Top 20 Great British Bake Off Scandals

[@WatchMojoUK]

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[@12thMandalorian]

As someone who lives in the UK i can confirm that a fair few of us are extremely easily offended, it is embarassing.

[@glassdragonmedia]

I think that's probably a global issue.

[@S_J_banana]

ywp

[@pearlie_ette]

We know lol

[@jbbee561]

I agree people need to get a life

[@graceygrumble]

To be fair, I think the highest number of complaints is 56. Millions of people watch it.

[@sarahcottrell3618]

I love the British bakeoff...it is one of my comfort shows...I do miss Mel and Sue tho...

[@Absolute102]

The UK: 6 people called in to say they don't like something. The headline: MASSIVE OUTRAGE AROUND THE COUNTRY! or my fav: 5 facebook comments = SOCIAL MEDIA MELTDOWN!

[@WatchMojoUK]

That's tabloids for you!

[@yolandasamuels3213]

I swear the tabloids (especially the local rags) must be on a permanent slow news day if that is all they can print about, just making a big issue out of a non-issue.

[@opheliaismyname9180]

The hilarious thing about Bingate is that he brought the _bin_ up for judging and just plonked it on the table

[@WatchMojoUK]

What a character!

[@NazriBuang-w9v]

Lies again? You can get turned on by eating lot of chocolates

[@ollieno971]

It is pretty bad that during the culture week the contestants literally didn’t even follow what country they were supposed to do baked goods from. Like the whole “yeah we were supposed to do baked goods from Japan but I decided to to French baked goods instead” thing they showed was stupid

[@NicolasdeFontenay]

Japan week was really bad. They made chinese confections and called it Japanese lol.

[@VkmSpouge]

I think they could revive culture week but with a guest judge who is from the country the week is based around and who comes up with all three challenges.

[@NicolasdeFontenay]

@ and if you don’t bake something from that country you are at the bottom

[@ollieno971]

@@NicolasdeFontenay oh yikes

[@arthas640]

​@@NicolasdeFontenayI'm at least 80% sure that Japan is part of China, like how all Cajuns are American. I mean they're close enough

[@MetalHeadReacts]

The only problem With Lucas' BoJo impression is that he made Boris look too intelligent and competent...

[@S_J_banana]

i hate that everything has to be political for no reason

[@katinsu7700]

⁠@@S_J_bananaeverything IS political 😉

[@S_J_banana]

@@katinsu7700 yeah but it doesn't need to be

[@avashnea]

Everything Matt Lucas did was a problem. He ruined every episode he was in.

[@katinsu7700]

@@S_J_banana why not? Politics are important

[@jimaleblanc1553]

this video should be called 20 examples that show people have entirely too much time on their hands to be "scandalized" by things.

[@arthas640]

Well yeah, its the type of people who watfh these kinds of shows. This kind of show is made for stay at home housewives and little old ladies.

[@davidchapman2213]

⁠@@arthas640LOL… and those type of people who watch 20 minute YT videos on these kinds of shows highlights!! Which type of person are you?

[@maryjobarbarossa937]

#10! I saw that squirrel. Had to stop, rewind to see what i was seeing. Too funny😂

[@GarouLady]

I would have done a double take and just laughed. Some people have no sense of humor.

[@arthas640]

​@@GarouLadyhappens a lot when city folk visit farms and zoos. They get shocked that animals will have sex in public, randomly get boners, poop anywhere, or do gross stuff like play with or eat poop/urine. People will try to losge a complaint like they expect a farm to have cows trained to obey human morals

[@chamlo11]

I remember seeing that squirrel. No need for innuendo with that shot!

[@hollisblinn7910]

I personally loved the squirrel episode. He was just there to say, "Well, hello, ladies!" 🐿💕

[@AlanGoldwaser]

I've seen all of those on this list. Fun to relive them. When I was in culinary school things like Bingate used to happen. It occurs when someone is so into their own thing they just do stupid things. We had made puff pastry and each person labeled their own. We made two batches. When we went to use them one of mine was missing. Our Chef instructor quietly checked the waste bins by every student until he found the wrapper with my name on it. When he confronted the person who "stole" it she remarked "Her first one was terrible and his (mine) was perfect and she was too embarrassed to have another failure. Now that was on purpose.

[@jaehaspels9607]

Things like that used to happen in chemistry class too but it was easy to sabotage someone else so if you didn't keep an eye on your own stuff, it was your own fault.

[@AlanGoldwaser]

@@jaehaspels9607 No, I caught every sabotage attempt. Such as, taking a pot I had on the stove for it to boil. 6 burners for 5 students. Turning the oven from the 350 degrees the whole class while three of us had dishes baking to 425. Hiding my whetstone. Obviously you've never been to a culinary class or you would know you are preparing several dishes at the same time so saying it was my fault?

[@jaehaspels9607]

@@AlanGoldwaser Oh sorry. I didn't mean it as your fault. I meant that it was the chem student's fault if they didn't keep an eye on their own stuff. You're right. In Chemistry, we only did one experiment at a time.

[@nealbrook4226]

@@jaehaspels9607I’ve been in chemistry lab classes where we’re doing more than one thing at a time, but we also generally have a lab partner (so we can split up the work), and I’ve never heard of someone sabotaging someone else in those classes, I can’t see why they would.

[@LadyKattrina84]

The 1956 Refrigerator Safety Act requires that fridge doors can be opened easily from the inside. Modern fridges have magnetic closures that can be opened by pushing from the inside. Kids can't get stuck in them.

[@daniellemhall1358]

Exactly!

[@mousenmcclintock]

They can if it falls over onto the door

[@LadyKattrina84]

@@mousenmcclintock And how often is that going to happen in your average British kitchen? A slim chance if at all.

[@mousenmcclintock]

@LadyKattrina84 I think the concern was for fridges not within kitchens.

[@LadyKattrina84]

@@mousenmcclintock Unless kids are going to landfills/dumps or homewear stores, that is very unlikely to happen.

[@gothtaino]

The tacos were the most offensive part of that episode. They were not tacos lmao

[@mournwood]

They were tackos, loaded with glockymolo.

[@bigjedimullet]

the most offensive part to me was making them make tiered tres leches cakes. “hey folks, make a cake that’s notoriously wet, now do it in layers!” cruel and unusual.

[@gothtaino]

@@bigjedimullet to be fair. I've have layered tres leches .. but it takes skill and patience and more than a day. Honestly I blacked that part of the episode right out lmao

[@bigjedimullet]

@ that one dude putting 4 tsp of chili powder into his chocolate cake almost made me have a panic attack as well. I thought Paul Hollywood was gonna go to space. (for any non-bakers reading, 4 teaspoons of finely ground chili powder will make *over 20 pounds* of brownie batter quite spicy. now imagine condensing that down into a cake that probably weighs less than 10 lbs…)

[@SoTypicallyMeh]

i don’t understand the big fuss over animals’ genitals. they don’t wear clothes so of course they’re gonna be visible on occasion. it’s not like there were two squirrels actively copulating on camera.

[@imytt2002]

"Confronted" by Noel Fielding?....you mean comforted?

[@WatchMojoUK]

you got it

[@LaineMann]

I was going to say this lol. 😂

[@zuzukris4952]

Fondant is not icing! Icing, frosting, and fondant, are 3 entirely different things. Also, I think it’s ridiculous that a handful of people, throw their little tantrums over the most trivial things, and everyone scrambles to make them feel better! instead of just ignoring them, or simple saying “Ok, thanks for your opinion. Have a nice day” 🙄🙄🙄

[@jaehaspels9607]

I totally agree. If you coddle a baby every time it cries, it'll cry more just for the attention.

[@deborahchasteen3206]

The squirrel was brilliant! I'm so glad I saw it here since I missed it - what nonsense. The fridge complaint, though, is valid, and I probably would have made it: kids see memes, and so many children have died by playing in them. In the US it's illegal to discard fridges with the doors on.

[@silversalamence10]

I imagine if that squirrel footage was shown in a David Attenborough documentary, I'm sure there wouldn't be complaints.

[@asagao1371]

I hated when they did american pies, which are traditionally very sweet and massive. But they made smaller less sweet versions which like that's a different thing 😂

[@kohakuaiko]

Entirely different. An American pie should (at minimum) serve 6 Americans or 12 Brits 😂. Those itty-bitty things are just not it

[@WendyDarling1974]

I hated the episode where they made American cookies. A big reason was that they did not know what the hell they were doing, and I can’t understand why. It’s not difficult.

[@kohakuaiko]

@@WendyDarling1974 I know, most of us learned to bake them from the back of the chip package 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Banyo__]

How hard is it to have a cultural consultant on a show? Many many shows employ them to avoid BS that can or is offensive to people not of their own culture because it's fair to say you can't be expected to know everything about everything and everyone. I think getting rid of the week sucks, because I think at base the idea is great, give these countries and their food the shine they deserve.

[@noodlebrains2689]

Or just don’t worry about offending fragile people. I seriously doubt any other cultures worry about offending Brits with their jokes, why should we care?

[@bryanr1838]

most people of other countries don't care much about these things as they have greater concerns in their lives. overly fragile people have ruined things for everyone. third-party nonsense.

[@shiekahfan01]

@@noodlebrains2689 or don't write culturally insensitive content and be shocked when you're called out for it? calling out racism isn't fragility you numb nut

[@kimberlywoodbury1739]

Except they didn’t. They completely ignored the country’s cooking traditions and made a mockery of them. It would have been wonderful to have seen them pay homage to native dishes, or to use native ingredients in new and creative ways, but they did neither.

[@jamijenkins3507]

The squirrel is just happy to see everyone! 😂😂😂😂

[@chris1275cc]

As someone who lived in Cornwall, No.20 makes me laugh. The Cornish Pasty shops there (of which there are many) sell a variety of different fillings, if you can name it, they've put in a pasty and sold it.

[@yvofrom]

#18 English is THE best language for innuendo's It is one of the top reasons I love it.

[@magusxxx]

Especially if you pronounce it in-your-end-o.

[@Natrii07]

Being American I wish our show scandals could be this adorable

[@glassdragonmedia]

Oh, come on! I'd be grateful to that squirrel for giving me an opportunity to explain some things about nature, with regards to ALL animals, to my children. A proud squirrel is so much more interesting than just anatomy posters, after all.

[@daniellemhall1358]

Some of these have my eyes rolling. I mean, the squirrel one could have just been an oversight!

[@ceciliasanchez5901]

Noel Fielding is hands down my favorite person ever!!! I love him ❤

[@jenniecockburn8811]

Where the hell has our humour gone......We complain about f'cking EVERYTHING!!!

[@rickbuc]

I had no idea that people in the UK were so sensitive. The problem has to be with the producers apologizing and giving in to social media comments/complaints. From this list almost nothing here seems scandalous. To the complainers, Get over yourself!

[@paul4586]

The largest number of complaints was 200 for to Boris impression , this out of 5/7 million viewers is hardly the whole of the UK being sensitive- plus my 1 comment out of 68 million people should not be taken as an indication of whole nations sensitivity on being called out on our sensitivity

[@rickbuc]

@ Agreed, why give in and apologize or change the format of the show for such a small group of viewers? It happens here in Canada all of the time. Sometimes it only takes one person to protest a joke or a comment for the media to blow up something so incredibly meaningless. At least you still have unapologetic comedians that don’t give in to the insanity of political correctness. Jimmy Carr and Ricky Gervais are legend for not giving in to the bullshit comments from offended viewers. It’s not the problem of the writers, creators, and producers that certain individuals have not learned how to use the remote to change the channel or turn off the TV.

[@rob57898]

A 'scandal' in the uk is one or two people on twitter having a moan

[@GojosMiddleFinger]

It's fake outrage just like in the US

[@noodlebrains2689]

Take a look at the show. It’s a baking show featuring tons of posh and ‘fruity’ contestants and judges. Your average Brit doesn’t care, just the coddled, soft posh people who have nothing better to do and nothing else to concern themselves with other than people making cake in a tent.

[@bridgetmartin3896]

I watch this show all the time... absolutely love it... # 19... Nole went over to comfort her cuz she was so upset about knocking over his cakes, and him coming in 9th had nothing to do with what happened, the judges were informed of what happened...

[@LJBSullivan]

Noel Fielding

[@GoldenBear01]

Aren’t people that get offended on behalf of others just the best!

[@cilliansands6166]

😂

[@lynn69jackson]

We don't dunk Jaffa cakes in the North either. Paul Hollywood is just a philistine.

[@rhyspatterson679]

The squirrel made me laugh because I’m an army brat who had British neighbors growing up, I forget the logistics of it but they flew the British flag and everything. Well we lived in an area of Alabama that was full of acorn producing trees so had tons of squirrels. This one squirrel in particular had the biggest balls and I just remembered them sitting on their front porch and roaring with laughter at his “nackers” I learned a lot of British slang from them which helped when I moved to Cornwall later in life. Didn’t need the balls slang as much

[@drebaswing5079]

Bingate- the next episode, Diana was gone because she was ill. Right.

[@subungulate]

Yeah! That’s what I said!

[@scottw6704]

Oh she was ill, but it wasn't physical exactly. She was upset to the point of feeling sick. So it wasn't really a lie.

[@angelaedwards7138]

I’m from the USA and I love watching this baking show 😊 I love how everyone has a great sense of humor ❤

[@LJBSullivan]

Sometimes the accents become the funny part for me. I really have a difficult time with some of the accents. So does my closed caption.

[@helpyourselfimbusy5747]

A squirrel? And his nuts? That’s nature 😂

[@Marie-PoilBelle]

I wish every tv shows had only scandals about cakes and biscuits ! It's ridiculous but comforting in a way...

[@shannonslutzky4754]

Imagine being offended that a squirrel was on camera to the point you call the show to complain….seems some people might have too much time on their hands

[@pmr3956]

As an American watching this show on Netflix the only one of these that was a scandal was #1 Bingate. That was really upsetting to watch. This is supposed to be a friendly competition show with nothing at stake really. 20. Cornish pasties were creative and brilliant. Loved it 19. Most people would automatically shoo away a fly. She was being COMFORTED by Noel Fielding. Sura was a really sweet person, and you could see how upset she was about what happened if you have an ounce of empathy. Dave was a real gentleman and he received the place he deserved because It was judged fairly. 18. If you take the words at face value and don't have a dirty mind you don't have a problem with it. 17. It's obvious they're SMEG fridges. They're cute and the look of them is appropriate for a cute baking show competition. 16. There is no right way to do something. If you do something one way because of your culture or whatever, good for you--do that. If you prefer doing something a different way, then do that--good for you. 15. You don't think people already cheat at everything? Why are you betting in the first place on a baking show competition? 14. Private issue between Hollywood and his wife. Didn't affect the actual content on the program from what I can see. 13. That was HILARIOUS. I don't really know anything about Boris Johnson because I live in the U.S. It was a really funny skit. 12. Prue eats the food before her and judges it fairly. What's the problem? She doesn't actually prepare the 2nd element food for her and Hollywood to eat and neither does he. 11. That was what I expected from the presenters. Wasn't shocked. Was surprised that people didn't know how to prepare an avocado. 10. Have you never watched a program/movie, etc. before?--they miss all sorts of things in editing content. I doubt that was intentional. 9. It's not like they snuck store bought fondant onto the show. It had to be approved by someone to be on the program. 8. Parenting. Try it. All kids (and pretty much all people are really stupid and need to be talked to) Plus I think there is a safeguard for that. 7. That's just how she looks and interacts with the world around her--we're all different. I didn't see any flirting at all. 6. This is news? Seriously? Again I'm an American and astounded that this is news. 5. This is news? Seriously? Again I'm an American and astounded that this is news. 4. He put in the time to be a master of his craft. The distinction of pro and amateur just means whether or not someone does this for a living. An amateur can DEFINITELY BE MORE TALENTED THAN A PROFESSIONAL. 3. Not surprised this happened--I forget what stuff looks like, where I put it too + I'm not on television, which is inherently stressful and leads to additional mistakes and errors in judgment. It would be NICE if each competitor had their own fucking fridge/freezer with their name on it. And for the viewer it would be nice if the bakers had aprons with their name on them so that the viewer can keep them straight when we're suddenly introduced to 12/13 new people. 2. ACCIDENT. She thought the show had just ended. I watch on Netflix and know the outcome from Twitter before I watch. Calm the fuck down. 1. ACTUAL SCANDAL. Shouldn't have happened. That woman shouldn't have been selected for Bake Off. They made a mistake during the vetting process.

[@Absolute102]

Half of these "scandals" are filler, a top 10 list is enough. Usually, if a handful of people spoke up about anything like 20, 17, 13, 12, 11, 10 then some journalist in a cobweb filled office would pounce on it to report the reaction rather than the actual scandal.

[@CanaryCaia]

Remember when we were able to live without censorship and hate from people who has too much free time and who are too bored and need to criticize everything?

[@jayharv285]

No because that's never been a thing. Censorship has always been around and heck a lot of places back then killed you for saying the wrong thing.

[@claudine1928]

I'm not English, but i tought Matt Lucas was spot on with Johnson. Maybe it was a timing issue, but i tought it funny.

[@gngrdanny]

The pottery throwdown is actually really fun. Such a lovely bunch of people always. OK and if flirt with Paul any day. Hmmm silver fox bears.

[@jms31896]

Is this a reupload/updated? Feel like I've watched this before years ago

[@MamaJLW]

Yes 😡

[@amandaredd3057]

The guy who's cakes were smacked to the floor hopefully wasn't dinged for that lady's clumsy mistake!

[@LJBSullivan]

No, they were told and didn't mark off for that.

[@jogermaine8600]

I'm sorry, but the refrigerator one is ridiculous. If your children are daft enough to climb into a fridge because they saw it on telly, perhaps--just perhaps--watch the little morons? Also, who has a fridge anymore that a child can fit into?!

[@jogermaine8600]

Also, IMO, Diana absolutely did it on purpose. She was making derisive comments about young people the entire time and could not stand that they were far better than she was.

[@scottw6704]

@@jogermaine8600 Ohhhh I missed that. I'll have to go back and pay closer attention. It does seem like there's no way someone would take someone's ICE CREAM OUT OF THE FREEZER because there wasn't room for their own ice cream. And when it was unearthed, Diana seemed to be more defensive than apologetic (like Debra taking Howard's custard)

[@scottw6704]

That look from Mary re: the store-bought fondant...wow she could melt ice with that glare!

[@Terahnee]

IIRC, the whole thing with Bingate was due to him using a freezer on the other side of the tent. ie, she removed his to make room for hers. Was it right? No, not entirely, but if he'd used the freezer nearest to him it wouldn't have happened. I could be wrong, but that's what I remember happening. I think she removed his to put hers in, meant to put his back or ask him if he could use a different freezer, but forgot in the moment.

[@cole003f]

think it was also down to that some freezers weren't working

[@ublu3631]

Still, the fair thing to do in that situation would’ve been to find out whose Alaska it was and tell them to move it. She was being an AH by just taking it out and quite frankly, the principle of „when people show you who they are, believe them“ applies here imho. I bet there were a lot of bakers from her region who lost to her in local competitions under suspicious circumstances who were not surprised…

[@whatintheheck4692]

1. There wasn’t enough freezer space for all the contestants 2. It was a hot day and the freezers weren’t working properly 3. He did the best he could and was sabotaged

[@Tremayne4260]

I adore this show! I have rewatched (what I can on Netflix) and would love to see the first few seasons we didn’t get. American here. Even got my husband to watch it too!

[@courtneyallison4301]

The first episodes with Mel, Sue, and Mary are available to watch for free on Roku

[@Tremayne4260]

@ Thank you!

[@kktypescript2137]

I live in the US and Mexico week was so painful to watch 😂😂 so many if these were the funniest things to witness

[@hannibalspectre637]

As a Cornish person, we weren’t that upset 😂

[@kitj3992]

Lord I wish my biggest problem was something done in the British bake off tv show.

[@Alucardd-tt8eb]

All the Brits that sent in complaints have absolutely nothing going on in their lives, are extremely bored, sad, and have no sense of humor. Imagine being angry because someone wants to dip a treat in their drink. Imagine being angry that a squirrel was in a shot. Imagine being angry about your bad parenting that you get scared your kid will take all the food and shelves out of your fridge to go stand in it because of a 5sec clip on a baking show.

[@yolandasamuels3213]

Unfortunately common sense is seriously lacking these days...

[@mariahfetch]

As someone from SW America. The “Mexico Week” was too far down the list. Honestly, the worst was the pronunciation of Guacamole. I remember it was all we could thing of. lol. But I still watch every season on Netflix and I can never get enough. ❤

[@ShirfyrBlaze]

The dunking of the pastry controversy seems so stereotypically British

[@Swiftstart]

as an american fan i expected the smores to appear in this list xD

[@rmhartman]

the girl that left his ice cream out should have been the one going home.

[@ethanmillersmashups1103]

what is wrong with Innuendos Nigella does it and y'all don't complain

[@phoebegreig6523]

You ain’t got that argument for Jaffa Cakes anymore! They took it to court and Jaffa Cakes, as the name eludes, are cakes! Even the McVities company said “The clue is in the name.”

[@Mangusu]

The Mexican week was excruciating. Hearing every contestant mispronounce any Spanish word was painful. Just inform them on how to say it before taping. Or have the presenters go around educating. Or bring on a guest cultural consultant. You could have a fun opportunity of a Latin Celebrity being apart of it all.

[@DaddyHisoka1]

uncle roger did a review with joshua weissman on it lmfao. they slammed them HARD and it was funny as shit.

[@KathrynWilson-lo5fs]

God that Mexico week was a train wreck from start to finish.

[@jayharv285]

So was Japanese week

[@rosegirlz88]

I've dipped jaffa cakes in red wine 🍷

[@mariestreeting4213]

😆😆😆😆👍🏻

[@alfonsorodriguez6739]

Mary Berry is the best!

[@TheDiamondAboveMyHead]

Matthew Lucas was a terrible inclusion to the show, did not fit at all

[@SalixNigra2]

#19 I wonder if the klutz would have still come in first place if the guy would have knocked most of her bakes to the floor? #10 The squirrel was cute and a nice addition to the show. #7 Her behavior was sickening. How would Paul, or anyone else, have known she was gay? I couldn’t wait for her to leave. #3 Yeah, uh huh. Good way to sabotage your competition. #1 I couldn’t believe it. She acted flippant about. How arrogant can you get? Removing someone else’s creation from the freezer and replacing with your own? She should have been sent packing. He should have stayed. Infuriating!

[@kristisaydyk8542]

I find the innuendos are so funny!!!

[@Fanney47]

Lol. They made Icelandic Laufabrauð and then put powdered sugar on it. And we were like wtf? Because if you put anything on it it's like butter and idk smoked ham or something. Tho there might be a few people who do sweet things like in other parts of the country but veeeery small percentage. I had never even heard of it before watching the ep.

[@looneytoastywolf]

I LOVE the british bake off! Aw I liked the themed weeks😅 also I remember the squirrel, it was funny Yeah the bengate episode made me sad ngl D:

[@jackiestewart5483]

Store-bought fondant ... It must have been available as an ingredient, supplied by the show... So I'm confused?

[@KatieSalley]

No the contestants provide a lot of their own ingredients. They're allowed to bring things they need. Except for the technical challenges.

[@kimarmstrong2010]

All we wanted was Diane to apologize!

[@scottw6704]

Yeah she didn't seem sorry at all, she seemed still annoyed that Ian's ice cream was in her way. On what planet does it make sense to take out someone's ice cream to put yours in, and LEAVE IT SITTING ON THE COUNTER BY MISTAKE????

[@carlariggs525]

I loved that show and learned a lot. I only see rare reruns now. The judges were funny but Mary didn't seem to appreciate their humor.

[@averynelson1186]

Very surprised that you didn't mention that the episode after Bingate, Diana was "sick" and therefore did not return to the show. How very tactful of them 😅

[@amandashare1281]

Diane should have been thrown off the programme, he may have put his ice cream in the wrong freezer but all she had to do was TELL HIM and he could have put it into another one, instead she left it to melt, nasty old woman!

[@cole003f]

some of the freezers weren't working that episode

[@hollisblinn7910]

​@@cole003f that does not excuse what she did.

[@shirleydesrochers3319]

People need to lighten up

[@Reynard_11]

The only thing I find scandalous is that evidently the Beeb will cave after only a single complaint 😕

[@phtevenj]

just the simple fact that one show has had 20 whole scandals broke my brain.... that seems like a LOT 🤣

[@joesr31]

but after watching the video, most of these arent scandals at all

[@danj1215]

Being from America why was it such a big deal that it moved from BBC to Channel 4 doesn’t it just mean that it went to a different channel that’s all?

[@katherinebarber711]

No. Brit here, Channel 4 is what many Americans would expect a TV channel to be, ads and all, but the BBC ("British Broadcasting Corporation) is nothing like that. Firstly, it was founded specifically under the principles of "to inform, to educate, to entertain" in that order - Doctor Who was originally concieved as a children's history program before becoming the bastion of sci-fi it is today. Secondly, no ads: the BBC is funded through merchandising of their biggest shows (Top Gear and Doctor Who spring to mind), and the "TV license" that every Brit with a TV is required to pay. As a result, stars on non-BBC works will often earn more money, but the production standards and writing of BBC shows are much higher (and the special effects budgets usually lower). This, plus it's sheer age (it starded in 1922!) and the fact that Britain is the only country that really does this, the BBC is also a "national treasure", considered one of the best things about our country, and we don't really take criticism of it too well (except the usual arguments about the TV license). As an aside, if you haven't heard of David Attenborough, Google him: his early nature documentaries are a product of the BBC's high standards, and the BBC is still the leading producer of the highest quality nature documentaries, continuing to be at the cutting edge of new nature discoveries, and setting the standard for the rest of the world. TL;DR: BBC is best because a), it's Very British, and b) usually of higher quality. Compare the American show "Leverage" with the British show "Hustle" - Channel 4 (and ITV) are more "Americanised" TV channels (compared to the BBC) and thus more the sort of thing you would expect to see, but "Hustle" was on the BBC. Also, consider that an American version of Bake-Off failed - but the Canadian version is still going strong!

[@danj1215]

@ oh

[@MargoWoodmansee]

Love this show ❤️

[@lionpaladin]

Gonna go dunk a jaffa cake into tea and put a variety of fillings into pasties. Gonna put fillings in them from all sorts of different cuisines, and dessert ones too. Can't stop me, going rogue! Also, being offended over an animal's bits. Really.

[@cedgson91]

It moving to channel 4 turned me off for a while. It took a long time to readjust. The couple of most recent series - Alison Hammond is a fantastic host Wasn’t a fan of Matt Lucas The skit parodies at the beginning are quite cringe Bin gate is legendary

[@amandadavies..]

I never watched it pre channel 4 as I really disliked Mel and Sue, and Mel in particular would have annoyed me too much. I always liked Noel and my favourite out of the others was Sandi. Matt Lucas next....don't like Alison. Love Prue.

[@JennaMaBob]

The fact there are 20 scandals to cover... 😂

[@AntheanCeilliers]

So the objections range from cultural appropriation and forcing people to come out to . . . Showing a squirrel.

[@dearyvettetn4489]

Would anyone in the UK be offended by this seasons constant chuckling and word play during the challenge to make a Spotted Dick? As an American I couldn’t hold my laughter in but everyone on the show, including the judges, had the same reaction 😂😂😂

[@paulmarden3301]

Who wants to bet that the complaint about product placement came from one of their competitors. Ain't no way a member of the public is gonna care

[@mephistopheles4910]

I didn't realize how reactionary British people were. I always wondered what happened to the International themed weeks.

[@evelise29]

wow I thought only Americans were that easily offended lol

[@redviolet605]

I mean there are several shows I’ve seen that are called baking shows but they use already made fondant

[@Kayyouhu77]

Pru was a big improvement over Mary Berry. Noel was a huge improvement over the original comedy duo. I think the most recent seasons are the best of the lot.

[@thepinch1839]

The fridge thing was so stupid. "A kId CoUlD hAvE sEeN iT" is the stupidest excuse ever. If your kid sees a joke, takes it at face value, replicates it, and 💀 that's a parenting issue and maybe your kids was never gunna make it

[@cherylschantz9893]

Ruby did a heck of a lot of flirting. It was silly.

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

The only thing this video accomplished for anyone of common sense was give them a good laugh and make them shake their heads at how ridiculously sensitive some people out there are. 😂

[@LtColShingSides]

Oh no!! Dont tell me they offended the Cornish!! Oh noooo!!!

[@averynelson1186]

It's hysterical to me how many of these are non-issues 😂

[@emilyrose7541]

People will complain about anything 😂

[@ethanmillersmashups1103]

what's wrong with making their own versions of the pasties will the haters shut up

[@GodheadNee]

I feel like it's an extremely british antic to have a 'culture week' be the most ignorant and culturally offensive episode in the series-- completely unintentionally.

[@joytotheworld2100]

As a U.S. citizen, I didnt understand half of what was said.

[@Silverphantom24]

I don't see how wearing clothes from another country can be seen as racist. They still wear them, so why can't we?

[@mfelicia82]

Probably because the people don’t wear those clothes. They wear the same clothes you and I do. It also is done poorly, out of context and incorrectly.

[@Pink_G0atHoove]

That isn’t what happened. The context was the outfit was worn incorrectly and at an incorrect time. The problem wasn’t the outfit being worn it was when and where it was.

[@deer0skullz]

the episode is supposed to be celebrating food of different cultures and all they do is make cheap jokes about it. it’s not just the outfits, it’s how the entire episode is handled

[@Silverphantom24]

@@mfelicia82 They're still worn, could have checked with google before commenting.

[@mfelicia82]

@@Silverphantom24 wearing something for the benefit of tourists vs actual traditional clothing is very different. You should probably pay attention to your own advice before posting.

[@sarahhunter1114]

Wow, I thought that all the whiny Karen's came from my country, the US. I guess we aren't that different after all. Edited to add: I'm from San Diego, and our culture is very much intermingled with Mexican culture. In fact, I would say that San Diego wouldn't even be what it is without Mexican influence. I have clothes and shoes that look Mexican, sold to me by Mexicans, and I get the most compliments from Mexicans. Actual working class Mexicans would love the shout out.

[@elizabethmcnamara6548]

The fish pasties was dumb to be upset over a fish pasty. As for the pinapple upside down scones because it wasn't his fault that the cakes were damaged he should be given full marks.

[@anthonyhoggard4175]

Wow-some people really are professionally offended.x