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And so it begins...

So far it seems to be the same as the BBC version with a few new faces and adverts.

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Yes, it is very odd. No enthusiasm at all. Toksvig is much better.

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The format has been lifted and shifted with no real issues. Am not sold on Fielding yet but the others are fine.

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The show stoppers are a step above the BBC ones.

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How do you even make a 'glass' cake?

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Yes Noel. Off you go.

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poing said:

This year they have actually picked the best bakers from the auditions rather than the BBC method of ticking the various ethical boxes first and baking ability second. Easily the best standard I've seen in the first show.

Yes, the benchmark is much higher. Their show stoppers were like the final ones from the BBC series and (in theory) it will only go up from here.

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DoctorX said:

He's a bit superfluous isn't he?

He doesn't seem to add value and will the viewers even know who he is? They could replace him and no one would notice.

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Fielding aside, I really have no preference between the C4 and BBC versions.

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I would say the standard of bakers is much higher than the BBC ones.

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Pieman68 said:

Prompted the age-old question in our house though, as around these here parts a teacake doesn't have fruit in it! That's a fruit/current teacake

This is a teacake

Looks like a bread roll?

If a bread roll is a teacake then what is a roll? A bap?

Edited by KTF on Wednesday 13th September 10:53

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Those mini pudding things would have looked more appealing if it didn’t look like they had liquid dog st in them.

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I would never have guessed the Russian was 21. Must have been a hard upbringing...

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Podie said:

Isn't she Siberian?

Ah, so she is:

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-10-03/bake-...

My observation still stands though

I have no preference between the BBC and C4 versions. I would say that the standard of the contestants is higher than the BBC version or they just got really lucky with the people who applied.

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Given that the tent was like a greenhouse, you would think they would take the sides off or something like that to get rid of the heat?

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Biker 1 said:

does NOT make her 'tasty' in any way whatsoever.

Oh it does.

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I see the temperature in the tent came up again this week.

I assume they must take that into account if it causes an issue with the final offering rather than 'you should have taken it into account'?

Edited by KTF on Wednesday 25th October 15:37

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Bristol spark said:

How can you accidently do this?

The PR team timed the tweet for 1000 rather than 2200.

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Yes because leaking the result before it is aired is a sure fire way to increase the viewing figures.

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A good season and the right person won. Bring on the next one.