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Dragons Den: Series 16, Episode 4, August 2016

Dragons' Den Series16, Episode 4, August 2016, Documentary Reality TV, BBC2 England Synopsis Series in which budding entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to multimillionaires. Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sarah Willingham and Nick Jenkins take their seats to face a fresh batch of entrepreneurs who dare to enter through the Den doors.In this episode, tensions are running high as an entrepreneur ruffles some feathers in the Den when he fails to clarify his restaurant business model, a husband-and-wife duo fight to defend their innovative drilling tool gadget, and it is sink or swim for a businessman pitching his portable water-saving product. But will any of the Dragons see the potential in his eco-friendly design, or will they wash their hands of it?

Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods with Cherry Healey

Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods with Cherry Healey Series2 Episode2, July 2013, BBC1 London Synopsis We're used to hearing the bad news about the food we eat, but what's the good news? In this series, presenter Cherry Healey travels the length and breadth of Britain to discover whether science can unlock the hidden health powers of some of our favourite foods. With the help of scientists, dieticians and the Great British public, she finds out that there can be healthy secrets lurking in the most surprising places. In this episode, Cherry Healey tests the daily staples that may help with everything from our hearts to our teeth: coffee, chocolate, potatoes, cheese, curry and berries.

Cherry Healey: Work & Play

Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life Work & Play July 2012, BBC3 Synopsis Cherry Healey investigates why people work so hard and play so hard in a world that never switches off. When so many of us are working longer hours than ever before, how are we also partying as if our lives depended on it? And is it really making us happy or just stressed? Cherry meets a man who works 20 hours a day, a group of lads who regularly blow their weekly wages in one night and a single mum who holds down four jobs.

Cherry Healey: How Prejudiced Are We?

Cherry Healey: How to Get a Life How Prejudiced Are We? July 2012, BBC3 Synopsis Cherry Healey is on a quest to find out how prejudiced we are in today’s politically-correct world. Are we as open-minded as we like to think we are or are intolerance and bigotry still rife in the UK? She meets a female firefighter, a black ballet dancer, a wheelchair user and a victim of discrimination in the workplace to get a snapshot of modern Britain. Cherry spends time with those challenging stereotypes to find out how our preconceptions - and hers - have changed

Channel 4: What Makes a Masterpiece?

What Makes a Masterpiece? January 2012, Channel 4, Science challenges art Synopsis Matthew Cain presents a three-part series exploring the world of art through ’neuro-aesthetics’, a field of scientific research that looks at how the brain processes art. In the third episode, Cain explores the world of visual art. The experiments throw up some surprising results about what we respond most strongly to, even casting Brit Art "enfant terrible" (terrible child) Damien Hirst in a different light.

BBC2: Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook December 2011, BBC2 England Synopsis Emily Maitlis reports on life inside Facebook. In just seven years, Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg went from college dorm to running a business with millions of users, and a value of many billions of dollars. His idea to ‘make the world more open and connected’ has sparked a revolution in communication, and now looks set to have a huge impact on business too. Featuring a rare interview with Zuckerberg himself, the film tells the story of Facebook’s creation, looks at the accuracy of The Social Network movie, and examines Facebook’s plans to use the personal information it has collected to power a new kind of online advertising.

Channel 4: Too Poor for Posh School

Too Poor for Posh School March 2010, Channel 4 Synopsis Documentary following the journey of three boys as they undergo a relentless day of tests and interviews for a scholarship to London’s Harrow School, which normally charges as much as the average British salary per year in fees.

BBC The Apprentice Series 4 Episode 10 Supercars

The Apprentice Series 4 Episode 10 (May 2008) Documentary Reality TV BBC1, London Synopsis With just six candidates remaining, the pressure is on to win and make it through to the penultimate task. Sir Alan gives the teams a choice of supercars and challenges them to rent them out to members of the public.