Bake off 2024 ... when will there be buns in the oven?

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Any news yet on when the new series is due to start?
can we expect the same presenting/ judging line up as last year?
Do we think the Hollywood handshake will return?
And please god no tacky theme weeks

I saw something about this and it sounds interesting. It wasn't clear if it would be the same in every show or just the first one.

Sounds like a very gentle attempt to MasterChef it a bit. The Guardian had a dig today about it having run it's course (though I'll be surprised if they don't run the bake off blog this year, they are quite happy to get bake off clicks with both positive and negative articles) and perhaps we're due a little gentle tweak to the format.

Readybto settle down again. No cake here unfortunately. I enjoyed last year with challenges that were realistic.

Still really frustrated at bakers trying to temper chocolate or make ice cream in hot weather. I don’t find it exciting, prefer to see bakers able to do their best work. Hope that changes. Also each need plenty of fridge or freezer space.

Realistic times to get the bakes right would be marvellous too, there would still be drama

Here we go!

Well it's a shame they haven't given up on the skits.

Always the weird beginning bit. Thankfully it was short.

Oooohhh loaf cake. Has to be banana bread for me

Hello

Love a loaf cake but they can be a bit dry. Think it would have to be sultana and cherry flavour cake for me

I love a sticky ginger loaf cake but it wouldn't pass the two flavours or hidden stuff test

Spectacularly early for a nonna reference.

Ah, getting the cosy vibes.

Don’t often have to contend with the cold in the tent, it’s usually the heat

It was a wet and cold summer, they could be sinking into mud by the end of the series.

It's like a game of bake off bingo withe various contestants 😂😂

Funny to see them huddled into coats.

They're all in winter coats!

Andy looks like he's wearing 3 jumpers!

Do they choose the bakers for their irritability quotient?

Georgie to go home.
Precision is everything in baking!

Real mixed bag of bakes.

I don't remember the summer being that cold to warrant wearing a coat when baking and using ovens 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh God that cinnamon loaf looks delish

It's normally boiling in the that tent I thought. Why were they all in puffa jackets

Which one was Jeff?

One already missing due to illness... perhaps he's got frostbite?!

Oh good lord
thats tricky