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1. 1 Cake Week This first show uncovers that Queen Victoria is responsible for Britain's wedding cake tradition, that the Puritans tried to ban cake because it was too pleasurable, and that cake… Aug 17, 2010 60m
2. 2 Biscuits Week Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins take the eight passionate home bakers who made it through the first round to Scone Palace near Perth to make biscuits and teatime treats. Judging the… Aug 24, 2010 60m
3. 3 Bread Week It is week three of the competition and the six remaining bakers are making bread in Kent. If they found cakes and biscuits challenging, it’s bread that’s considered the real test… Aug 31, 2010 60m
4. 4 Puddings Week It’s week four of and the remaining five bakers have travelled to Bakewell in Derbyshire. This time the bakers are reinventing an often neglected British classic – the pudding. T… Sep 7, 2010 60m
5. 5 Pastry Week It’s the penultimate round and as the travelling marquee pitches up in the Cornish village of Mousehole, it’s time for the bakers to get to grips with the most difficult of all ba… Sep 14, 2010 60m
6. 6 Tea Party It's the Grand Final and the last three surviving contestants face their biggest challenge yet - baking for the Bake Off's Afternoon Tea Party. In order to be crowned the victor, … Sep 21, 2010 60m

1. 1 Cupcakes Week For their first challenge, the bakers were asked to bake 24 cupcakes in two hours. They were allowed to make two different types of cupcakes. For the technical challenge, the bake… Aug 16, 2011 60m
2. 2 Tarts Week The second round of The Great British Bake Off, hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, continues in the search for Britain's best amateur baker. Eleven bakers remain and this tim… Aug 23, 2011 60m
3. 3 Bread Week The contestants start this week with the signature bake, a free-form flavoured loaf that produces a variety of interesting results, including a combination of chocolate and onion.… Aug 30, 2011 60m
4. 4 Biscuits Week The search for Britain's best amateur baker, with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, is now haf-way through. The bakers take on biscuits and these bite-sized, delicate delights prove t… Sep 6, 2011 60m
5. 5 Pies Week The search for Britain's best amateur baker, with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, reaches the fifth round and everyone is out to avoid the dreaded soggy bottom as the seven remainin… Sep 13, 2011 60m
6. 6 Desserts Week The all-lady quarter-final of The Great British Bake Off, hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. The remaining five have to impress with their dessert skills. As usual starting w… Sep 20, 2011 60m
7. 7 Patisserie Week Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins host the semi-final. After seven weeks of gruelling challenges, the four remaining bakers must prove they are worth a place in the final. To begin, t… Sep 27, 2011 60m
8. 8 The Final It’s the grand final for the contestants and after seven tough weeks the three finalists face their biggest challenge yet – baking for The Great British Bake Off’s street party. … Oct 4, 2011 60m
9. 9 Masterclass The ultimate baking masterclass with The Great British Bake Off judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. For the first time ever, Mary and Paul get behind the workstations and bake.… Oct 6, 2011 60m
10. 10 Masterclass The ultimate baking masterclass with The Great British Bake Off judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood. Mary and Paul get behind the workstations and bake. The programme revisits t… Oct 13, 2011 60m
11. 11 Series 1 Revisited In 2010, talented baking enthusiasts from all over Britain came together to compete in the first ever Great British Bake Off. Over six challenging weeks 10 bakers battled it out u… Oct 20, 2011 60m

1. 1 Cakes Signature Challenge: Upside-down Cake. Showstopper Challenge: A cake, when sliced reveals a hidden design. Technical Challenge: Rum Babas. Aug 14, 2012 60m
2. 2 Bread Signature Challenge: 24 Flatbreads. Showstopper Challenge: 12 sweet and 12 savoury Bagels. Technical Challenge: Eight-strand plaited loaf. Aug 21, 2012 60m
3. 3 Tarts Things are hotting up in the Bake Off tent as the remaining ten bakers do their best to wow Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry with some unusual flavour combinations for their tartes t… Aug 28, 2012 60m
4. 4 Desserts Amateur bakers have their skills tested to the limit. The bakers face three challenges, all designed for a sweet tooth, including a mainstay of French baking - the creme caramel. Sep 4, 2012 60m
5. 5 Pies The bakers turn their attention to cooking perfect pies. Sep 11, 2012 60m
6. 6 Puddings The bakers are challenged to make two types of sponge puddings, take on a difficult Mary Berry recipe, and deliver a showstopping strudel. Sep 18, 2012 60m
7. 7 Sweet Dough The bakers take on three sweet dough challenges. Sep 25, 2012 60m
8. 8 Biscuits The remaining bakers face a biscuit based quarter-final. Oct 2, 2012 60m
9. 9 Patisserie The bakers seeking a place in the final have to frantically work against the clock to deliver petits fours to Paul and Mary's exacting standards. Oct 9, 2012 60m
10. 10 The Final A year after taking part, we catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off. What was it really like to compete in the tent, be judged by Mary Berry and Paul… Oct 16, 2012 60m
11. 11 Masterclass Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry show how to tackle treacle tarts and rum babas. Oct 22, 2012 60m
12. 12 Revisited A chance to catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off. Oct 23, 2012 60m
13. 13 Masterclass Recipes include the queen of puddings, chocolate tea cakes and jam doughnuts. Oct 24, 2012 60m
14. 14 Masterclass Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood show which signature bakes they would have chosen to make. Oct 25, 2012 60m

1. 1 Cake The Bake Off returns and for the first time ever, the tent welcomes a baker's dozen to do battle. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins coax them through their baking trials, all the while… Aug 20, 2013 60m
2. 2 Bread One week down and the remaining 12 bakers have 9 weeks and 27 gruelling challenges to get through before they can be crowned Winner of the Great British Bake Off. But having survi… Aug 27, 2013 60m
3. 3 Desserts It's week three, and the heat in the kitchen is already too much for some, as the remaining 11 bakers get ready to deal with desserts. Mary and Paul are upping the ante. Having s… Sep 3, 2013 60m
4. 4 Pies and Tarts It's week four in the tent and the baking is getting serious, as the remaining bakers put on their pinnies to pimp up pies and tarts. From the country's oldest known cookbook, we… Sep 10, 2013 60m
5. 5 Biscuits and Traybakes Almost halfway through the Bake Off and the remaining eight bakers are faced with biscuits and traybakes. First up, a Signature Challenge that requires them to do something appar… Sep 17, 2013 60m
6. 6 Sweet Dough It is week six in the tent and time for sweet dough week - but will it prove bittersweet for the bakers? They kick off with a signature tea loaf. Most of the bakers choose to mak… Sep 24, 2013 60m
7. 7 Pastry With only six bakers left in the tent the stakes are getting higher and this week they face pastry. The remaining bakers bring the old fashioned suet pudding bang up to date, ban… Oct 1, 2013 60m
8. 8 Quarter Final It is the quarter final and there are just five bakers left. In the last seven weeks they have been tested on normal cakes, breads, pastries, pies and puddings so the judges are u… Oct 8, 2013 60m
9. 9 French Week It is the semi-final and there are just four bakers left. This time it is the French round, and the challenges include savoury canapes and opera cake. Oct 15, 2013 60m
10. 10 Class of 2012 Each year thousands of people apply to The Great British Bake Off and only a handful are chosen, but what exactly is it like to take part? Talking candidly about their experience,… Oct 22, 2013 60m
11. 11 Bake Off Final It's the final of The Great British Bake Off! 13,000 applicants were narrowed down to 13 of Britain's best amateur bakers, and the 13 became three. There are just three final chal… Oct 22, 2013 60m
12. 12 Masterclass 1 Mary and Paul take over the tent for the ultimate baking masterclass. Mary makes a whole orange cake and angel food cake, Paul makes breakfast muffins and olive bread sticks, and … Oct 29, 2013 60m
13. 13 Masterclass 2 Paul and Mary show what they would have done in dessert and pie challenges. Mary: 'Tipsy Trifle', floating islands and 'Wobbly Apricot Tart'. Paul: custard tarts and spanakopita. Oct 30, 2013 60m
14. 14 Masterclass 3 Paul and Mary show what they would have done in the biscuit and pastry test. Mary: ginger spiced traybake and tuiles with chocolate mousse. Paul :iced tea loaf, sweet dough brioch… Oct 31, 2013 60m
15. 15 Masterclass 4 Paul and Mary show what they would have done for the challenges in the final weeks of the Bake Off. Paul: wheat-free crusty rye loaf and sweet and savory pretzels. Mary: sussex po… Nov 1, 2013 60m

1. 1 Cake The baking challenge is back, welcoming the tent's youngest-ever baker and the oldest. Aug 6, 2014 60m
2. 2 Biscuits The remaining 11 bakers are challenged to create three-dimensional biscuit scenes. Aug 13, 2014 60m
3. 3 Bread In week three, the remaining ten bakers get ready to brave bread. Aug 20, 2014 60m
4. 4 Desserts As week four begins, the bakers must multitask across several baking skills at once. Aug 27, 2014 60m
5. 5 Pies and Tarts Almost half way through the Bake Off and the remaining bakers are facing pies and tarts. Sep 3, 2014 60m
6. 6 European Cakes Past halfway in their baking marathon and the remaining six bakers face three European cakes. For their signature challenge the bakers are asked to bake yeast-leavened cakes; a t… Sep 10, 2014 60m
7. 7 Pastry Presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins set the remaining contestants three tasks involving pastry, beginning by asking them to make signature savoury parcels. For the technical c… Sep 17, 2014 60m
8. 8 Advanced Dough The nation's favourite baking contest is about to get a whole lot hotter in the kitchen, as it reaches the quarter-final stage, and just five amateur bakers remain. They've all im… Sep 24, 2014 60m
9. 9 Semi-final - Patisserie It's Patisserie Week, and the remaining four bakers will need to demonstrate that they have skills worthy enough to see them through to this year's final. The bakers are challenge… Oct 1, 2014 60m
10. 10 The Final The three finalists face a Signature Challenge in which they have just three hours to prove they have mastered a pastry technique that usually takes a whole day. They then have to… Oct 8, 2014 60m
11. 11 Masterclass After 10 weeks of stiff competition, calm finally descends on the Bake Off tent as judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry take up the reins to demonstrate how they would have tackle… Oct 9, 2014 60m
12. 12 Masterclass 2 Back in the Bake Off tent, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood roll up their sleeves, baking the challenges that they set the bakers in bread and desserts weeks on the Great British Bak… Oct 10, 2014 60m
13. 13 Class of 2013 We catch up with last year's bakers, who have come a long way since their time in the tent. This programme looks back at the golden moments - and recurring nightmares - of the ba… Oct 12, 2014 60m
14. 14 Masterclass 3 Once again taking over the Bake Off tent, Mary and Paul tackle the signature, technical and show-stopper challenges from the second half of the series. Just as the challenges got… Oct 15, 2014 60m
15. 15 Masterclass 4 In the final masterclass of the series, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood dust off the flour one last time, creating the signature, technical and show-stopping challenges from the las… Oct 16, 2014 60m
16. 16 Christmas Masterclass 2014 In the countdown to Christmas, Mary and Paul are getting festive in the kitchen. They have six brand new recipes to bake for the family this Christmas, inspired by rich traditions… Dec 16, 2014 60m

1. 1 Cake The 12 new bakers don their aprons and head for the iconic tent for cake week. Aug 5, 2015 60m
2. 2 Biscuits With cake week over, the remaining bakers must prove themselves with biscuits. Aug 12, 2015 60m
3. 3 Bread The ten remaining bakers tackle quick breads, baguettes and 3D bread sculptures. Aug 19, 2015 60m
4. 4 Desserts Three baked cheesecakes make up the showstopper. Aug 26, 2015 60m
5. 5 Alternative Ingredients The remaining bakers must bake without sugar, gluten or dairy. Sep 2, 2015 60m
6. 6 Pastry The bakers prove their pastry skills, making frangipane tarts, flaounes and vol-au-vents. Sep 9, 2015 60m
7. 7 Victorian Season 6, Episode 7 Sep 16, 2015 60m
8. 8 Patisserie Sep 23, 2015 60m
9. 9 Chocolate The pressure is on, as the remaining bakers must get to grips with one of the most difficult ingredients, chocolate. Sep 30, 2015 60m
10. 10 The Final Only three of the original twelve bakers remain. They've made it to the final. Over 27 challenges, they've worked their way through every baking discipline Mary and Paul have thro… Oct 7, 2015 60m
11. 11 Masterclass 1 After ten weeks of baking highs and lows, calm descends on the Bake Off tent as Mary and Paul take up the reins to make the signature, technical and showstopper challenges that th… Oct 12, 2015 55m
12. 12 Masterclass 2 Back in the Bake Off tent, Mary and Paul roll up their sleeves, baking the challenges that they set the bakers in Bread and Desserts weeks of the Great British Bake Off. Paul is i… Oct 16, 2015 55m
13. 13 Masterclass 3 Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood make the challenges they set the bakers. Mary bakes her version of a sugar-free carrot cake and Paul makes a lime and passion fruit charlotte russe. Oct 19, 2015 55m
14. 14 Masterclass 4 In the final masterclass of the series, Mary and Paul heat up the ovens and get out the mixing bowls one last time to create the signature, technical and showstopper challenges fr… Oct 23, 2015 56m
15. 15 Christmas Masterclass (2015) After the drama and deliciousness of Bake Off, the much-missed Mary and Paul are back to bring a generous dollop of baking cheer to Christmas this year. Step by step, they take us… Dec 17, 2015 60m
16. 16 The Class of 2014 We catch up with last year's bakers, who have come a long way since their time in the tent. This programme looks back at the golden moments - and recurring nightmares - of the ba… Oct 4, 2015 60m

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