The Great British Bake Off

Episode 1 | Cake Week

Twelve new amateur bakers enter the iconic tent and take on three cake-making challenges.

Episode 2 | Biscuit Week

The remaining bakers face three biscuit challenges. Who will see their dreams crumble?

Episode 3 | Bread Week

The bakers face an ovenless technical challenge and a three-flour showstopper.

Episode 4 | Batter Week

For the very first time, it's Batter week! Mary and Paul have set three challenges to test the bakers on some store cupboard classics. To start things off, there is a British favorite. It may sound simple, but the judges are looki...

Episode 5 | Pastry Week

Mary and Paul set three challenges to test the bakers on three different types of pastry.

Episode 6 | Botanical Week

It's week six, and just seven bakers remain. This week, for the very first time on The Great British Baking Show, it's Botanical Week. With three challenges inspired by nature, the bakers can reach for anything that grows to give ...

Episode 7 | Dessert Week

The bakers face three sweet challenges, including a mousse marathon showstopper.

Episode 8 | Tudor Week

It's the quarter-final of The Great British Baking Show, and just five bakers remain. This week, step back in history for a Baking Show first-Tudor Week. Mary and Paul have set three new challenges that embrace a time when Henry V...

Episode 9 | Patisserie Week

The semi-final sees the bakers tackling three patisserie-based challenges.

Episode 10 | The Final

For the finale, Mary and Paul test how far the bakers have grown in skill and creativity. The Signature challenge is a technically difficult picnic pie, packed with fillings that form a creative design, surrounded by shortcrust pa...

Episode 11 | Class of 2015

Episode 12 | "The Great British Bake Off" (2016) Christmas Special 1

Previous bakers Mary-Anne, Ali, Cathryn and Norman return to face festive challenges.

Episode 13 | "The Great British Bake Off" (2016) Christmas Special 2

A festive welcome awaits four more returning bakers - Chetna, Howard, James M and Janet.