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Why ‘Mexican Week’ is a sign of bigger problems for ‘Great British Baking Show’

Stereotypical jokes. Laughable mispronunciations. Culinary atrocities. “The Great British Baking Show” set off a minor furor on social media with its most recent episode, “Mexican Week” (or more precisely, “‘Mexican’ Week”). But were the bowdlerizations of tacos and tres leches cake harmless fun gone awry, or a sign of more…

Los Angeles Times

From The Archers to I’m Alan Partridge: your favourite BBC shows ever

For the BBC centenary, we asked you to name the shows you have loved the most. From the rural radio classic to an ‘absolutely perfect’ comedy and more, here are your top picks

The Guardian - UK

Great British Bake Off viewers criticise ‘tacky and racist’ Mexican Week episode

Some viewers felt that the episode was a 'mistake' as they accused the show of playing into 'Mexican stereotypes'

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Great British Bake Off accused of 'tacky and racist stereotypes' in Mexican Week

Mexican Week on Bake Off received a lot of backlash, with people calling the programme out for 'tacky jokes about Mexican stereotypes' as well as the 'misidentification of Mexican food'

Daily Mirror

Bake off stars think show could be doing more for representation

The former contestants believe it’s time to feature a trans baker

Liverpool Echo

Diana makes explosive revelations and Partridge devours the hand that feeds him: 100 years of the BBC, part eight

Steve Coogan’s alter-ego appears, as does Ricky Gervais’s in The Office, while Panorama rocks the royals

The Guardian - UK

The Great British Bake Off 2022: episode four – as it happened

Things were hotting up in the tent on the inaugural Mexican Week. But who cracked under the pressure?

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Bake Off's Prue Leith recalls grisly moment she drowned litter of kittens

Great British Bake Off star Dame Prue Leith has confessed about the time she drowned a litter of kittens as a child

Daily Mirror

The Great Canadian Baking Show Is a Pile of Wet Dough

The CBC promised a homemade alternative to The Great British Bake Off. The show we got has nothing meaningful to say about the country

The Walrus

TV tonight: Matt Lucas and Elis James revive a 90s footie classic

Football Fantasy League kicks off with guest managers Sally Lindsay and Russell Howard. Plus: Shirley Ballas appears in the sparkling finale of All That Glitters. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Bake Off star defends herself as she's accused of pulling a 'sickie' to escape bread week

The Great British Bake Off's Rebs has taken to Twitter to deny claims she 'pulled a sickie' to get a free pass through the always difficult bread week on the Channel 4 show

Daily Mirror

Channel 4 Great British Bake Off fans question Dame Prue's announcement after being left 'incensed' by bread week

The judge confirmed a twist is looming after a huge change was made during the latest episode.

Manchester Evening News

Bake Off fans puzzled as Paul Hollywood says Bread Week showstopper is 'too bready'

Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood confused fans with his dislike over a baker's product, given the theme that week

Daily Mirror

GBBO viewers divided as no one axed in Bread Week after two bakers forced to miss show

The Great British Bake Off hopefuls were all given an extra week in the tent with no elimination, after two of them were too ill to bake this week

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Bake Off's Janusz causes stir with pizza topped with full English breakfast and 'cake' filled with fish and chips

He served up the unusual dishes during bread week when the judges thought the quality was 'too high'

Manchester Evening News

Channel 4 Great British Bake Off's Matt Lucas forced to explain as two bakers go missing

The hit Channel 4 show is now in its third week but there was a sudden change in the tent

Daily Mirror

Bake Off's Prue Leith teases that her co-stars are 'childish' with their humour on show

The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has opened up about the innuendos and humour that features on the Channel 4 show, which recently returned with a new batch of bakers competing

Wales Online

Bake Off viewers furious about addition to biscuit favourite

Week two already and there is some anger for poor Prue Leith

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Wales Online

Heartbreaking reason Great British Bake Off's Matt Lucas gives for dramatic weight loss

Fans had been left concerned when the star appeared on the show having clearly shed a lot of weight

The Independent UK

Great British Bake Off contestant says Noel Fielding’s inappropriate jokes are cut from final show

Channel 4 show has returned for its latest series this week

Liverpool Echo

Bake Off’s Matt Lucas shares heartbreaking reason for his dramatic weight loss

The Channel 4 presenter shocked fans with his slim figure in the latest episode of the hit baking show

Evening Standard

Bake Off host Matt Lucas says father’s death inspired weight loss and lifestyle overhaul

The Little Britain star’s dad died when he was 52, just four years older than the comedian

Glasgow Live

Great British Bake Off fans stunned by Matt Lucas' drastic weight loss on show

Daily Mirror

Matt Lucas says his dad's sudden death at 52 motivated him to dramatically lose weight

Great British Bake Off's co-host Matt Lucas lost a lot of weight after fearing he would go the same way as his father, who passed away aged 52

Wales Online

The Great British Bake Off fans stunned by Matt Lucas’ weight loss after first episode airs

The comedian and actor made a change after seeing himself on TV during lockdown

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