The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Presented by Jo Brand
Starring Tom Allen
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 40
Production
Production location(s) The London Studios
Running time 30 minutes
40 minutes (Comic Relief special)
Production company(s) Love Productions
Release
Original network BBC Two (2014–16)
Channel 4 (2017–)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 8 August 2014 (2014-08-08) – present
Chronology
Related shows The Great British Bake Off

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (sometimes shortened to An Extra Slice) is a British television show after-show to follow the series The Great British Bake Off. Hosted by Jo Brand, the show began airing on BBC Two on 8 August 2014 two days after the premiere episode of the fifth series of the main show, and is filmed at The London Studios. In April 2017, it was announced that the series and Brand would follow The Great British Bake Off to Channel 4 in 2017.[1]

History

The after show was announced in July 2014.[2][3] Comedian Jo Brand was later announced as the host of the series on 24 July 2014.[4][5] The show returned for a second run, beginning on 7 August 2015, and for a third series on 24 August 2016. A fourth series began on 31 August 2017 on Channel 4. A fifth series began on 31 August 2018, moving to Friday evenings.[6]

Format

Brand and three rotating panelists appear on each episode. The panelists are generally a chef or cooking expert, such as Michel Roux Jr. or Rosemary Schrager, a comedian such as Hal Cruttenden, and a well-known figure who is a fan of the show. The panel has also featured past bakers, including winners Nancy Birtwhistle and Nadiya Hussain. A typical episode begins with Brand reviewing the events of the previous episode while showing clips, including unseen footage from the tent, usually humorous outtakes. Afterwards, she interviews the panelists about the current episode and what happened in the tent that week. In the next segment, she presents images of bakes viewers have sent in, the talks about the bakes the audience have brought to the studio, at least one of which the panelists try. In the final segment, the most recently eliminated baker joins the panel and is interviewed again by Brand. The baker is invited to bring one of their "less-successful bakes" which Brand and the panel sample. The segment concludes with the baker being presented a cake that captures their time in the tent. Brand concludes the show by showing a preview of what will happen in the next episode of the main show.

Panelists

The celebrity panel typically (though not always) consists of a professional baker/chef, a celebrity who is a fan of the show, and a comedian. In the final episode of each series judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry normally made an appearance on the panel, along with a comedian. However, in the first episode of the fourth series, Prue Leith made an appearance on the panel, while Hollywood appeared on episode 3.[7] Tom Allen has joined the 2018 series as a regular contributor, reviewing audiences’ bakes.

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesTimeslotChannel
18 August 20148 October 201410Friday 9:00 pmBBC Two
27 August 20159 October 201510
326 August 201628 October 201610
431 August 20172 November 201710Thursday 10:00 pmChannel 4
531 August 20182 November 201810Friday 8:00 pm

References

  1. ↑ http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/jo-brand-confirmed-to-return-to-host-the-great-british-bake-off-an-ex
  2. ↑ Sarah Deen (2014-07-18). "'Cake just got bigger': New Great British Bake Off teaser lands | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  3. ↑ Hyland, Karen (2014-07-06). "The Great British Bake-off: BBC2 offers up An Extra Slice! - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Jo Brand to front Great British Bake Off BBC Two spinoff An Extra Slice - Great British Bake Off News - Reality TV". Digital Spy. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  5. ↑ Webb, Claire (2014-07-23). "The Great British Bake Off to get Apprentice-style spin-off An Extra Slice presented by Jo Brand". Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  6. ↑ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/gw9rkn/the-great-british-bake-off-an-extra-slice--series-9-episode-1/
  7. ↑ "Bake Off fans relieved Extra Slice is the same on C4". Digital Spy. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
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