The Great British Bake Off

The week in TV: After the Party; Rage Against the Regime: Iran; The Great British Bake Off: The Final; Smoggie Queens – review
A riveting New Zealand thriller feels real for a reason; survivors of Iran’s ruthless regime speak out. Plus, wayward scones and Middlesborough’s campest misfits
Barbara Ellen
01, Dec, 2024 @9:30 AM

‘The Jack Sparrow of baking’: Bake Off’s breakout star Dylan Bachelet on fame, fans and life outside the tent
The ‘pirate of pastry’ says he is unfazed about his newfound sex-symbol status and still has a lot to learn
Michael Hogan
30, Nov, 2024 @3:00 PM

Bake Off 2024: Dylan the ‘pirate of pastry’ is the inevitable winner … or is he?
He’s had the most handshakes in the show’s history. He’s a viral sensation and ‘flavour king’. But don’t rule out the Welsh wonder – or the designer Dutchman. Who’ll take this year’s baking crown?
Michael Hogan
26, Nov, 2024 @10:55 AM

Dodge the vomiting cake! How TV baking went from twee to terrifying
Killer Cakes is the latest wild twist in the world of cake TV – and with its blood-oozing puddings and edible mutilated pig men, it’s so shocking it makes the Saw films look tame. What would Paul Hollywood think?
Stuart Heritage
09, Oct, 2024 @8:00 AM

The Great British Bake Off review – Paul Hollywood doles out handshakes like cheap mini-muffins
We’re straight back in with a dozen underwhelming new bakers, an almost instantaneous bit of glad handing - and the smuttiest innuendo in the show’s history
Jack Seale
24, Sep, 2024 @8:30 PM

The 2024 Great British Bake Off contestants – ranked!
Who is in it for the long haul? Who is a cake cannibal? And who is secretly an international super spy? Here’s our entirely factual guide to this year’s bakers
Stuart Heritage
17, Sep, 2024 @5:00 AM

‘The fact that I’m still here is amazing’: Noel Fielding on Bake Off, booze and the Boosh
He has gone from cult niche to smash hit and he still can’t believe it. As Bake Off returns, the comic talks about his ‘feral’ upbringing, his party years – and the day Hammond fell out of a hammock
Michael Hogan
13, Sep, 2024 @12:00 PM

‘Enthusiasm propels you through anything’: Alison Hammond’s rise to fame, from Big Brother to Bake Off
Her infectious laughter and full-throttle energy have made Bake Off’s Alison Hammond one of our most loved TV stars. But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. Here, she talks about her Brummie childhood and the highs and lows of celebrity
Alex Moshakis
25, Aug, 2024 @6:00 AM

Prue Leith: ‘The audience was all whooping, ‘We love you Prue!’ Who doesn’t want to hear that?’
The Bake Off judge on her stage show, the days she was lost for words – and the secret to her Christmas trifle
Tim Adams
10, Dec, 2023 @12:00 PM

It’s time to admit Bake Off is feeling stale. As a former contestant, I know how to make it rise again | Michael Chakraverty
The show needs to return to its original recipe, says Michael Chakraverty, a former Great British Bake Off contestant
Michael Chakraverty
03, Dec, 2023 @12:00 PM

TV tonight: all the crispiest Bake Off bits
A look back on the puddings, cakes and cackles that made this series a blast. Plus: the Drag Race finale. Here’s what to watch this evening
Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale , Ellen E Jones and Graeme Virtue
30, Nov, 2023 @6:20 AM

The Great British Bake Off final – as it happened
After 10 weeks, only three contestants remained. As the nerve-wracking finale kicked in, who was crowned the ultimate Star Baker?
Scott Bryan
28, Nov, 2023 @9:29 PM
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