Yahoo News Bake Off first reviews are in - what do critics think?
It's been a long and painful journey to get here, but The Great British Bake Off will finally land on Channel 4 next week – and the first reviews are already in.
Paul Hollywood – the sole remaining member of the classic BBC era – is joined by new co-judge (and Mary Berry replacement) Prue Leith, while Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig take over as hosts from Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.
But while Paul has promised us more booze, and Noel has verified he does officially like cake, and we've heard there's even a huge Bake Off surprise coming later this year... is the new series actually any good?
You guys can decide that for yourselves when it premieres next week, but here's what the lucky critics who've already seen the first episode are saying...
The Guardian
"On the evidence of the first episode, Channel 4 and Love Productions, who make the programme, have achieved the most difficult of all bakery-related metaphors – having their cake and eating it. The eighth series of the extreme patisserie challenge manages to seem both exactly the same but also just subtly different enough."
Radio Times
"Partnerships, like revamped TV programmes, always need time to get going and warm up. As a duo, Noel and Sandi shouldn't work together… and yet they sort of do. Basically, a bit like GBBO finding a home on C4.
"We'll always mourn the BBC era of the baking behemoth, but this is what we've got now. It's a bit rough around the edges, a little burnt on the outside. But it's still our Bake Off."
The Telegraph
"In happy conclusion, dough devotees can rest easy. Mary, Mel and Sue might be gone but the show's recipe remains as winning as ever. Good bake."
The Daily Mail
"Despite having all that cash thrown at it, it hasn't changed a bit. The tent is the same; the bunting is the same; the challenges are the same; even the pastel-hued mixing bowls are the same."
The all-new Great British Bake Off will make its long-awaited Channel 4 debut on Tuesday, August 29 at 8pm.
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