The Great British Bake Off Is Back This Autumn – Here’s What We Know So Far

Sure, it’s technically summertime, however the climate has been feeling distinctly autumnal of late, which means that our ideas have began turning in direction of the following season’s TV schedule.

September means the return of a lot of our favorite actuality reveals, from Strictly Come Dancing to the model new season of The Nice British Bake Off.

This time round, there’s been a slight shake up within the Bake Off tent, with a model new presenter on board following Matt Lucas’ departure on the finish of final yr.

Right here’s what we all know to date about season 14 of the Bake Off…

After a stint within the Bake Off tent through the third season of the present’s superstar spin-off for Stand Up To Most cancers, Alison Hammond will likely be becoming a member of Noel Fielding as a GBBO host.

She’ll be taking on from Matt Lucas, who introduced he’d be leaving the present again in December with a purpose to give attention to different ventures, together with writing a brand new mission together with his Little Britain co-creator David Walliams.

Alison’s new gig was confirmed earlier this yr, when she shared a brief video on Instagram, displaying her and her new colleagues in cake type. “It’s official!!” she wrote within the caption, including: “Let’s have it – the cake that’s.”

“Alison is way cherished, effortlessly humorous and the proprietor of the perfect snigger in Britain,” Channel 4’s Chief Content material Officer Ian Katz stated when the information was introduced. “She was an enormous hit when she appeared on Superstar Bake Off and we’re thrilled to have her again within the tent.”

We’ve already seen Alison carry the laughs to This Morning (keep in mind when she even managed to make infamous grump Harrison Ford get the giggles?), so we will’t wait to see what she makes of her new function.

Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith will likely be again on the present, offering their knowledgeable opinion on the contestants’ bakes and making robust choices about which newbie baker to eradicate from the competitors every week.

It’s Prue’s seventh season on the present, after changing Mary Berry when the Bake Off jumped ships from the BBC to Channel 4; Paul, in the meantime, has appeared in each season so far.

Channel 4 are but to verify an actual begin date for the present, however we will definitely make an informed guess primarily based on earlier years.

The Bake Off tends to be filmed over the summer season, and every 10 episode season often begins in the midst of September, usually airing on a Tuesday night. The ultimate then takes place in direction of the top of November.

In addition to watching on the evening on Channel 4 (to keep away from spoilers, after all) you’ll additionally have the ability to compensate for the broadcaster’s streaming web site; plus, every collection often airs on Netflix within the US (the place it’s often called The Nice British Baking Present).

Particulars of this yr’s contestants are underneath wraps for now, however every season usually includes a line-up of 12 expert bakers of all ages, with totally different specialisms within the kitchen. Channel 4 tends to launch details about new GBBO hopefuls firstly of September, a few weeks earlier than the primary episode, so hold your eyes peeled.

Not but, however we’ll remember to hold you up to date as quickly as the primary teaser clip drops.