Pocket Money Pitch

Pocket Money Pitch
GenreChildren's reality
Based onDragons' Den
Presented bySteph McGovern
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Production locationDock10 studios
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBBC
Release8 February (2016-02-08) –
11 April 2016 (2016-04-11)

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]

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
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

  1. ^ a b "Pocket Money Pitch , Watch Online". BBC Store. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Phoebe Daltrey (19 October 2016), Reacting to my 'Pocket Money Pitch Vlog', retrieved 21 February 2018
  3. ^ a b "Pocket Money Pitch - The winning social media pitch - what happened next?". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Roue, Lucy (8 February 2016). "Pocket Money Pitch airs on CBBC". Manchester Evening News. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ "kiductions". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Top This - CBBC - BBC". Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Joe Bloodworth (@joe.bloodworth) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.