Sylvia (Focus song) on the "Old Grey Whistle Test", along with a number of UK gigs in late 1972, has been crediting with exposing the band and helping the single reach number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. The programme's presenter, Bob Harris, is quoted as saying that the band's appearance was so well received by the audience that the pressing plant for the single was overwhelmed and only produced copies of "Sylvia" for the following week to cater for the demand. Dave Thompson, writing for AllMusic, said that aside from the studio recording, the band's best version of the song was the
The Apprentice (UK series 11) case. Lassman considered the decision to be a joke, and was among several viewers who accused Sugar of having double standards. Official episode viewing figures are from BARB. The Apprentice (UK series 11) Series eleven of "The Apprentice" (UK), a British reality television series, began broadcasting in the UK during 2015, from 14 October to 20 December on BBC One; due to the 2015 General Election being held in Spring, which Alan Sugar had ties to, the BBC postponed the series' broadcast until the middle of Autumn. This series saw Claude Littner, an interviewer during the Interviews stage of a