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Why I Fired Them

Episode 13 of 14

With Lord Sugar on the cusp of choosing his new business partner, we look back on the candidates who fell before the final hurdle.

With Lord Sugar on the cusp of choosing his new business partner, we look back on the candidates who fell before the final hurdle and the tasks that took them to the brink.

In this landmark 15th year, the candidates sought sales on a South African safari, rebranded the country of Finland, accidentally made rude-looking lollies for a corporate client and made a turtle talk. They sold silver service on a steam train, encountered the twists and turns of rollercoaster design and created their own brand of perfume. Their trials and errors have made us chuckle, cry and cringe.

Lord Sugar leads us through the best and worst decisions made by this year’s aspiring entrepreneurs. Reflecting on their boardroom bust-ups, he lets us in on the reasons he decided to utter the dreaded words, ‘You’re Fired!’

58 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Tsidii Le Loka, Unknown Ensemble

    Circle of Life

  • 00:02

    Disneyland Chorus

    Pink Elephants On Parade (From Walt Disney's ''Dumbo'')

  • 00:04

    The City of Prague Philharmonic, Crouch End Festival Chorus

    Hatari (Baby Elephant Walk)

  • 00:07

    Foreigner

    Cold As Ice

  • 00:09

    New Young Pony Club

    Ice Cream

  • 00:09

    Little Richard

    Tutti Frutti

  • 00:12

    Snap!

    Rhythm Is A Dancer

  • 00:14

    The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Twilight Zone Main Theme

  • 00:16

    Madness

    Riding On My Bike

  • 00:16

    Anita Harris

    Pushbike Song

  • 00:17

    Kraftwerk

    Tour De France / Prologue / Etape 1 / Chrono / Etape 2 (3-D)

  • 00:19

    Thin Lizzy

    Sarah

  • 00:21

    The Neil Richardson Orchestra

    Mastermind

  • 00:21

    Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

    A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird

  • 00:22

    Alexandre Desplat

    Mr. Fox In The Fields Medley

  • 00:25

    The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine

    Life's A Dream (From "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier")

  • 00:26

    Faithless

    Insomnia

  • 00:25

    The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra And Crouch Festival Chorus

    The Addams Family

  • 00:28

    Gustav Holst

    Mars, The Bringer of War From The Planets

  • 00:28

    Dizzee Rascal

    Bonkers

  • 00:30

    Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg

    Je t'aime...moi non plus

  • 00:31

    Donna Summer

    I Feel Love

  • 00:33

    Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

  • 00:22

    Alexandre Desplat

    Boggis, Bunce and Bean

  • 00:33

    Caro Emerald

    A Night Like This

  • 00:34

    Elvis Presley

    Mystery Train

  • 00:38

    Nick Urata

    Duel With Facilities

  • 00:39

    Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music (single edit)

  • 00:48

    The Prodigy

    Firestarter

  • 00:51

    Jamie Lawson

    Sorrow Town (feat. Ron Sexsmith)

  • 00:51

    The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conducte

    Peter Gunn

  • 00:54

    Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

  • 00:55

    Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

    Sing, Sing, Sing

  • 00:55

    Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

  • 00:56

    Ed Sheeran & Rudimental

    Bloodstream

  • 00:56

    Sugababes vs Girls Aloud

    Walk This Way

  • 00:57

    Peter Gabriel

    Big Time

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Lord Sugar
Participant Karren Brady
Participant Claude Littner
Director Jenny Byrom
Executive Producer Paul Broadbent
Executive Producer Emma Peach
Production Company FremantleMedia

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