BBC lose Great British Bake Off

Well, it would have to if it carries on, wouldn't it?

An apt comparison by the TV columnist Christopher Stevens: "it'll be like Ringo Starr with three session musicians, climbing back on stage and calling themselves The Beatles."

I think Extra Slice is going to 4 as well ?

I wonder if Nadiya will be offered the job of Paul's sidekick on ch 4. I think she would be excellent.

They could have different presenters each week for the Mel and Sue bit. Susan Calman, who I often hear on the radio is very funny. Or the presenter who does the Extra Slice programme, whose name evades me.

Gerroff! He's mine!

Ooo yes James Martin please

I probably won't bother with it.

humming, 'Say Goodbye to Hollywood'

!Paul is OK, it's the recipes I'm interested in, so will probably still watch. I'll miss Mary though.
I found something on youtube suggesting that Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders would be good as presenters. Evidently they took part in the red nose day edition of Bakeoff.

From Twitter

Paul has now confirmed he will go to C4 with the show. Not a big surprise really.

Change any of the people and personalities and the GBBO will simply not be the GBBO. What drew people in from the moment it started was its artlessness. It never tried too hard to sell itself. Mary was the long time professional who was firm and encouraging. Paul was for me, just a foil, to balance the judging and be the 'bloke who knew a bit more about bread'. It was Mel and Sue's idea and they wanted Mary from the start. The whole village fete idea of it being in a tent somehow worked and added to the homely atmosphere. Its always been a gentle hour of escapism into a world that does not really exist. The baking is often a disaster (the artificial times issues add pressures that would not happen at home) but it does not matter - the contestants just want to be apart of the whole thing and when it leaves the BBC it will just be something completely different. Sorry - I'll not be watching.

Paul was photographed coming out of the back door of the C4 offices yesterday.

Taken time to make a deal with the Beeb? Lucrative new programme in the offing?

Well, Mary Berry has announced that she will be staying with the BBC out of loyalty. So that's 3 of the 4 presenters leaving the show. Will Paul Hollywood follow? Will the show survive?

What about James Martin taking over? He loves his butter and doesn't stinge on the sweet things or preach to anyone like Jamie would do. And he is far more sexy! And missed since giving up Saturday Kitchen.

I think
Maybe she is a "feeder". Maybe her DH (Paul) is 30 stone.

Exactly jings

I'd be much more concerned about the hypocrisy of 'women's' magazines and programmes like 'Lorraine' which preach constantly about the 'perfect' body, fashion, celebrities etc. and then bombard with recipes and food. At last with bake off you know you're getting CAKE! With SUGAR! And lots of ICING! And Mary Berry's in her 80's, she EATS CAKE and thus far has lived a healthy life.

What can one say to that!!!

The advocating portion control is a cover for the hypocrisy.

It's the programme. And she makes loadsamoney from it.

I am about to order my soup-maker NOW!
then perhaps I can have a nibble of cake

Maary Berry's been quite open about her eating habits - a lot of soup, apparently. She must get fed up with people asking her how she stays so slim!

I have never heard Mary Berry encouraging people to eat a lot of fat and sugar, only heard her advocating portion control.

A little of what you fancy does you good, or so my DM used to say. Perhaps she was irresponsible too.

I have made some of her other recipes (not cake!) and they were a bit more time-consuming than normal but delicious.

She always recommends a small portion and advocates exercise.