How to watch The Apprentice Season 18
| Premiered: February 1 |
| New Episodes: Every Thursday at 9pm GMT |
| Channel: BBC One |
| Stream Free: on BBC iPlayer (UK) |
| Watch Anywhere: Stream from anywhere with ExpressVPN |
Watch The Apprentice Season 18: Preview
What does a pie shop CEO, “The Mary Poppins of business,” and a former member of UK band “Arcitechs” have in common? They’re among those braving the boardroom for a chance to partner with Lord Sugar and secure his £250,000 investment. Never less than nail-biting entertainment, we explain below how to watch The Apprentice Season 18 online from anywhere – and completely free.
The Apprentice is back putting what started as 18 brand-new entrepreneurs through their paces in a series of business-related challenges. Each tasks is designed to test a different aspect of their industry savvy, and we've already seen some classics. The high-pressured, against-the-clocks stakes are, as ever, heightened by having Baroness Brady and Tim Campbell MBE scrutinizing the contestants' every move.
We won't spoil who's been on the receiving end of Lord Sugar's firing finger so far, but among this year’s immodest starting lineup were pharmacist Amina Khan, the self-declared “hardest-working woman in business,” and jewellery shop owner Noor Bouziane, who says she'll “go to any length” to win that life-altering investment. They’re joined by Tre Lowe, a former DJ and “super geek,” Phil Turner, “Supreme Pie Champion” of 2020, and perinatal fitness coach Sam Saadet, a wheeler-dealer with an eye for a bargain.
Candidates are all desperate to prove their own hype during a range of unique challenges. We've already seen them devise a virtual escape room and host corporate away days in the Scottish Highlands while still to come are challenges such as creating, producing, and marketing children’s cereal.
But the undoubted pleasure of this reality TV show is watching these so-called “titans of industry” make cockups unworthy of high school enterprise day, and we've had plenty of fudging numbers, making manufacturing faux pas, and throwing their teammates under the bus to avoid getting the chop already this series.
18 hopeful candidates entered the boardroom, yet only one can leave with that life-changing £250,000 investment. Find out who with our guide below, which explains how to watch The Apprentice Season 18 online with BBC iPlayer from anywhere.
Watch The Apprentice Season 18 online in the UK
The Apprentice Season 18 is currently airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Starting on February 1, new episodes will air on Thursday evenings at 9pm GMT. With iPlayer, you can watch BBC broadcasts live, or stream episodes on-demand shortly after their initial release. There will be 12 episodes in total, with the final episode being scheduled for April 4.
BBC iPlayer is available on a number of devices and it’s absolutely FREE to watch. To create a BBC account, all you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. B1A 1AA), in addition to a valid TV licence.
Abroad? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access BBC iPlayer like you would at home.
How to watch The Apprentice Season 18 from anywhere
If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can watch The Apprentice Season 18 and stream every episode just like you would back home.
While BBC iPlayer is for licence fee-paying Brits and blocks access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN which can change your IP address to make it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, UK citizens in the States can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK based server and tune into all the programmes on BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world, just like you would back home.
Step-by-step of using a VPN to unblock:
1. Choose a VPN and install it - our go-to recommendation is ExpressVPN
2. Connect to a server - for BBC iPlayer, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the UK
3. Go to the live stream you wish to access - for The Apprentice, head to BBC iPlayer
The Apprentice 2024 Candidates
- Virdi Singh Mazaria, 24, music producer
- Amina Khan, 32, pharmacist & business owner
- Dr. Asif Munaf, 34, wellness brand owner
- Flo Edwards, 29, recruitment consultant
- Foluso Falade, 25, project manager
- Jack Davies, 29, recruitment director
- Maura Rath, 32, yoga company owner
- Noor Bouziane, 22, jewellery company owner
- Oliver Medforth, 27, sales executive
- Onyeka Nweze, 25, chartered company secretary
- Paul Bowen, 34, pie company director
- Dr. Paul Midha, 29, dental group owner
- Phil Turner, 37, pie company owner
- Rachel Woolford, 27, boutique fitness studio owner
- Raj Chohan, 41, mortgage broker
- Sam Saadet, 33, perinatal fitness coach
- Steve Darken, 37, management consultant
- Tre Lowe, 48, musician & wellness entrepreneur
The Apprentice 2024 Trailer
What Were The Apprentice Season 18 Tasks Each Episode?
- Episode 1: "Highlands Corporate Away Day" - February 1
- Episode 2: "Cheesecakes" - February 8
- Episode 3: "Virtual Escape Rooms - February 15
- Episode 4: "Discount Buying" - February 22
- Episode 5: "Formula E" - February 29
Who's Been Fired So Far In The Apprentice Season 18?
- Episode 1 - Oliver Medford
- Episode 2 - Paul Bowen
- Episode 3 - Asif Munaf
- Episode 4 - Amina Khan & Jack Davies
