I like cooking and generally have no issue with cooking programmes.

There are a lot of celebrity chefs though, most of whom have regular shows doing their thing. Watching somebody cook something good that I can perhaps replicate is quite satisfying viewing.

My principle grouse with bake-off is that it's yet more rating / judging nonsense. It's cooking mixed with Big Brother and X Factor. Surveys and "rate my performance" form such a part of today's target culture and the data derived therefrom causes people so much stress that I don't like to see it becoming entertainment.

I mean, what could be next? We watch as a call centre employee loses her job because she hasn't satisfied enough callers this week and the judges were mystery callers? Fly-on-the-wall Ofsted where we see teachers having a breakdown because one pupil hasn't reached his target and shown enough progress in 25 minutes?

Posted By: APB on September 4th 2014 at 16:49:24

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NBTTT I haven?t seen a full episode of British Bake Off, although (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:05:15
- Look at last nights viewing figures (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 4, 16:57:12
- I like cooking and generally have no issue with cooking programmes. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 16:49:24
  - Well I'd rather watch bake off than x factor (General Chat) - Mickdundee, Sep 4, 18:33:50
  - I watched a bit of the new Jaimie Olivers one last night (General Chat) - Huge Small, Sep 4, 17:05:15
  - I think that's my general annoyance, but can live with it because of the notion (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 17:02:07
  - *finally* (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 16:50:05
    - Ideot. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 16:56:40
      - (after about two months off...) (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 17:23:37
        
        Trolf. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 4, 17:31:01
- I just find the entire reality/lifestyle TV genre incredibly dull (General Chat) - King, Sep 4, 16:45:27
  - each to their own, of course. Tho bake off does teach me things I don't know (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 16:49:01
  - there's loads of channels in this day and age appealing to everyone though (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:48:36
    - Indeed. I barely watch the BBC nowadays. (General Chat) - King, Sep 4, 16:53:32
    - The problem with putting this rubbish on bbc1 (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 4, 16:53:30
  - Yes! (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 4, 16:47:39
    - what would you like to watch? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:49:15
      - Science, history or nature (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 4, 16:51:19
        
        POTD, right there (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:53:21
        
        agreed. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:54:51
        
        there are channels that just show (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:52:32
        
        Yes I do watch them avidly (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 4, 16:54:45
        
        "used to" spend a lot of money..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:54:17
        
        And crap comedy like mrs browns boys, McIntyre and bishop (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 4, 16:55:52
        
        in recent months they had a variety of great WW1 programmes (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 17:02:29
        
        oh god, fuck yes...these fucking shit programs too! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:58:31
        
        Mrs Browns Boys - i just dont get it. Not funny at all. Lazy writing. Bishop = Tarbuck (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Sep 4, 16:58:30
        
        was dragged along to see McIntyre a couple of years ago... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 17:00:55
        
        the BBC's comedy output in recent years has been poor (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 17:05:24
        
        I liked Rev. Was that BBC2? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Sep 4, 17:13:22
        
        i have no idea why.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 17:08:47
        
        I find it just coarse and unfunny. (General Chat) - Pit, Sep 4, 17:12:43
        
        ROLF (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:52:26
- i dont think (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:13:11
  - It's no 'Bitchin' Kitchen' either (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 16:20:28
  - How many cooking programmes are on at prime time? (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:15:22
    - On the BBC? Bake Off and Masterchef. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 4, 16:24:04
      - Tbf, BBC 2 and BBC 4 are my prime channels (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:37:13
      - I admit, I completely forgot about Masterchef (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:27:38
        
        lol.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:35:03
        
        ? (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:40:44
        
        surprised you can forget masterchef.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:42:05
        
        Ah, you're more a 'Let's Do Lunch with Gino and Mel' on ITV then Chelts? :O) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 4, 16:43:59
        
        not seen that one mate...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:45:08
        
        ha it is! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 4, 16:51:30
        
        Indeed (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:43:16
        
        yes.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:44:26
    - i havnt done a thesis.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:20:49
      - "... saturday morning fucking kitchen bunch of elephant wank..." I loled (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:23:55
        
        when the fuck did saturday mornings on the bbc become 2 hours of cooking nonsense? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:25:14
        
        No idea, I've never watched telly on Saturday morning in my life (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:33:02
        
        who on earth watches tv on a Saturday morning? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 16:26:21
        
        vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:32:35
        
        used to be banana splits and tiswas when i was a kid.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:28:56
        
        Tra la la la lal la lal la one banana two banana.. (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Sep 4, 16:31:38
        
        Jeez (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 16:30:45
        
        straight to... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:32:40
        
        Really? Dear me. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:41:56
        
        Tbf, I imagine Sky Sports news is very nearly as dull as (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:36:01
        
        only need it on.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:37:58
        
        HAHAHAHAHA you are complaining about the quality of TV and you watch (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:35:30
        
        in my "year?" (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:37:30
        
        racist (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Sep 4, 17:11:58
        
        ear (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:39:03
        
        that'll be the dark over lords of apple software for you. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:43:08
      - oh....i forgot... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:22:50
      - hugh fearnley-shitting stool (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:22:47
        
        Jan 2008. Six and a half years. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 4, 16:42:56
        
        *Withdraws lol* (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:48:57
        
        lol.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:48:53
        
        Tbf, he's knicked my nickname there. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:24:51
        
        did you have a patent on it? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:25:49
        
        "Gentleman's" agreement. You sir, are a cad (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:33:56
        
        Apologies! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:35:56
        
        I'll do the muskets (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:38:33
        
        Stand by your gun Sir ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Sep 4, 17:15:33
    - Where he has a point (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 16:19:59
      - Point of order (General Chat) - mr chimp, Sep 4, 16:25:19
        
        why not have experts in different industries go against each other.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:27:27
        
        Competetive major surgery - that I'd watch (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:34:42
        
        an hour to complete a heart transplant. GO! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:40:45
        
        Cooking is a little more relevant for most of us than surgery, science, bricklaying (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 16:29:33
        
        point being (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:31:46
        
        Yup. Very few as good as bake off. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 16:37:28
        
        when she and sue perkins worked seperately, they didnt seem as good... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:40:05
        
        Who? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:41:31
        
        10 years ago mel and sue where quite funny. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:45:55
        
        Smith and Jones? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:54:31
        
        no. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 4, 16:55:53
      - Cooking doesn't get more cuntish than this. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:22:23
        
        Indeed, comrade. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 4, 16:25:58
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:27:53
    - 9 (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Sep 4, 16:17:58
    - On that subject, what is prime time? Isn't everyon's different? Mine, if I were to watch (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:17:18
      - Old Speckled Hen sponsors Prime time on Dave (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 16:18:25
    - Too many (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 4, 16:16:38
      - I'd like to see a great British fry-off (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:17:43
        
        I think it's really 7 to 10. (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:18:30
        
        Ooops - for CB (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:18:55
- No need for the competition side (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 4, 16:07:56
  - I think it helps appeal to a younger audience (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:15:13
  - Yes this. Nowt wrong wit informative cookery programmes if that's your bag. It's (General Chat) - CB41, Sep 4, 16:14:52
  - All three (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 4, 16:12:01
- cater (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 16:06:33
  - it was very much on purpose (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 4, 16:10:17

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