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Episode 11

Reality

46

Jan 19, 2014

This week judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell are putting bakeries from Wales and Central England through a series of tough challenges. Today it’s the turn of three Welsh bakeries to step into the ring.

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Season 2, 30 episodes

This week cake connoisseur Mich Turner and bread expert Peter Sidwell begin their search in the North East, pitting three Yorkshire bakeries against each other at judging HQ.

47m Jan 5, 2014

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell’s hunt for Britain’s Best hits Northumberland and Co Durham. A Consett based builder recently turned baker enters the fray battling against artisan bakers from Darlington and a father and son team.

47m Jan 6, 2014

It’s the turn of three bakeries from Derbyshire and Staffordshire to come under the scrutiny of judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

47m Jan 7, 2014

Three Scottish bakeries enter the baking arena: a community bread bakery with a lot of heart is pitted against artisan bread makers from Edinburgh and a Perthshire based Israeli baker who mills his own flour at a 400-year-old watermill.

47m Jan 8, 2014

This week’s winners go head to head in the Scotland and North East England regional final. Temperatures rise as the four bakeries do battle in the kitchen, with Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell scrutinising their every move.

48m Jan 9, 2014

Judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell take their search to the South West of England, where three Devon-based bakeries enter the baking arena.

47m Jan 12, 2014

Three bakeries from Somerset and Dorset are keen to prove that they’ve got what it takes to be crowned Britain’s Best.

47m Jan 13, 2014

It’s the turn of three bakeries from Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire to come under the scrutiny of judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell.

47m Jan 14, 2014

Three bakeries from Hampshire and Wiltshire go head to head. A husband and wife team unleash their Danish pastries; a former Michelin starred chef hopes his chorizo tart will impress and a passionate Italian declares his newfound love for the gooseberry.

47m Jan 15, 2014

The pressure is on as this week’s four winners face off in the South West England regional final. All must make their mark with a sumptuous afternoon tea; temperatures rise in the kitchen.

47m Jan 16, 2014

This week judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell are putting bakeries from Wales and Central England through a series of tough challenges. Today it’s the turn of three Welsh bakeries to step into the ring.

46m Jan 19, 2014

The competition heats up in Birmingham as a Caribbean baking mother and daughter spice things up with their jerk chicken, a pair of French baking brothers are keen to show off their Michelin trained pedigree with an ingenious lemongrass creation.

47m Jan 20, 2014

Three bakeries from South and West Wales enter the fray, as a traditional father and son team is pitted against a vegetarian baking mother and daughter duo, and a French patisserie maker.

47m Jan 21, 2014

The competition hits the West Midlands and the Marches as three bakeries vie for a place in Friday’s regional final.

47m Jan 22, 2014

The search for Britain’s Best Bakery reaches the Wales and Central England final. This week’s winners must battle it out in the kitchen, creating an afternoon tea with a mix of both sweet and savoury items.

47m Jan 23, 2014

All this week judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell are scrutinising bakeries from Scotland and North West England and today it’s the turn of three bakeries from Lancashire and Merseyside.

47m Jan 26, 2014

Three bakeries from Greater Manchester and Cheshire vie for a place in Friday’s regional final. An artisan baker goes up against traditional pasty purveyors, and a pair of chemists turned cake makers.

46m Jan 27, 2014

Three Scottish bakeries battle it out. Two cake making ‘mumpreneurs’ from Perthshire take on a French-style Edinburgh boulangerie and a century-old traditional family bakery.

47m Jan 28, 2014

Three bakeries from Cumbria push themselves to the limit to impress judges Mich and Peter. A newly established self-taught cake maker goes up against a traditional bakery with a passion for heritage baking, and a family-run bakery from Carlisle.

46m Jan 29, 2014

The four bakeries selected to fight it out in the Scotland and North West England regional final go head to head. They face two tough tasks working side by side in the same kitchen: making an innovative afternoon tea to impress the judges.

47m Jan 30, 2014

This week judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell are putting bakeries from the South East through their paces, and today it’s the turn of three bakeries from East Anglia.

46m Feb 2, 2014

The competition hits the capital as three diverse London bakeries go head to head. A pair of flamboyant Americans present an indulgent chocolate pecan cheesecake; a Turkish Cypriot baker hopes his national fare will give him the edge.

47m Feb 3, 2014

Three bakeries from the Home Counties enter the fray – a British traditionalist raises the bar with his bloomer loaf; a pair of young cake makers feel the heat making shortcrust pastry.

47m Feb 4, 2014

Three bakeries from Kent and Sussex go head to head. A very British father and son team cook up some Italian passion.

46m Feb 5, 2014

This week’s heat winners take their place in the South East England regional final, working side by side in the same kitchen to create a dazzling afternoon tea.

46m Feb 6, 2014

It’s the first day of Finals Week and just five bakeries are left in the competition to find Britain’s Best.

47m Feb 9, 2014

It’s the second Semi-Final and four bakeries are competing for a place in the final by working to a brief in the Bespoke Bake.

47m Feb 10, 2014

It’s the first day of a marathon three day Grand Final and judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell are upping the stakes for the remaining three bakeries with the Market Challenge.

47m Feb 11, 2014

It’s the penultimate challenge of the competition and the three remaining bakeries have their eyes on the prize.

47m Feb 12, 2014

From sixty bakeries to the final three – the epic six-week search reaches its climax with the final, ultimate challenge: the Wedding Cake.

46m Feb 13, 2014