I don't get this bake-off thing

I don't think anyone on GBBO is advocating eating only cake jings and the contestants show a lot of skill and flair.

It encourages the audience. emoticon here

They should find something more sensible to be clever at.

With you jingl, not just GBBO but all cheap reality TV.

But you don't have to watch it. Try BBC4 - my heart-throb Andrew Graham-Dixon has been on recently, discussing Chinese Art.

janeainsworth I'm with you there....... and I don't care much for Chinese Art! [leering emo]
I love men that have a lot of knowledge interesting knowledge!

The series in Italy with that Italian chef and Graham is on again, what more could you want?

Sorry, all of a fluster, I meant Andrew!

Oh, I'm glad to have my 'puter Jane - newspapers, Twitter, and GN.

Seem to watch less and less tv these days.

I do like the history things they have on BBC4.

Lona

Yes jings. Another good one was Melvyn Bargs on the life of Thomas Paine. You should be able to get it on iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2014/32/melvyn-braggs-radical-lives

What I'm actually saying here is that the Beeb shouldn't be showing it at all. Not in this age of obesity.

Nothing to do with my viewing habits.

And I object to my licence fee being used on it.

I'm not keen on the bake off either because it makes me lust for cake and if I'm lusting so are others who may well have even less control than me. I suppose you can pick up tips about cake baking but its not good prime time TV. AA Gill did an hilarious review of the Bake off in the Sunday Times yesterday which rather expressed my view of the presenters. And by the way I don't enjoy close ups of people chewing however illustrious they may be.

I've noticed that on BBC3 they've got new 'introductory graphics' IYKWIM.
All pink and black and 'op arty'.

I can't think of the right word to describe them, but they are totally unnecessary and probably cost a fortune!

How can the Beeb justify this sort of expenditure?

jing come on ... ! How can a fairly innocuous programme on home baking be responsible for contributing to the age of obesity. I don't slavishly watch it, but it falls under "light entertainment" in my books so I'm happy for my licence money to be spent on that.

However I agree too many reality shows generally and some are a helluva lot worse than GBBO. At least it promotes making food from scratch at home.

As someone said yesterday on R4, "cookery programmes on TV are like ventriloquists on the radio."

And have you tried the Picnic Pie? Really healthy and utterly delicious.

Well, I really enjoy the GBBO and for light entertainment it fits the bill. I wouldn't dismiss all reality TV programmes out of hand - some are apalling, some mediocre, some very good.

Like the Great British Sewing Bee, I enjoy watching people demonstrate their skills and I can pick up a few tips and ideas.

Baked goods are fine in moderation and as part of a varied diet. What's not to like?

I watch it and enjoy it, doesn't make me crave cake. If I didn't like the programme I would reach for the off button (seems the sensible thing to do).

Somehow I think people with an obesity problem would still be stuffing themselves with or without GBBO

Thought GBBO would be right up your street Jingle, since on the '10000 step club' thread you claimed to prefer sitting on your a*se eating cake!

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Believe anything, some people!

I think if GBBO encourages people to cook their own[cake] instead of buying it from a shop that's a good thing - at least you have control of the ingredients and know what type of fat has been used and how much sugar.
Anything that encourages people to cook rather than buy ready-made is good.
Though I suppose they are probably preaching to the converted.

I don't watch "reality" programmes but would think GBBO is probably the best of them - as I said on the other GBBO thread I am not much of a cook and don't watch it because it makes me feel inadequate!

www.gransnet.com/forums/television_and_radio/1209336-Sweet-Ratings-for-the-BBC

I started this thread, jingl but it didn't get very far

I love GBBO and the sister show An Extra Slice even though I don't have a sweet tooth.

I don't think cake in itself is contributing to the obesity crisis - look at Mary Berry for goodness' sake - an exercise in self-control if ever there was one. Faced with all those goodies and still slim!

It's the rubbish junk food and high calorie fizzy drinks that are making people obese, not an occasional slice of cake!

I made this just for you, jingl
Relax and enjoy it with a nice

No! #diet

Thank you all the same.