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''Junior Bake Off'' is a British television
baking
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competition in which young bakers aged 9 to 15 tackle a series of challenges involving baking cakes, biscuits, bread, and pastries, competing to be crowned ''Junior Bake Off'' Champion.
The series debuted in 2011 as a
spin-off from ''
The Great British Bake Off
''The Great British Bake Off'' (often abbreviated to ''Bake Off'' or ''GBBO'') is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, att ...
'' and is also produced by
Love Productions
Love Productions is a UK-based television production company. Its cooking competition series ''The Great British Bake Off'' is among the most watched shows in the UK of its era.
History
Richard McKerrow and Anna Beattie formed Love Productions i ...
. Four series of ''Junior Bake Off'' were broadcast on
CBBC
CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
from 2011 to 2016. Following its parent series' departure from the
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in 2017, ''Junior Bake Off'' resumed with a
fifth series in 2019 on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
, with comedian
Harry Hill
Matthew Keith Hall (born 1 October 1964), known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an off-beat, energetic performan ...
as presenter and
Prue Leith
Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, (born 18 February 1940) is a South African restaurateur, chef, caterer, television presenter/broadcaster, journalist, cookery writer and novelist. She is Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She wa ...
and
Liam Charles
Liam Charles (born 28 August 1997) is a British baker, television presenter and contestant from Series 8 of ''The Great British Bake Off''. He is currently a presenter on '' Bake Off: The Professionals'' and a judge on '' Junior Bake Off''.
Edu ...
as judges. The fifth series concluded on 22 November 2019. The show returned for a sixth series on 11 January 2021. Junior Bake Off returned Monday 10 January 2022 for its seventh series and concluded on 28 January 2022. It was confirmed that ''Junior Bake Off'' will return in 2023 for its eighth series.
Format
Each series of ''Junior Bake Off'' includes 15 episodes. While ''
The Great British Bake Off
''The Great British Bake Off'' (often abbreviated to ''Bake Off'' or ''GBBO'') is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, att ...
'' features three challenges per episode (signature, technical, and showstopper), ''Junior Bake Off'' includes only the technical and showstopper challenges. In the first four series, aired on
CBBC
CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
from 2011–16, the format featured 40 young bakers aged 9 to 12 years old divided into 10 qualifying rounds or heats. Each episode featured only four bakers, with one winner each episode and the other three eliminated. The winning baker from each heat were brought back for 'Finals Week' (divided into two semi-finals, followed by two finals, and then one grand final) which determined the winner.
The format was altered in 2019 when the series moved to
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
. The episodes were increased from 30 minutes to one hour, the number of bakers halved to 20 (16 from series 6), and the upper age range of the contestants increased from 12 to 15 (changed back to 12 from series 8). Instead of only four bakers taking part in each qualifying round, the bakers are divided into two groups of 10 each, with five eliminated from one group during the first five episodes, and five eliminated from the second group during the second five episodes. The remaining five bakers from each group are combined in the week-long finals, resulting in quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The 'Star Baker' award, given to the judges' favourite baker in each episode, was not included in the CBBC version of the show but is a part of the Channel 4 format.
Series overview
Series 1 (2011)
The first series began on 31 October 2011 on CBBC with judges from the main show
Paul Hollywood
Paul John Hollywood (born 1 March 1966) is an English celebrity chef and television presenter, widely known as a judge on ''The Great British Bake Off'' since 2010.
Hollywood began his career at his father's bakery as a teenager and went on to ...
and
Mary Berry
Dame Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings (; born 24 March 1935), known professionally as Mary Berry, is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter. After being encouraged in domestic science classes at school, she studied catering at ...
.
Series 2 (2013)
A second series began on 11 November 2013 on CBBC. Chef
James Martin replaces Hollywood as judge.
Series 3 (2015)
A third series began airing on 2 November 2015 on CBBC, with
Sam Nixon
Sam Nixon is an English singer and television presenter. He came third on the ''Pop Idol'' television series in 2003 and is now one half of the duo Sam & Mark, with the other being Mark Rhodes.
Early life
He was originally a catering student ...
and
Mark Rhodes
Mark Thomas Rhodes (born 11 September 1981) is an English singer, actor and television presenter.
Career
Born in Wolverhampton, England, Rhodes finished in second place in the second series of ''Pop Idol'' in the United Kingdom, runner-up to M ...
replacing Craze as hosts.
Allegra McEvedy
Allegra Sarah Bazzett McEvedy MBE (born November, 23 1970) is an English chef, broadcaster and writer.
Early life
McEvedy was born and raised in Hammersmith. Interviewed by ''The New York Times'', she said, "Mine was all about what we’d h ...
and Graham Hornigold took over from Berry and Martin as judges.
Series 4 (2016)
The fourth series began on 7 November 2016 on CBBC.
Allegra McEvedy
Allegra Sarah Bazzett McEvedy MBE (born November, 23 1970) is an English chef, broadcaster and writer.
Early life
McEvedy was born and raised in Hammersmith. Interviewed by ''The New York Times'', she said, "Mine was all about what we’d h ...
returns as judge with
Nadiya Hussain
Nadiya Jamir Hussain (''née'' Begum; born 25 December 1984) is a British television chef, author and television presenter. She rose to fame after winning the The Great British Bake Off (series 6), sixth series (Season 3 on PBS, or Collection ...
replacing Graham Hornigold. Presenters
Sam & Mark
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returned to host.
Series 5 (2019)
The fifth series began on 4 November 2019 on Channel 4.
Harry Hill
Matthew Keith Hall (born 1 October 1964), known professionally as Harry Hill, is an English comedian, presenter and writer. He pursued a career in stand-up following years working as a medical doctor, developing an off-beat, energetic performan ...
presented the series which was judged by
Prue Leith
Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, (born 18 February 1940) is a South African restaurateur, chef, caterer, television presenter/broadcaster, journalist, cookery writer and novelist. She is Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She wa ...
and
Liam Charles
Liam Charles (born 28 August 1997) is a British baker, television presenter and contestant from Series 8 of ''The Great British Bake Off''. He is currently a presenter on '' Bake Off: The Professionals'' and a judge on '' Junior Bake Off''.
Edu ...
.
Series 6 (2021)
The sixth series of ''Junior Bake Off'' began on 11 January 2021 on Channel 4
with
Ravneet Gill replacing
Prue Leith
Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, (born 18 February 1940) is a South African restaurateur, chef, caterer, television presenter/broadcaster, journalist, cookery writer and novelist. She is Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She wa ...
.
Series 7 (2022)
The seventh series of ''Junior Bake Off'' began on 10 January 2022 on Channel 4. The series concluded on 28 January 2022.
International versions
There's a Brazilian version of ''Junior Bake Off'' called ''
Junior Bake Off Brasil'', which currently broadcasts on
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References
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