Pocket Money Pitch
Pocket Money Pitch is a short-lived British CBBC children's reality television series, which premiered on 8 February 2016 on a weekly basis. The series consisting of ten episodes airs every Monday during its series duration.[1]
Pocket Money Pitch | |
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Genre | Children's reality |
Based on | Dragons' Den |
Presented by | Steph McGovern |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Production location | Dock10 studios |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBBC |
Original release | 8 February – 11 April 2016 |
Format
Pocket Money Pitch focuses on various celebrity entrepreneurs viewing children's business ideas, in which the winner will receive a year's worth of pocket money (£322.40). The show's television format is loosely based upon Dragon's Den.
Episodes
No. | Project | Guru | Original air date | Business Buddies | Winner |
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Ep. 1 | Food | Levi Roots | 8 February 2016 | Bianca Miller, Suleman Sacranie, Luke Thomas | Kool Cookies |
Ep. 2 | Fashion accessories | Myleene Klass | 15 February 2016 | Luke Thomas, Amber Atherton, Emma-Jayne Parkes | The Sewing Cycle |
Ep. 3 | Inventions | Rob Law | 22 February 2016 | Emily Brooke, Bianca Miller, Emma-Jayne Parkes | C-Klik |
Ep. 4 | Social Media | Jamal Edwards | 29 February 2016 | Ben Towers, Suleman Sacranie, Emma-Jayne Parkes | Kiductions Joe Bloodworth & Phoebe Daltrey[2][3] |
Ep. 5 | Toys and Games | Michael Acton Smith | 7 March 2016 | Ben Towers, Emma-Jayne Parkes , Emily Brooke | Denventure |
Ep. 6 | Retail | Hussein Lalani | 14 March 2016 | Luke Thomas, Bianca Miller, Amber Atherton | Gorgeous on Earth |
Ep. 7 | Online | Sarah Jane Thomson | 21 March 2016 | Ben Towers, Amber Atherton, Suleman Sacranie | Coding Kids |
Ep. 8 | Animal Innovations | Claire Gavin | 28 March 2016 | Emma-Jayne Parkes, Bianca Miller, Luke Thomas | Laura's Pet Pressies |
Ep. 9 | Sport and Adventure | John Graham | 4 April 2016 | Ben Towers, Amber Atherton, Emily Brooke | Babaton |
Ep. 10 | What Happened Next | All gurus | 11 April 2016 | Ben Towers, Amber Atherton, Emily Brooke, Bianca Miller, Luke Thomas, Emma-Jayne Parkes, Suleman Sacranie | N/A |
Production
The show is presented by BBC Breakfast Business presenter Steph McGovern.[4] Levi Roots, Myleene Klass, Jamal Edwards and Ben Towers are included as three of the other various entrepreneurs.[4]
Broadcast
The show was first broadcast on the CBBC on 8 February 2016 at 5.30pm.[1][4] From the 8th episode until the end of the series, the show at 5.00pm.
Kiductions.com
Joe Bloodworth and Phoebe Daltrey started kiductions.com through Pocket Money Pitch.[2] They impressed the guru Jamal Edwards and won the years worth of pocket money.[3] The website was up for a couple of years, then closed for refurbishment and will reopen in 2018.[5]
Phoebe Daltrey later went on to star in CBBC's Top This as a presenter of the show.[6]
Joe Bloodworth is now a Hypebeast/Fashion influencer posting fashion photos on his Instagram.[7]
References
- "Pocket Money Pitch , Watch Online". BBC Store. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- Phoebe Daltrey (19 October 2016), Reacting to my 'Pocket Money Pitch Vlog', retrieved 21 February 2018
- "Pocket Money Pitch - The winning social media pitch - what happened next?". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- Roue, Lucy (8 February 2016). "Pocket Money Pitch airs on CBBC". Manchester Evening News. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- "kiductions". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Top This - CBBC - BBC". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Joe Bloodworth (@joe.bloodworth) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.