The final episode of The Apprentice aired tonight on BBC1 at 8.00pm and saw Lord Sugar taking on Dr Leah Totton as a business partner with a personal investment of £250,000. Luisa Zissman with a proposed wholesale bakery business narrowly lost out to Leah's business plan for a chain of Medical Cosmetic clinics to be Lord Sugar’s Apprentice for 2013. The nation was on the edge of their seats to find out whether Lord Sugar would take the safe option of baking or the cosmetic route, which for him, has a moral dilemma.
Yet Leah’s new business venture proposal is not a new concept, as...
Select members of Freerunning academy Street Motion are performing live on the BBC this Saturday. The group who hold classes reguarly throughout Devon will be performing live on the CBBC program 'WILD' airing tomorrow morning, Saturday the 29 July. The show which is presented by Naomi Wilkinson, Tim Warwood and Radzi Chinyanganya encourages children and teens to get off the sofa and be active. As Street Motion founder Dominic Rott explains "freerunning, also known as Parkour is an excellent outlet and alternative exercise for children of all ages. There's a general feeling amoung...
The white folding electric bike which appeared on the latest episode of the BBC's The Apprentice (12 June) is a Batribike Dash.
This neat little machine was launched as a completely new model in Autumn 2013 and has proved very popular. In particular it is suitable for very short riders who have found other bikes too large.
The battery has an 11 Ah standard battery, which is 10% greater capacity than most other bikes in its class. The Dash is now available with a 15 Ah battery (which fits into the same case) for an extra £170.
TV cameras recently descended on East Devon's Otterton Mill for the filming of a new series of the BBC's Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip . The Mill provided a stop-off point for antiques expert James Braxton and celebrity chef Phil Vickery, after a day spent in Devon hunting for antique treasures.
The visit will be featured in a new autumn series of the popular programme, which will be aired in the lead-up to Children in Need.
James and Phil spent several hours at the Mill, learning first about the milling process under the guidance of Head Miller Brian Hart. The pair...
Devon Community Foundation is asking anyone who loves to dance, or who simply loves Devon, to get involved in a county-wide flashmob on Sunday 30 June to help raise funds for the charity.
Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Hollywood classic movie, Flashdance and celebrating BBC Radio Devon’s 30th Birthday, the flashmob will be raising money for BBC Radio Devon’s ‘Give a Gift Appeal’ in aid of Devon Community Foundation.
Famous ballet dancer and Devonian Wayne Sleep is backing the Appeal suggesting as many groups as possible take part in the flashmob to raise as much as...
The BBC has announced that Matt Smith is to leave Doctor Who after four incredible years on the hit BBC One show.
Matt first stepped into the TARDIS in 2010 and will leave the role at the end of this year after starring in the unmissable 50th Anniversary in November and regenerating in the Christmas Special.
During his time as the Doctor, Matt has reached over 30 million unique UK viewers and his incarnation has seen the show go truly global. He was also the first actor to be nominated for a BAFTA in the role.
Matt quickly won over fans to be voted Best Actor by...
As Matt Smith's tenure as Dr Who comes to an end, I found this rather amusing video from behind the scenes of upcoming 50th anniversary special. It does seem slightly sad that just as I, and the rest of my family, were beginning to warm to "The New Doctor" he gets replaced by the "Old Dragon". It does present a strange kind of symmetry however.
BBC TV will be reporting live from Knowle today, Friday 1 March, as people arrive for the controversial Development Management Committee Meeting, which starts at 2pm.
A large public presence is expected, so an extra room adjoining the Council Chamber will be made available. Doors open at 1.30pm.
The DMC has been recommended to approve the Outline Planning Application for Knowle, ‘as part of its aspirations to relocate‘, although many believe the OPA Documents are unsound.
Approval of the Outline Plans submitted by EDDC to itself, could have a domino effect (see '...
Acting BBC Director-General Tim Davie has announced plans to launch more free training days for women who have specialist or expert knowledge and who want to share it in TV and radio interviews and reports.
Following the success of the first ‘Expert Women Day’ that was held in London last month, four further events are now planned for Salford, Glasgow (which will host women from Northern Ireland as well), Cardiff and London, bringing the total number of women trained to 130.
The BBC Academy, working with Broadcast Magazine, recently selected 30 women with specialist...
