Reel 6: Best of July

Picture of the month: Taken Mont d'Azur, Provence, 13th July. Click for full size

Here's a look back at this month's output and the very best of Reel 6 from July.

TV Review: The Apprentice

The mystery of the year: how did Tom win?

How on earth did Tom win The Apprentice? I have no inkling as to how he did it, and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t either, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Lord Sugar woke up the morning after and was pretty miffed himself.

When this nice, ineffectual, geeky man turned up in week one, on his bike, I gave him two weeks tops. Then, he proceeded to be in the losing team for the first five tasks. He was obviously bright, but didn’t seem to have any cutting edge at all. He was the epitome of amiability, and he was loved by all, but that was never going to be enough.