Pocket Money Pitch facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 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(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC |
| Original release | 8 February – 11 April 2016 |
Pocket Money Pitch was a fun British CBBC children's reality show. It first aired on February 8, 2016, and was shown weekly. The series had ten episodes in total.
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What the Show Was About
Pocket Money Pitch was all about young people with big ideas! Kids would present their business plans to famous entrepreneurs. The winner of each episode received a year's worth of pocket money, which was £322.40. The show was a bit like the popular TV series Dragons' Den.
Episodes and Winners
Each episode of Pocket Money Pitch featured different young business hopefuls. They presented their ideas to a "Guru" (a famous entrepreneur) and "Business Buddies" (other young business experts). Here's a look at the episodes:
| Episode No. | Project Type | Main Guru | Original Air Date | Business Buddies | Winner |
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| Ep. 1 | Food ideas | 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 | New 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) |
| Ep. 5 | Toys and Games | Michael Acton Smith | 7 March 2016 | Ben Towers, Emma-Jayne Parkes , Emily Brooke | Denventure |
| Ep. 6 | Retail (selling things) | Hussein Lalani | 14 March 2016 | Luke Thomas, Bianca Miller, Amber Atherton | Gorgeous on Earth |
| Ep. 7 | Online businesses | 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 |
Who Was Involved
The show was presented by Steph McGovern, who is also a BBC Breakfast Business presenter. Some of the well-known entrepreneurs who appeared on the show included Levi Roots, Myleene Klass, Jamal Edwards, and Ben Towers. They helped decide which young business ideas were the best.
When It Aired
Pocket Money Pitch first aired on the CBBC channel on February 8, 2016, at 5:30 PM. For the last few episodes, starting from the 8th episode, the show moved to an earlier time of 5:00 PM.
Kiductions.com Story
Joe Bloodworth and Phoebe Daltrey were two young people who started their business, Kiductions.com, through Pocket Money Pitch. They really impressed the guru Jamal Edwards and won the year's worth of pocket money! Their website was active for a few years. It later closed for updates and was planned to reopen in 2018.
After the show, Phoebe Daltrey became a presenter on another CBBC show called Top This. Joe Bloodworth is now known as a fashion influencer, sharing his style on Instagram.
