{"id":1769,"date":"2019-08-15T13:32:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T13:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2021-06-18T11:07:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T10:07:24","slug":"the-great-british-bake-off-2019-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/the-great-british-bake-off-2019-everything-you-need-to-know\/tv-and-films\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great British Bake Off 2019: Everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are getting closer and closer to the return of The Great British Bake Off&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) is a baking battle where baking fans will compete to be crowned the UK\u2019s Best Amateur Baker. Each week the bakers face a different baking skill which comes more difficult as the show goes on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here is everything you need to know about this year&#8217;s show<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>When is it starting?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GBBO 2019 will start on August 27th at 8pm! The date was revealed via Twitter yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Every adventure requires a first bake. Join us on Tuesday 27th August for the return of The Great British Bake Off! <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GBBO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GBBO<\/a> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TS0oThl74a\">pic.twitter.com\/TS0oThl74a<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2014 British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritishBakeOff\/status\/1161639559760875527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2019<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Here is the trailer for this years GBBO:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xzSTqVUWEzU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"body-h4\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Will Great British Bake Off be back on Channel 4?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Channel 4 has secured the GBBO for at least three more series which means it will host the much loved show until 2021 maybe longer!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Channel 4 boss Ian Katz said in a statement: &#8220;Over the last two years\u00a0The Great British Bake Off has become one of the best loved programmes on Channel 4, embodying the warmth, mischief and inclusivity for which the channel is known.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Who are the j<span style=\"color: #000000;\">udges and presenters?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1770\" style=\"width: 812px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1770\" class=\" wp-image-1770\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/Untitled-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/Untitled-15.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/Untitled-15-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/Untitled-15-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@BritishBakeOff<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The trailer shows Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood will be returning to our TV screens and Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig will be joining them. Noel and Sandi will be presenting whilst Prue and Paul judge the contestants work!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How long will it last?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The show is expected to run for 10 weeks with the finally most likely to be in November 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The line up of contestants has not been announced yet but with so little time before it starts again we are sure it will not be long until we find out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Previous winners of GBBO are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2018 (series 9):\u00a0Rahul Mandal<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2017 (series 8):\u00a0Sophie Faldo<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2016 (series 7):\u00a0Candice Brown<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2015 (series 6):\u00a0Nadiya Hussain<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2014 (series 5):\u00a0Nancy Birtwhistle<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2013 (series 4):\u00a0Frances Quinn<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012 (series 3): John Whaite<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2011 (series 2): Joanne Wheatley<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2010 (series 1): Edd Kimber<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are getting closer and closer to the return of The Great British Bake Off&#8230; The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) is a baking battle where baking fans will compete to be crowned the UK\u2019s Best Amateur Baker. 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