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As of November 28, Season 14 of The Great British Bake Off has ended. I have updated this page on December 19 to reflect readers can follow the same instructions to tune in and watch The Great Christmas Bake Off Special for 2023 on Christmas Eve.
How To Watch The Great Christmas Bake Off 2023
| Airs: December 24 at 8.15pm GMT |
| Channel: Channel 4 |
| Free Stream: Channel 4 (UK) |
| Watch Anywhere: Stream from anywhere with ExpressVPN |
Watch The Great British Bake Off Season 14: Preview
*Season 14 of The Great British Bake Off or The Great British Baking Show as it’s known in North America – has reached its climax, but you can tune into the 2023 Christmas special this Christmas Eve. Follow the details below on how to watch The Great British Bake Off Season 14 online from anywhere below – it’s the exact same way you can watch The Great Christmas Bake Off!*
After ten weeks of whisking, crimping and dusting in the famous tent, we now have the series winner as the grand Season 14 final aired at the end of November in the UK.
For those GBBO fans who live abroad or aren’t quite caught up, we won’t give you any spoilers. But what we will say is that this year’s overall winner was anybody’s guess heading into the final trio of tasks, with all three finalists having been awarded Star Baker two times each during the series. You can scroll to the bottom of this article if you do want to know who the finalists were and who had already been eliminated.
As well as this year’s contestants, another fresh face has joined Noel Fielding, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood in the tent for Season 14. After Matt Lucas decided to step away from the bakes earlier in the year, the bright and bubbly Alison Hammond dusted off her best food-related puns to follow in the beloved footsteps of Lucas, Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, and Sandi Toksvig.
Find out all the details about Season 14 below including how to watch The Great British Bake Off 2023 online and stream every new episode from anywhere. And make sure you’re all caught up ahead of the grand season final.
Watch The Great British Bake Off 2023 online in the UK
The Great Christmas Bake Off 2023 will air on Christmas Eve (December 24) at 8.15pm GMT on free-to-air Channel 4 in the UK.
The Great British Bake Off Season 14 was shown on free-to-air Channel 4 in the UK, with its ten episodes being broadcast at 8pm GMT on Tuesdays. Having started on September 26, the final of Bake Off aired on November 28.
If you prefer to watch online or aren’t able to see episodes live, then you can watch The Great British Bake Off on the network’s on-demand service now simply called Channel 4, which you can access on desktop and through a number of devices via its app. While watching any live TV in the UK requires a TV licence, you won’t need one for watching on catch-up.
It’s free to sign up to stream Channel 4. All you need is an email address, a UK postcode (e.g. SW1P 2TX) and a valid TV licence.
And don’t forget about GBBO’s sister program An Extra Slice, which goes out on Thursdays at 8pm on Channel 4 and can be streamed in exactly the same way online.
Away from the UK while GBBO is on? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access Channel 4 like you would at home
How to watch The Great British Bake Off from anywhere
If you’re a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch The Great British Bake Offjust as you would at home.
While Channel 4 blocks access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there’s a handy piece of software called a VPN which can change your IP address to make it look like you’re accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, UK citizens currently in the States can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK-based server and tune into all the programmes on Channel 4 from anywhere in the world, just like you would back home.
How To Use A VPN To Unblock Streaming Services:
1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – as we say, ExpressVPN is the total package when it comes to great streaming VPNs
2. Connect to a server – most good VPNs make it super simple to connect to a server in the UK or whatever country you require
3. Stream away! – login to your streaming service – Channel 4 in this instance – and stream like you were in your home country
How to watch The Great British Baking Show online in the US
To quote the show’s Instagram page: “Pud news for our American fans.”
New episodes of The Great British Baking Show as it’s known across the Atlantic landed on Netflix US on Fridays at 3am ET / 12am PT.
The streaming giant is of course available to stream on pretty much every device going and currently starts from $6.99 a month, or $15.49 if you want to ditch all ads.
A Brit abroad looking for your free stream? Get a VPN to access Channel 4 while in the States.
Watch The Great British Bake Off in Australia
Foxtel’s streaming services Foxtel Now and Binge are the home Down Under to everything Bake Off, with the season premiere on November 14.
New episodes go out every Tuesday at 7.30pm AEDT on the LifeStyle Food channel. The equivalent episodes of Extra Slice go out immediately afterwards on the same channel.
Binge is a great value option and is available on a whole host of devices (including smartphones, games consoles, Smart TVs, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, etc), costs from only $10 per month and you can give it a go with a 7-day FREE trial.
The service is home to a ridiculous amount of other great TV shows, too. From heavyweight dramas like American Horror Story, Succession, The White Lotus, The Last Of Us, to reality (Real Housewives, 90 Day Fiancé), comedies (Colin From Accounts, What We Do In The Shadows), documentaries and much more.
An alternative option is Foxtel Now, a slightly pricier service that lets you either watch Fox Showcase programming live or on-demand as and when you want. Memberships begin at AU$25 a month.
Watch The Great British Baking Show in Canada
Canadian cake fans should prepare for a bitter aftertaste, as The Great British Baking Show tends to appear a long time after the original UK broadcast.
For example, last year Canada had to wait all the way until the following July before the Season 13 episodes became available. We assume, at the time of writing that it will be similar for Season 14, too.
When it does finally appear, the CBC Gem streaming service will inevitably be the place to watch The Great British Baking Show. A subscription is $4.99 right now – after you’ve taken advantage of its one month free trial – and you can watch on Android, Apple TV, iPad and iPhone or simply the CBC Gem website.
Of course, if you’re an American traveling north of the border but want to access Netflix and stream the Baking Show as you would back home, you can do so with a VPN.
How to watch The Great British Bake Off in New Zealand
There’s great news for GBBO lovers in New Zealand. You don’t have to wait half a year to watch the new series like you did last time. Free-to-air TVNZ is now showing The Great British Bake Off Season 14!
New episodes go out on TVNZ1 every Saturday at 7pm (with Episode 1 airing on November 4). Extra Slice follows on Sundays on TVNZ2 at 6pm.
That also means you can watch and catch up on the network’s free TVNZ+ streaming platform, which is available on web browsers, smartphones and apps on a wide range of streaming devices.
Signing up is easy and 100% free to do. Simply pop in your details including an email address and password – no zip code required!
Everything We Know About The Great British Bake Off Season 14
The Great British Bake Off Season 14 Trailer
The Great British Bake Off Season 14 Contestants
- Abbi, 27, Cumbria
- Amos, 43, North London
- Cristy, 33, East London
- Dan, 42, Cheshire
- Dana, 25, Essex
- Josh, 27, Leicestershire
- Keith, 60, Hampshire
- Matty, 28, Cambridgeshire
- Nicky, 52, West Midlands
- Rowan, 21, West Yorkshire
- Saku, 50, Herefordshire
- Tasha, 27, Bristol
The Great British Bake Off Season 14 episode guide
| Episode name | UK air date |
|---|---|
| Cake Week | September 26 |
| Biscuit Week | October 3 |
| Bread Week | October 10 |
| Chocolate Week | October 18 |
| Pastry Week | October 24 |
| Botanical Week | October 31 |
| Dessert Week | November 7 |
| Party Week | November 14 |
| Pâtisserie Week | November 21 |
| Season 14 Final | November 28 |
What Date Does Bake Off 2023 Start?
The Season 14 premiere (Cake Week) of The Great British Bake Off aired on Tuesday, September 26 at 8pm BST on Channel 4 in the UK.
In the US, the first episode dropped on Netflix on Friday, September 29, and it started in early November in Australia and New Zealand.
No Season 14 date has yet been announced in Canada.
When Is The Next Episode Of The Great British Bake Off?
Weekly episodes were broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK on Tuesdays at 8pm for ten consecutive weeks. The final episode was the Season 14 final on Tuesday, November 28.
In the US, episodes drop on Netflix on the Friday following their UK air date.
Check above for details of when episodes come out in Australia and New Zealand.
Who Is Hosting The Great British Bake Off 2023?
There’s a new face in the tent for GBBO Season 14 – the much-loved British TV presenter Alison Hammond. She will join regular host Noel Fielding, who is one half of surrealist comedy duo The Mighty Boosh.
Hammond replaces comedian Matt Lucas, who stepped down after Season 13. He revealed in a radio interview in January that he was leaving to write new comedy with long time professional partner David Walliams. Together, they have previously written and starred in the likes of Little Britain and Come Fly With Me.
Who Is Judging Bake Off 2023?
Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood are continuing as judges for Season 14.
In 2017, Leith replaced the legendary Mary Berry. Berry decided to step down from The Great British Bake Off when it moved from the BBC to Channel 4.
Where Is The Great British Bake Off Filmed?
Ever wondered where the famous tent actually is? Apart from the series filmed during the Covid pandemic, the Welford Park estate in Berkshire has been home to GBBO since 2014.
Welford Park is roughly 70 miles due west from London, and its nearest big town is Newbury.
Who Is In The 2023 Great British Bake Off Final?
Season 14 of the Great British Bake Off has an all-male final, with Dan Hunter, Josh Smalley and Matty Edgell the last trio of bakers.
All three were named Star Baker twice during the series, with Dan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Meringue Bombe, Josh’s mixed-fruits Millefoglie, and Matty’s ‘Sports’ Buffet all impressing the judges in the final few weeks of the competition.
Who Are Bake Off Season 14’s Star Bakers?
| Episode | Star Baker | Signature | Showstopper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 – Cake Week | Dan | ‘Rhubarb & Custard’ Vertical Layer Cake | ‘Bruno’ Cake |
| Episode 2 – Biscuit Week | Tasha | ‘After-School Treat’ Marshmallow Biscuits | ‘Japanese Katsu & Matcha’ Illusion Biscuits |
| Episode 3 – Bread Week | Tasha | Roast Garlic and Rosemary Malted Cottage Loaf | ‘Medusa’ Plaited Centerpiece |
| Episode 4 – Chocolate Week | Matty | Hazelnut & Chocolate Torte | Chocolate Box Cake |
| Episode 5 – Pastry Week | Cristy | Creamy Mushroom & Leek Picnic Pies | ‘Autumnal Lattice’ Decorative Pies |
| Episode 6 – Botanical Week | Josh | Lemon & Blueberry Spiced Buns | Rhubarb, Raspberry & Hibiscus Floral Dessert |
| Episode 7 – Dessert Week | Dan | ‘Thai Green Curry’ Crème Caramels | ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Meringue Bombe |
| Episode 8 – Party Week | Matty | ’Classic’ Sausage Rolls | ‘Sports’ Buffet |
| Episode 9 – Pâtisserie Week | Josh | Perfect Pudding Financiers | Lemon, Blackberry & Blackcurrant Millefoglie |
Who Has Been Eliminated From The Great British Bake Off Season 14?
| Episode | Eliminated Baker | Signature | Showstopper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 – Cake Week | Amos | ‘Blood Orange & Dark Chocolate’ Vertical Layer Cake | ‘Orca on a Wave’ Cake |
| Episode 2 – Biscuit Week | Keith | ‘Letter from America’ Marshmallow Biscuits | ‘Seaside Meal Deal’ Illusion Biscuits |
| Episode 3 – Bread Week | Abbi | ‘Country Kitchen’ Cottage Loaf | ‘My Favorite Tree’ Plaited Centerpiece |
| Episode 4 – Chocolate Week | No elimination | N/A | N/A |
| Episode 5 – Pastry Week | Nicky & Rowan | Pork & Cheese Picnic Pies / Pork & Sweet Potato Picnic Pies | ‘Gran’s Garden Trio’ Decorative Pies / ‘Lattice Fabulous’ Decorative Pies |
| Episode 6 – Botanical Week | Dana | Bun in a Million’ Spiced Buns | ‘Stop and Smell the Rosé’ Floral Dessert |
| Episode 7 – Dessert Week | Saku | ‘Mini Watalappan’ Crème Caramels | ‘Flowers for my Bee’ Meringue Bombe |
| Episode 8 – Party Week | Cristy | Cranberry & Sage Sausage Rolls | ‘Marvellous Sweet Factory’ Buffet |
| Episode 9 – Pâtisserie Week | Tasha | ‘Fancy Fruit & Nut’ Financiers | ‘Mango Mojito’ Millefoglie |
What Was The Technical Bake This Week?
- Cake Week – The Great British Bake Off cake
- Biscuits Week – Custard Creams
- Bread Week – Devonshire Splits
- Chocolate Week – Cheesecake
- Pastry Week – Dauphinoise Pithivier
- Botanical Week – Lemon and Thyme Drizzle Cake
- Dessert Week – Orange and Ginger Treacle Puddings
- Party Week – Chocolate Caterpillar Cake
- Pâtisserie Week – Tarte aux Pommes
- Final Week – Lardy Cakes
Who is in The Great Christmas Bake Off 2023?
Unlike previous years where The Great Christmas Bake Off sees celebrities taking part, this year brings back some much-loved amateur bakers from previous seasons. It’s all very Love Island All Stars of Channel 4.
Returning to the tent are:
- George (Season 12)
- Sophie (Season 8)
- Dan (Season 9)
- Amelia (Season 10)
- Linda (Season 11)
- Carole (Season 13)