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The producers do seem to be caught in the middle of a dilemma. Increasingly upper middle class people, versus box-ticking gay / single mum / foreign / whatever. Amazingly, I'm not empathising massively with the chap and his husband who moved to Arizona to live with their child's surrogate mum (because of course they did) but he seems a likeable enough bloke. I don't really understand why there are so many non-British people in the Great British Bake-Off. I would love to see a Great European Bake-Off though!
There is one big problem though with programmes like this - as each series passes, the competitors all seem to be able to cook increasingly well - too well! If this week's episode is anything to go by, a large chunk of them seem to be experienced and surprisingly talented graphic artists too. I'm not usually a fan of gratuitous celebrity editions of shows, but in this case, the celebs can generally either not cook at all, or are competent mum-cooks, either of which is good to actually learn from and makes for a more interesting show for me. The big USP of this show is that they aren't supposed to be professional, and it is the journey that delights, not seeing dozens of sets of immaculate macaroons.
Anyway, enough complaining. I have been waiting for this series for ages! There is just something so comforting and cosy about the tent in a country field in summer. Of course it isn't gritty and real, but a bit of Edwardian Enid Blyton cosiness can be good for the soul. I'd pay a modest amount of cash for an edited ad-free version though.
There is one big problem though with programmes like this - as each series passes, the competitors all seem to be able to cook increasingly well - too well! If this week's episode is anything to go by, a large chunk of them seem to be experienced and surprisingly talented graphic artists too. I'm not usually a fan of gratuitous celebrity editions of shows, but in this case, the celebs can generally either not cook at all, or are competent mum-cooks, either of which is good to actually learn from and makes for a more interesting show for me. The big USP of this show is that they aren't supposed to be professional, and it is the journey that delights, not seeing dozens of sets of immaculate macaroons.
Anyway, enough complaining. I have been waiting for this series for ages! There is just something so comforting and cosy about the tent in a country field in summer. Of course it isn't gritty and real, but a bit of Edwardian Enid Blyton cosiness can be good for the soul. I'd pay a modest amount of cash for an edited ad-free version though.
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