Great British Bake Off
Women are edited out of TV panel shows, says Sandi Toksvig

Women are edited out of TV panel shows, says Sandi Toksvig
QI host says women perform cleverly but are then seen ‘just laughing at the boys’
11 Sep 2018
The Great British Bake Off 2018: who is tipped to win?

The Great British Bake Off 2018: who is tipped to win?
A dozen amateur bakers from across the UK are lining up to impress Prue and Paul tonight
28 Aug 2018
The Great British Bake Off 2018 contestants - in pictures

The Great British Bake Off 2018 contestants - in pictures
21 Aug 2018
The Great British Bake Off 2018: everything you need to know

The Great British Bake Off 2018: everything you need to know
Channel 4’s ever-popular baking show returns for a ninth series next week
20 Aug 2018
What is on TV tonight?

What is on TV tonight?
The Week rounds up the best picks for this evening’s television
16 Jul 2018
Christmas TV guide 2017: 10 shows you won’t want to miss

Christmas TV guide 2017: 10 shows you won’t want to miss
Doctor Who, Call the Midwife and the first ever Channel 4 Bake-Off Christmas special
23 Dec 2017
Mel, Sue and Mary ‘abandoned’ Bake Off says Paul Hollywood

Mel, Sue and Mary ‘abandoned’ Bake Off says Paul Hollywood
Current judge says he became ‘most hated man in Britain’ when he moved with show to Channel 4
21 Nov 2017

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Twitter reacts to the Great British Bake Off final

Twitter reacts to the Great British Bake Off final
Even a horrifically mistimed tweet from Prue couldn’t dampen viewers’ excitement
1 Nov 2017
Great British blunder: Prue reveals winner of Bake Off final

Great British blunder: Prue reveals winner of Bake Off final
*NO SPOILERS* Prue Leith blames mix-up over time difference for hastily deleted tweet
31 Oct 2017
Great British Bake Off: Best Twitter reaction to episode two

Great British Bake Off: Best Twitter reaction to episode two
Fortune cookie challenge and biscuit board games brought out the best in Twitter
6 Sep 2017
Great British Bake Off: Twitter reacts to GBBO 2017

Great British Bake Off: Twitter reacts to GBBO 2017
Fans had a lot of feelings about first Channel 4 episode - but at least ad breaks gave them time to tweet about them
30 Aug 2017
Channel 4 Bake Off: New recipe wins over critics

Channel 4 Bake Off: New recipe wins over critics
The new show features great chemistry, lashings of wit and plenty of soggy bottoms, say reviews
22 Aug 2017
Is the new British Bake Off team a recipe for success?

Is the new British Bake Off team a recipe for success?
New presenters Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding will bring 'wit and quirkiness to the tent,' says Channel 4's Jay Hunt
17 Mar 2017
Prue Leith: The food writer set to replace Mary Berry

Prue Leith: The food writer set to replace Mary Berry
'Cooking royalty' is also a novelist - who ran off with the husband of her mother's friend
14 Feb 2017
Bake Off to return with BBC Christmas special

Bake Off to return with BBC Christmas special
Two special episodes will be programme's last hurrah before it transfers over to Channel 4
22 Nov 2016
Bake Off: Creme de la Creme gets a creaming from the critics

Bake Off: Creme de la Creme gets a creaming from the critics
Tom Kerridge's GBBO spin-off 'got the recipe wrong' and turned out a show 'devoid of passion and identity'
30 Mar 2016
Great British Bake Off: meet the celebrity contestants

Great British Bake Off: meet the celebrity contestants
Sports stars and a former Spice Girl will join Samantha Cameron and Ed Balls for charity bake off
11 Dec 2015
Is the Great British Bake Off killing off the sliced loaf?

Is the Great British Bake Off killing off the sliced loaf?
Research company suggests packaged bread sales could be in 'terminal decline' thanks in part to home bakers
13 Aug 2015
Great British Bake Off final: who is going to win?

Great British Bake Off final: who is going to win?
Richard may be the bookie's favourite, but he 'shouldn't count his cookies before they've baked'
8 Oct 2014
BAKED OFF: Diana blames BBC after freezer bust-up

BAKED OFF: Diana blames BBC after freezer bust-up
Great British Bake Off contestant Diana Beard says BBC editing 'deliberately misled' viewers
29 Aug 2014
BAKE OFF: New channel stirs up the same recipe

BAKE OFF: New channel stirs up the same recipe
Move from BBC1 to BBC2 need not have scared fans: it remains as light and playful as spun sugar
7 Aug 2014
ALLOTMENTS: Does a perfect radish make perfect TV?

ALLOTMENTS: Does a perfect radish make perfect TV?
New BBC2 show makes Great British Bake-Off seem dangerously subversive by comparison
16 Apr 2014
RUBY TANDOH: Why so much 'vitriol and misogyny'?

RUBY TANDOH: Why so much 'vitriol and misogyny'?
Ex-model says 'sod the haters' in opinion piece for The Guardian
23 Oct 2013