Adrian Chiles on some of the club's official DVDs. Both of his cars have WBA in their registration and he has a stained glass West Bromwich Albion crest above his door. Chiles plays the double bass, as revealed when he dueted with violinist Nigel Kennedy playing "Fever" on "The One Show." On 7 May 2008 his co-presenter on "The One Show", Christine Lampard, sang part of a song with Chiles accompanying on piano. He claims that his "Brummie" accent worked in his favour at the BBC. In March 2008, Chiles embarked on a charity cycling trip with footballer Alan Shearer from Newcastle
The Apprentice (UK TV series) Jack Dee. The beginning of the third series saw the launch of a weekly podcast called "The Apprenticast", and a radio programme on BBC Five Live, both hosted by former "Blue Peter" presenter Richard Bacon and running for thirty minutes. Both programmes featured former candidates being questioned by members of the public, comedians, and those who work in business. Some critics have described Bacon's performance as better than that of Adrian Chiles, who presented the similar, but television-based, programme "" For the 2009 series, an independent weekly podcast was also released, hosted by first series contestant James Max, in conjunction