Ruth Badger knows business inside out and says she can sell anything. But what happens when ‘The Badger’, who admits that she is stubborn, sarcastic and undiplomatic, comes face to face with Britain’s worst sales teams? With clueless staff, hapless managers and little organisation, Ruth has got her work cut out for her when she takes control of some of the worst sales teams in the country. She is the last hope for these failing businesses, so it really is a case of Badger or Bust.

Ruth Badger returns to Sky One to try to turn around the fortunes of struggling businesses. The Badger helps some party planners who are big on parties, but short on planning.

Tuesday 8 May 2007 at 22:00

Road Wars is back with an all-new series, bringing its explosive mix of gritty observational documentary and action-packed CCTV footage together as it follows the Thames Valley Police Proactive Team, as they collar criminals out on the streets. Road Wars also features the best video footage from Britain’s other police forces and from around the world, showcasing the most unbelievable crashes, crimes and craziness caught on camera.

Two officers hit the jackpot in Slough’s biggest ever drugs raid. Meanwhile, a Lancashire Police chopper films cows catching a car thief, cops tackle drunk drivers in Cleveland and officers from Texas have a blazing shootout with armed car-jackers.

Sky One, 8TH May 9PM

Supermodel Heidi Klum joins forces with American Elle magazine to present Project Runway, a red-hot competition set in the most glamorous business in the world: fashion. The inspiration behind Sky’s Project Catwalk, this glitzy series sees wannabe designers compete in weekly challenges, before three finalists face- off at New York Fashion Week.

There’s a nasty surprise in store for the 14 hopefuls when their lavish rooftop party is cut short by the news that they must destroy the clothes on their backs in the latest challenge.

The show kicks off on the 7th May at 9pm.

BADGER OR BUST is a new six-part factual entertainment programme, following Ruth Badger’s fearless attempts to turn some of Britain’s most struggling sales teams into winners. Visiting a different classic sales business each week, such as a double glazing company and an estate agents, The Badger gets very swiftly to the heart of the problem and wastes no time telling the boss where they’ve gone wrong and how to fix it – if she fails, her reputation and their jobs are at stake.

Ruth Badger said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be working with Sky One again in a brand new show, the difference is this time I put my money where my mouth is in Badger or Bust. This is the real test for me, I claim to be able to increase sales in any business!

“So, in at the deep end, any business that is struggling, I roll my sleeves up and ensure that they perform. Either way, kicking or screaming, I get results!”

Badger or Bust will air from Tuesday 8th May, 9pm, Sky One

As Kate Middleton’s relationship with HRH Prince William continues to flourish and speculation of an imminent engagement reaches fever pitch, Kate: The New Diana? examines the media whirlwind surrounding the enigmatic woman who’s bagged the world’s most eligible bachelor – and whether she can cope with the pressure.

Over 20 years, Diana became the most talked about and photographed woman in the world…a fairytale princess. But the storybook lifestyle unravelled, ending in tragedy in 1997. 10 years on and Kate Middleton’s 25th birthday in January saw a media scrum outside her house – the images made for uncomfortable viewing and a stark comparison to the life Diana was forced to lead. Young, beautiful and in love with a handsome prince, the UK has gone Kate crazy. But what does fate have in store for this princess in waiting? Is Kate Middleton our new Diana? Read more & comment »

The Beckhams Go To Hollywood will examine what the future holds for the Beckhams as they quit Madrid for a new life in Hollywood. The Beckhams are moving to LA, but in the city of a million stars just how high is theirs in the firmament? Have the Beckhams achieved A-list status or do they have a bit of a way to go before they make the grade? Comedian Iain Lee is on a mission to find out. With the help of the UK’s best Beckham look-a-likes, Andy Harmer and Camilla Shadbolt, and with advice from Hollywood’s top society experts, Iain will be posing as the Beckham’s PA in their new-found home-city in an attempt to find out how LA feels about the Beckhams? Will they love them, loathe them or will they not have a clue who they are? Are they really power players in their new home, or just another immigrant couple trying to buy into the dream in the city of angels? The Beckhams Go To Hollywood will broadcast exclusively on Sky One on Monday 30 April at 10.00pm.

“David and Victoria will be welcomed with open arms by LA. We’re nothing but gracious to new stars. We love them, but we eat them up and spit them out.”

Jeffrey Jolson, Editor, Hollywood Reporter

Across the hour Iain pulls out all the stops to test the Beckhams A-list star power, including some good old fashioned cherry knocking, a 15-seat stretch hummer and a 10-strong celebrity entourage which seems to deliver the superstar sucker-punch on the streets of Beverly Hills. Does the Beckham name open doors or get them slammed shut in their face? We’ll find out as Iain attempts to shut down a store for some personal shopping Beckham style, purchase a $300,000 Lambourghini and get a table at The Ivy for the Beckhams and their entourage, all at a moments notice.

The Beckhams Go To Hollywood takes us from the paparazzi garnished sidewalks of Beverly Hills to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and from the mean streets of Carson City to the velvet rope of LA’s most exclusive nightspots. Iain will push things to the limit with his superstar celebrity demands.

The Beckhams Go To Hollywood will include interviews with Hollywood’s top society experts including image consultant Genelle Brooks, paparazzi David Aguilera and Patt Shipp from The National Enquirer.

The Beckhams Go To Hollywood will broadcast exclusively on Sky One on Monday 30 April at 10.00pm.

Project Runaway is presented by supermodel Heidi Klum and selects a cast of fifteen talented fashion designers from thousands of hopefuls to compete for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show in the world-renowned Bryant Park tents during New York’s Fashion Week.

Project Runway will provide the opportunity for the budding designers to break into the notoriously exclusive fashion business. The US phenomenon and Emmy-nominated reality series has proven to be one of television’s most talked-about shows and produced some of TV’s most memorable personalities and unforgettable moments.

Klum heads a panel of industry luminaries, including top women’s and men’s wear designer Michael Kors and Elle Magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, who will serve as judges and industry mentors charged with selecting and moulding the budding designers. In addition, each week will feature a special guest judge based on the specific challenge given to the participants. Tim Gunn, Chair of Fashion Design for Parsons The New School For Design, will return to guide the contestants through each of their challenges. The fifteen contestants will be whittled down to only three finalists who will face-off in front of an audience of movers and shakers at New York Fashion Week.

Project Runway can be seen on Sky One from Monday 30th April at 9.00pm.

The Sun reports:

‘NASTY’ Nigel Lythgoe’s wine show Corkscrewed has been axed by Sky One because of falling ratings.

Just 53,000 viewers tuned into the second episode on Monday night and the remaining two shows will be shown on Sky Three.

It’s a big blow for Nigel, 57, executive producer of American Idol and one of the men behind Popstars and Pop Idol.

The four-parter follows Nigel and his pal Ken Warwick, also an executive producer on American Idol, as they try to make a go of a Californian vineyard.

Sky One’s average audience for its key 9pm slot is normally 295,000.

‘Nasty’ Nigel and Ken get a sobering taste of reality as the tables are turned in…CORKSCREWED

‘Nasty’ Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick, from childhood friends in Liverpool to the hottest television producers in America, take on unfamiliar territory as they try their hands at the wine business in Corkscrewed. This four-part observational documentary follows their trials and exploits as they make a major investment in a lifelong dream – owning their own vineyard.

Originally planned as a consortium of buyers including Simon Cowell, Simon Fuller, Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson, the investors, one by one, pulled out, leaving Nigel and Ken to go it alone. With little horticultural knowledge and no experience in the field they’re facing their toughest challenge yet. They can make idols, but can they make wine? Read more & comment »

When Shilpa Shetty entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in January she was virtually unknown in Britain. Emerging three weeks later, she had become one of the most recognisable and high-profile faces in the UK, having been at the centre of a media furore. But who is the real Shilpa Shetty?

This documentary goes behind the headlines to reveal the Bollywood star’s rise to fame. Bagging her first lead role at the age of 19, Shilpa has appeared in almost 50 films. She has campaigned to raise awareness of HIV-Aids and against the use of wild animals in circuses, and she was chosen to be the ambassador of Romanov Vodka for her status as an aspirational icon, despite not drinking. Read more & comment »

Ruth Badger knows business inside out and says she can sell anything… But what will happen when The Badger comes face to face with some of Britain’s worst trickiest teams?

Having won her place in viewers hearts as a feisty, straight talking sales whiz in The Apprentice and moving on to mentoring in Sky One’s The Big Idea, The Badger needs a new challenge. And they don’t come much more challenging than this!

BADGER OR BUST is a new six-part factual entertainment programme, following Ruth Badger’s fearless attempts to turn some of Britain’s most struggling sales teams into winners. Visiting a different classic sales business each week, such as a double glazing company and an estate agents, The Badger gets very swiftly to the heart of the problem and wastes no time telling the boss where they’ve gone wrong and how to fix it – if she fails, her reputation and their jobs are at stake.

Ruth Badger said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be working with Sky One again in a brand new show, the difference is this time I put my money where my mouth is in Badger or Bust. This is the real test for me, I claim to be able to increase sales in any business!

“So, in at the deep end, any business that is struggling, I roll my sleeves up and ensure that they perform. Either way, kicking or screaming, I get results!”

Badger or Bust will air from Tuesday 8th May, 9pm, Sky One

Hello reported:

Chris Tarrant’s estranged wife Ingrid had a lucky escape from injury on Tuesday when she walked away from the wreck of a giant truck. The action-loving 52-year-old was miraculously unharmed after a stunt went horribly wrong during filming for Sky One’s reality show The Race.

Ingrid was attempting to jump her £150,000 ‘Bigfoot’ truck over a series of cars at the Silverstone track in Northants when the 4×4 vehicle flipped over and landed on its roof. Paramedics immediately rushed to the scene where they found the pretty blonde unharmed although shaken. “Ingrid was conscious when they reached her – and lucid,” said the show’s spokesperson. “The first thing she said was, ‘I’m sorry’.”

But the incident clearly hasn’t dented Ingrid’s enthusiasm for high-octane adventure as she said she would do it all again. “It happened so quickly I didn’t know I was upside down,” she revealed. “I was airborne. It was the most sensational feeling. I didn’t know what happened until I saw the footage.”

Sky One have a new reality show due to air next week and it is chock full of celebrities that you know and love!

Before the real trials begin, in the first show each celebrity will have to obtain their Association of Racing Drivers Schools certificate (ARDS) to qualify them for the challenges ahead and ensure they have the necessary skills to cope. If they can’t make it past this then they don’t belong in The Race.

From then on it’s high octane entertainment as every day each team member will line up for a main event while one driver from each team will step forward to take part in a one-on-one driving duel, the Rev Head Challenge. With the pressure all on one person to bag valuable points and move their team up the grid positions this will be a true test of character.

On to each day’s main event when the celebs will compete as a team against the opposite sex in everything from monster trucks to the formula Lotus sports cars to improve their Grand Prix grid standing and avoid being handed the suit of shame. With team pride and camaraderie playing as big a part as personal rivalries and self esteem, passions and tensions are set to run high.

Host of The Race, Denise van Outen said: “I can’t wait to get trackside with the girls and boys to find out once and for all which sex really is better behind the wheel. This is going to be the hardest week of some of our celebrity’s lives and with David and Eddie in charge I can’t see anyone being given an easy ride.�

Overseeing everything will be safety expert Dave Allen, lads lieutenant Steve Deeks, girls guide Liz Halliday and of course David and Eddie, stepping in to pass judgement on their team’s performance.

As if competing together wasn’t enough to fray the nerves, all the celebrities will be living together for the week in a purpose built compound situated within the confines of Silverstone. They’ll have all the comforts of custom built luxury buses but with the cameras following them here as well we’ll get to see how much heat they carry with them away from the circuit.

Every night live at 10:00pm on Sky One from the studio at Silverstone, Denise van Outen will be looking back at the day’s highlights from the track, as well as inviting a selection of celebrities in to talk through their triumphs and disappointments. Viewers can then switch over to Sky Three when from 11:00pm Iain Lee will take viewers further behind the scenes with more news and interviews trackside from throughout the day.

When the dust settles on Friday it’s time to lose one member of each team as David and Eddie are asked to assess each of their team member’s performance and select their weakest driver for elimination.

It’s then onto Sunday’s Grand Prix as our remaining eight drivers strap themselves into their high spec Formula Fords, capable of 0-100kph in under five seconds, putting the week’s lessons to the test with 30 laps around one of Silverstone’s trickiest tracks in the thrilling finale. As the celebs go under starters orders they know they’ll have to work with their colleagues to ensure valuable points for a team victory, while at the same time it’s every man and woman for themselves as they all compete to be crowned champion.

As the chequered flag falls for the last time, either boys or girls will prove they had the skill and endurance to come out on top, while only one racing wannabe will pick up the trophy and spray the champagne as winner of Sky One’s The Race.

Sky One today announced the full team line-ups for the week-long reality racing challenge at the world famous Silverstone race track, as five celebrity boys take on five celebrity girls in a full throttle battle of the sexes. Under the guidance of Formula One legends David Coulthard and Eddie Irvine and the watchful eye of host Denise van Outen, UK and US stars of sport, music, film and television will be going head-to-head everyday for a week, racing everything from sports cars to monster trucks in the battle for pole position.

Captained by Eddie Irvine and David Coulthard, the ten celebrity racers are:

THE BOYS

Eddie Irvine: Team Captain

1. Nigel Benn, Former boxing World Champion

2. Les Ferdinand, Former England footballer

3. Brian Johnson, Lead singer AC/DC

4. Nick Moran, Lock, Stock star

5. Gary Numan, Electro-pop legend

THE GIRLS

David Coulthard: Team Captain

1. Ms. Dynamite, Urban music mæstro

2. Tamara Ecclestone, Presenter and daughter of F1 CEO

3. Jenny Frost, Pop star and ex-Atomic Kitten

4. Melissa Joan Hart, Former teenage starlet

5. Ingrid Tarrant, TV personality and travel writer