The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Season 1
Jo Brand hosts a panel show that is essentially a fan show for The Great British Bake Off, corresponding to a particular episode of the show.
Where to Watch Season 1
10 Episodes
- Episode 5
E5Episode 5It is pies and tarts week in the tent, so Jo and her panel of Bake Off fans continue the theme in the An Extra Slice studio, looking at audience bakes and viewer photos - the good, the bad and the disastrous. The panel discuss the remaining Bake Off bakers and the pies and tarts they have baked. What do the panel think of the bakers' custard tarts? How did the bakers do in this week's technical challenge - Paul Hollywood's mini pear pies? And what will they say about the three-tier pies in the showstopper? There is also another weekly serving of 'exclusive' footage from the tent. - Episode 6
E6Episode 6It is European cake week in the tent, so Jo and her panel of fans celebrate them by tasting audience bakes and looking at viewer photos of bakes from home - the triumphs and the tragedies. What do the panel think of the bakers' yeast-leavened cakes in the week's signature bake? How well do they think the bakers coped making a cake most had never heard of, a princess tarta? And what will they say about the challenging show-stopper bake - a two-tier dobos torte? The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice - perfect if you simply can't resist a second helping. - An Extra Slice of... Pastry
E7An Extra Slice of... PastryIt is pastries week in the tent, which means Jo Brand and her panel of Bake Off fans are celebrating anything and everything to do with pastry. In the studio, the panel looks at bakes brought in by the audience and viewer photos of their bakes from home - the delectable and the downright disastrous. Jo is joined by comedian Josh Widdicombe, broadcaster Danny Baker and series 4's victim of custard theft, Howard Middleton. What do the panel think of the Bake Off bakers' savoury pastry parcels in this week's signature bake? How well do they think the bakers coped in the technical test of making kouign amann? And what will they say about the challenging show-stopper - eclairs? - Episode 8
E8Episode 8It is advanced dough week in the tent, which means Jo and her panel of celebrity fans are celebrating all sorts of dough-based bakes. Jo is joined by Hairy Biker Dave Myers, author Marian Keyes and comedian Hal Cruttenden to look at bakes brought in by the audience and viewer photos of their bakes from home - the great, the good and the really, really rubbish ones. What do the panel have to say about the bakers' sweet fruit loaf in this round's signature bake? How do they think the bakers coped making povitica for the technical - and had they even heard of it? Who do they think shone making doughnuts in the showstopper? And who do they think will make the final three and eventually be crowned winner? - Episode 9
E9Episode 9It is patisserie week in the tent, which means Jo and her panel of celebrity fans are celebrating all sorts of high-end cakes. In the studio, the panel looks at bakes brought in by the audience and viewer photos of their bakes from home, including the weird, the wonderful and the woeful. What do the panel have to say about the bakers' signature baklavas? Will anyone be able to pronounce this week's technical bake, a schichttorte? How did the bakers cope with making entremets for the showstopper - and has anyone even heard of them? The panel also give their best guesses at who will be crowned winner. - Episode 10
E10Episode 10It is the final week in the Bake Off tent and just three bakers remain. Who will be crowned this year's winner? Jo Brand hosts and is joined in the studio by Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry to get their take on the nail-biting final bakes and how and why they chose their eventual winner. Jo interviews this year's champion, the two runners-up and is joined by all of this year's bakers. Plus, there's lots of unseen footage from the BBC One show and a look at the best and worst viewer and audience bakes too. With everything to play for, the final three bakers face a signature bake to create 24 viennoiserie; a technical that leaves the bakers nowhere to hide - scones, tartes aux citron and victoria sandwiches; and a final showstopper of a piece montee.
