The Cottage Smallholder

Still to watch last nights strictly. Sometimes get to watch the bake off but only when OH is not about!

Raymond Blanc reckons that  Ruby is the winner

Well whoever we think it might be- it has already been decided as the programme is obviously filmed starting in springtime, so must have finished ages ago.

When I was still working, an episode of The Apprentice was filmed on our premises in a May time, and we had to sign a declaration that we would not reveal anything about it as it was not due to go out until November (it was the final task they had to do) and instead of November, they rescheduled the programmes broadcasting to early the next year and the final did not air until May that year, so we had to keep stum for a year! Very tempting at times to talk about it.

It was the one where they had to develop a new alcoholic drink and also the bottle to go with it. All the drinks and the bottle designs were done in conjunction with my old company premises in Bishops Stortford.

Yes they did not listen to what they were being told and of course the programme only shows a snapshot of what went on. The designers worked for a solid 24 hours on design and model making and the final bottles were delivered to them at 6am on the next morning. The liquids were developed within the working day.

However, the final judging was done near to the day the programme went out which was a year later as I pointed out.

I believe the winning lady was the one that recently sued Alan Sugar for not giving her the work she was expecting to do.