The inside story of The Great British Bake Off: ‘We were microphoned up in the toilets!’

As the show returns, bakers, judges and the creators of the smash hit take us behind the scenes – from the chaos of the early days to its place at TV’s top table

Soggy bottoms! Paul Hollywood’s eyes! The controversial move to Channel 4! For years, The Great British Bake Off was pitched to multiple channels, but no one wanted it. Not long after it was finally picked up, however, it became one of the most successful British TV shows ever.

Now, as its 14th series nears, its creators and stars reveal how an innocuous show about making cakes and biscuits became a global phenomenon.

Richard McKerrow, the co-creator of Bake Off, and Janice Hadlow, the former controller of BBC Two. Photographs: Sarah Lee/Graham Turner/The Guardian

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