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The Great British Bake Off:

Season 16

The Great British Bake Off

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Expect gooey glory, dough disasters and pastry pandemonium, as Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond welcome a fresh batch of bakers into the iconic white tent to face the judgement of Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.

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Episode 3: Bread Week 2025

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The bakers are hoping for a Hollywood handshake this week as they tackle bread, the steely-eyed judge's speciality. They begin by putting their stamp on a pull-apart monkey bread in the signature challenge, before being asked to make a sticky, messy, fast food technical. For the showstopper, they serve up sweet bread in tiers. Sadly, for one baker, this will be their last day in the tent. Who will be dusting themselves off and hanging up their apron?

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Jane Rackham

It’s bread week (aka dread week) and the bakers are “going ape” with monkey bread. This is a round, sharing loaf made from balls of dough, stuffed with delicious flavours, designed to be pulled apart.

One person’s dough fails to rise, making the loaf almost inedible, while several struggle with the technical challenge’s pared-back recipe. No spoilers, but Paul is looking for a white line to show it’s been baked properly.

However, after making celebratory sweet bread showstoppers (none involving offal, thank heavens), there are a few “comeback kids” — prompting a shrieking Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding to hug one of them.

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2025-09-16

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rolenamePresenterAlison HammondPresenterNoel FieldingJudgePrue LeithJudgePaul HollywoodSeries directorJeanette GoulbournSeries producerSophia ReidExecutive producerKieran Smith

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7.7/10

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