The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4) tent looks very empty now, also haunted by the ghosts of bakers past (Liam, is that you?). A bit weird, also weirdly kind, and funny - much more subtly so than the punning and innuendo of his predecessors. Great (flavour) combination with Sandi Toksvig too – tall and short, dark and fair, odd and smart, surreal and real. He should leave the jokes to the experts though, and the handshake thing is just weird – not good weird like Noel, just weird weird. Bread is the final signature challenge, 12 loaves, four intricately shaped, four flavoured, four out of alternative grain, like spelt bread, B-R-E-A-D….

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2017 21:11 UTC