates dive into the world of fashion design, tasked with creating their own environmentally conscious clothing brand. From athleisure to avant-garde, the teams present their creations — but not without turning a few heads on the catwalk! 🩱👗

The independent adjudicator is back for a runway-ready elevator pitch, James gives us the lowdown on ruching, and both he and Greer have some harsh critique for the branding choices. ❌📝

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It is another Apprentice favourite this week, the shopping channel challenge, and it does not disappoint. The remaining candidates pick out items from air fryers to picnic blankets as they take on presenting these to the public audience. 📺🧾

Greer and James are tasked with a stressful presenting-style elevator pitch, where James tells Greer how unbearable it would be to do longer! Our duo find out that Liam cannot operate a hoover, and that Lord Sugar does have casual clothes in his wardrobe. 🎤👖

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Ep 8. Hot Sauce Havoc

What a week! Given the task of making and branding their own hot sauce, the candidates look to impress Lord Sugar. Fast forward through ‘GCSE drama’, rose petals and a horrifying prison experience for Karen, Lord Sugar is left unamused. 🌹🥵

Greer and James bring in ChatGPT for the elevator pitch, discuss Levi Roots and the interesting adverts that the teams produced. James is, of course, unimpressed with the lack of a treat. 🤖🌯

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This week’s task focuses on bringing financial education to children, or at least trying to improve their knowledge of money. In doing so the contestants come up with some interesting ideas, ranging from a toy dog to a cyber security champion! 💻💷

Will James redeem himself this week, as our duo take on an app-solutely energetic elevator pitch? Tune in to find out their ideas and decide whether they would make the cut or not! 📲🧐

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It is time for away day, so off to Turkey we go, greeted at the airport by Tim and Karen. Once again, water is a huge discussion point and refunds cause an upset in the boardroom. ✈️💰

James fumbles the elevator pitch leaving Greer the clear winner this week, before the Apprentice News hands over to some external correspondents Tim and Adam, who have reported in with some updates! 🤦🏻‍♂️📰

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This week the candidates have a decision: whether to do a kids-themed or luxury Easter egg! A space-themed egg goes against a candle-shaped matcha egg to secure the most ‘orders’ from selected retailers. 🍫🍵

Greer and James pitch their own creations, discuss the ‘drama’ in the boardroom and analyse the secretary’s Gantt chart! Which one are you looking forward to the most?! 🥚 🤵‍♂️

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Would you prefer potatoes or tomatoes? This week the contestants start with a coin toss to see who gets what! Fast forward to the meat of the challenge, we end up with a battle of Pizza vs Sausage & Mash. Which one will cut the mustard? 🍅🥔

The independent adjudicator returns to give Greer and James another tricky elevator pitch, while they assess what seems to have been one of the easiest boardroom decisions yet. 🥦🫵🏻

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To buy or not to buy, that is the question! It is off to Stratford-upon-Avon for the infamous scavenger hunt, where the contestants have to figure out what sweet avalanches are and how to improvise a boat hook! 🌹⛵️

Greer and James take on their own sourcing challenge in the elevator pitch, before getting into the best moments of the challenge, along with harsh criticism of Lord Sugar’s Shakespeare recital. 🛠️📚

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This week the contestants are challenged with creating a virtual popstar, right after being serenaded by Lord Sugar performing some Tiësto, much to the dismay of James! 🎶👨‍🎤

James looks into the data behind the 4am wake up, while Greer asks if Nadia can sing Jazz after her flex. The pair also discuss why Karen and Tim were dressed like characters from Tron, the infamous "BAMI" and whether it was fair that Aoibheann was fired?! 👩‍🎤🌅

They also talk Apprentice news, pitch their own pop stars and find out where "Pie Man Paul" from Season 18 is now. 🐑🥧

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For the first challenge, the candidates head to Innsbruck, armed with their GCSE German skills! Greer and James explore the questionable sales strategies, including the use of Rock Paper Scissors, and dish out some much-needed praise for the yodelling skills on display. 🏔️🌳

With the first task completed, James has even more predictions to share, while Greer uncovers some intriguing details about the mattresses in the house. 

Don’t forget to join the fun by sending in your predictions on Instagram! 📊🛏️

The elevator pitch continues with a tasty twist, and as anticipated, the first treat is put under scrutiny for being rubbish! 🍿🏡

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It’s 2025, and you know what that means — season 2 of Back to the Boardroom is here! Greer and James are back for another round of The Apprentice, ready to dive into the drama with 18 fresh candidates vying for Lord Sugar’s investment. Will AI and social media be the buzzwords of the season? 🤖💸

James has already kicked things off with some surprise predictions, and all your favourite segments are making a return, including the infamous hour predictions and elevator pitch. 🛗⌚️

Will the apprentice house get a new phone? Is Claude making a return? And what’s the latest with last season’s candidates? Tune in as Greer and James guide you through the next 12 weeks of business as they go Back to the Boardroom.

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The past 3 months have been and gone, leading up to this one moment - the final! Greer and James are back with a bumper final edition, discussing the improper use of the metaverse, a cartoon pie logo, and some suspect video billboards 🤦🏻‍♀️📹

Greer and James go through some of your messages, give awards for this season's highlights, and tuck into those eagerly anticipated pies from “pie man Phil”, giving you their verdict on the taste 🥧🏆

Never mind the actual result, the all-important result of the narrator hours challenge is here too. Listen in to find out if Greer or James were victorious, and if one was spot on!

Thanks for listening to the last 12 weeks of Back To The Boardroom!

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It is the penultimate episode of this year’s season, which means only one thing, interviews! Greer and James delve into the interview stage, looking at each interview's brutal moments, including many highlights from Mike and even a ‘domain deal’ made on the day! 🫵🏻🧐

Taking you back to the boardroom, Greer highlights some of the awful jokes, in addition to Paul’s body-popping claim before giving you the behind-the-scene lowdown with Apprentice News.

Our duo take a break from the elevator pitch this week to focus on pies and predictions, giving one final narrator update before the winner is crowned next week! 🕰️🕜

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Say cheese! It is the final team task of the series, and this week Phil’s losing streak ends with his Truffle spread coming out on top. In this episode, Greer and James once again dissect the branding choices of the two teams, highlight Lord Sugar's bad jokes, and pick apart the flavours. 🧀🍔

Our duo face a cheese-infused elevator pitch while James reveals his recent delivery of pies, before giving us the latest secretary update and rounding off some predictions that Greer may have (actually) won! 🥧👩🏻‍💼

Brandwatch returns with more sightings from James, and Greer gets us prepared for the interviews with her latest in Apprentice news.

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Pick up the phone now, final price! Just like the (now infamous) resistance walking machine, you don’t want to miss out on this week’s Back to the Boardroom! In this episode our duo discuss taking accountability, decide whether it was unfair Raj was fired and try their hand at Shopping Channel selling with household items - wait until you see what James brings to the table 📺🤑

James goes all out with graphs and in-depth analysis for the narrator and Secretary Segment, while Greer reveals more inside information from behind-the-scenes of the show including why past contestant Noor didn’t enjoy the process.

Phil returns for the ninth time to the losers cafe (surely he has filled up the loyalty card by now), and Raj faces a fall from grace in the boardroom for both the first and last time. ☕️🪪

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Another task, another chance for the candidates to create a brand! This week, it was focused on the ‘XBUS’ electric van, where the teams were to pitch to different target markets - business owners and the leisure market. In episode 8 of Back To The Boardroom, our hosts dissect badly chosen fonts, ask why on earth you’d take a hula hoop on holiday and discuss whether the Project Manager’s job is to make all the decisions 🚚 🚐

The elevator pitch returns in a surprise 30-second format for maximum pressure (James loves the competition) and The Apprentice news reveals some more odd issues about the process - is it really worth the hassle?

While Team Nexus are running away with the wins, Phil continues his losing streak and Raj continues her unbeaten record. Lord Sugar is noted for his good attendance this week, however, that doesn’t make up for the mediocre treat. 🍃🫵🏻

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This week the candidates were sent off to Hungary, and boy are we in need of some wine after that debacle! Back to the Boardroom episode 7 is filled with anger at the outcome, and some punches thrown at our so-called ‘wine experts’, and at the consumers who didn’t request a refund! 💶🍷🍇

The duo get a well-deserved break from the elevator pitch this week, to summarise how their predictions have gone so far, while James surprises Greer with an extra 3 predictions to make!

Phil becomes the leading Apprentice candidate for consecutive losses, Greer has news on his pies, James surprises us with some Hungarian knowledge, and we laugh at the several dances on the ‘boat tour’. 🚤🕺🏻

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It is time for episode 6 of Back to the Boardroom and we have yet another food-related task. This time the candidates are creating cereal aimed at children between 6-8 years old. There’s bad branding and a technology-themed twist - an augmented reality feature hopefully made to entertain the youngsters 🥣🥛

James has a lot to say on Virdi and Phil’s losing streak, alongside highlighting the ‘power-4’ who have yet to lose. Greer shares her ‘recipe’ for Dalmatians cereal in this week’s elevator pitch 🍫

We also discuss Maura creating a polar bear mascot with an added extra, how on earth Phil has escaped the boardroom again, and decide whether accepting an Exclusivity Deal in the pitches was the right way to go.

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It’s episode 5 of The Apprentice and Back To The Boardroom this week. James is absolutely in his element with a Formula E themed task. The candidates have to design their own team logo, car wrap, promotional video and pitch sponsorship placements to big name clients worth millions of pounds 🏁🏎

As always Greer and James are horrified at the candidate’s logo design - HOW can it be that bad? James gives us an update on whether Virdi and Phil are the longest losing candidates in Apprentice history and Greer shares some details on The Apprentice audition process.

The pair also have a good laugh at Virdi’s video direction in this week’s episode, ask whether Paul has copied his colour scheme from F1 team Force India and try to understand why Raj was doing a voiceover with her coat on her head 🙈🇮🇳

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We’re back for episode 4 of Back to the Boardroom, recapping the infamous buying task! The candidates this week were running around Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, finding a whole host of products - many of which they couldn’t pronounce… including “shucked” oysters, a “bachin” and Jersey Wonders 🍪💷

James wants to know whether the running is absolutely necessary and Greer has put her foot in it with predictions. We’re also discussing marking down artisan products for 75%, laughing at some of the candidate’s negotiation techniques, (“You’re the best surfboard merchant around!”) and reviewing the shock double firing! 👉🔥

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Join hosts Greer and James as they go Back to the Boardroom and behind the scenes of the latest episode of The Apprentice. We bring our unique take on the show's iconic business challenges, intense boardroom showdowns, and the clashes between candidates. 

If you want to get close to The Apprentice action but you’re not up for power dressing, being woken up with a 4AM phone call and having to patronise at least one graphic designer, this podcast is the one for you. So, go Back to the Boardroom with Greer and James. Lord Sugar will see you now.

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This week saw the candidates mixed up for the first time this season, forming the first iteration of teams ‘Nexus’ and ‘Supereme’. With dancing bears and (maybe) drunken mayors, the two teams set off to create their virtual escape rooms. Greer and James are back with some lighthearted analysis of the challenge, as they assess the teams’ performance in the virtual world 🎮🐻.

Greer sheds some light on why the candidates are always wearing a scarf after being fired, while James eagerly examines everyone’s computer usage and comes up with a font conspiracy theory 🧣👀

Additionally, our duo take you through their Escape Room Elevator Pitches, and have a lot to say on logo design!

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Join hosts Greer and James as they go Back to the Boardroom and behind the scenes of the latest episode of The Apprentice. We bring our unique take on the show's iconic business challenges, intense boardroom showdowns, and the clashes between candidates. 

If you want to get close to The Apprentice action but you’re not up for power dressing, being woken up with a 4AM phone call and having to patronise at least one graphic designer, this podcast is the one for you. So, go Back to the Boardroom with Greer and James. Lord Sugar will see you now.

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We’re back for episode 2 of Back to the Boardroom chatting all things cheesecake! The candidates this week were tasked with making some deliciously decadent mini cheesecakes which they would sell to a corporate client and customers at a food market. Which team will have flavours that triumph and which will crumble under the pressure? Greer and James are on hand to see how well the teams did in their race to become Lord Sugar's next business partner 🍰🤔

James keeps an eye open for spreadsheets, badly written pound signs and has a meltdown over Lord Sugar’s treats. Greer shares with us some behind the scenes facts including what being in the Apprentice house is really like.

We’re also cringing at negotiations, avocado centres and paying £13 for a snack… and remember, when the client says no to chocolate - don’t ask a further three times! 🥑

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Join hosts Greer and James as they go Back to the Boardroom and behind the scenes of the latest episode of The Apprentice. We bring our unique take on the show's iconic business challenges, intense boardroom showdowns, and the clashes between candidates. 

If you want to get close to The Apprentice action but you’re not up for power dressing, being woken up with a 4AM phone call and having to patronise at least one graphic designer, this podcast is the one for you. So, go Back to the Boardroom with Greer and James. Lord Sugar will see you now.

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Back to the Boardroom. In the first task of the season, a new wave of ambitious candidates journey to the Scottish Highlands to win over those all-important first impressions in the race to become Lord Sugar's next business partner 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The candidates are thrown in the deep end and have to organise a memorable corporate away day that includes exciting outdoor activities and delicious food. Will the teams triumph, or will refunds be issued?

Expect to hear all about fish crumble, why you shouldn't clap early in the boardroom and why water is not a real welcome drink! 🥧🐠

As it is the first week, James also sets out our predictions for the series, and Greer takes a look back to 2005, the year The Apprentice began.

So, go Back to the Boardroom with Greer and James. Lord Sugar will see you now.

About Back To The Boardroom:

Join hosts Greer and James as they go Back to the Boardroom and behind the scenes of the latest episode of The Apprentice. We bring our unique take on the show's iconic business challenges, intense boardroom showdowns, and the clashes between candidates. 

If you want to get close to The Apprentice action but you’re not up for power dressing, being woken up with a 4AM phone call and having to patronise at least one graphic designer, this podcast is the one for you. So, go Back to the Boardroom with Greer and James. Lord Sugar will see you now.

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