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The Great British Bake Off
Britain's best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
- Created by:
- Anna Beattie
- Cast:
- Paul Hollywood, Nigella Lawson, Alison Hammond, Noel Fielding
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- Channel 4
Episode guide
Seasons
Series 16
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.3Cake Week
2025-09-02 · 68mA fresh batch of bakers take on fiddly fondant fancies, a Signature Swiss roll and a landscape cake Showstopper. Who'll be having their cake and eating it as they’re crowned the first Star Baker?
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.5Biscuit Week
2025-09-09 · 68mIt's Biscuit Week, and the bakers make Hobnobs and memento time capsules. Whose keepsake crunch will see them hobnobbing as star baker? And whose time has crumb to an end?
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0Bread Week
2025-09-16 · 68mThe bakers make a pull-apart monkey bread Signature, a fast food Technical and a tiered sweet bread Showstopper. Who'll rise to the top, and who kneads to dust themselves off?
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E04
Episode 4
★ 6.8Back to School Week
2025-09-23 · 69mWe're going back to school, as the bakers make canteen flapjacks, school cake and a school fete Showstopper. Who'll be top of the class, and who'll be expelled from the tent?
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E05
Episode 5
★ 6.8Chocolate Week
2025-09-30 · 58mThe bakers melt into Chocolate Week with fiddly mousse cups, a tricky tart and a fab fondue display. Whose fondue will get them through, and whose mousse will cut them loose?
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0Pastry Week
2025-10-07 · 58mFor the signature challenge, the bakers were given two and a half hours to produce a savoury pastry plait with a savoury filling. For the technical challenge, set by Paul, the bakers were asked to bake in two and a half hours a gala pie with piccalilli. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were given four hours to make their own visually stunning sculpted tart.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.3Meringue Week
2025-10-14 · 58mIn an egg-ceptional Bake Off first, it's Meringue Week, and the bakers whisk up tarts, soufflés and ice cream cake. Who can keep their cool? Whose soufflé will be in disarray?
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E08
Episode 8
★ 6.8Dessert Week
2025-10-21 · 58mIt's Dessert Week and the bakers make Spanish-style cheesecake, gluten-free sponge and a tricky trifle. Who'll have a wobble, and who'll be Basque-ing in glory?
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.5Patisserie Week
2025-10-28 · 58mAlison Hammond and Noel Fielding present as the semi-finalists take on patisserie week, serving up cream horns and tackling a recipe for a sugar glass dome in the technical round. In the showstopper, they produce a macaron sculpture that depicts something meaningful to them, before judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood decide who will be going through to the final.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.0The Final
2025-11-04 · 58mIt's the final and the bakers make classic iced buns and a jaw-dropping tower of French delights. Whose biggest cake in Bake Off history will take showstopping victory?
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Paul Hollywood
Self - Judge
Nigella Lawson
Self - Judge
Alison Hammond
Self - Presenter
Noel Fielding
Self - Presenter
