History Trivia / TheGreatBritishBakeOff

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Mexican Week sparked international uproar due its use of tired stereotypes while bakers struggled to produce anything that could remotely be considered authentic. Because of the backlash, the producers announced that the show would stop featuring country weeks and stick to baking themes like cakes, cookies, and pastries.

** After seven series, the show will be moving from the Creator/{{BBC}} to Creator/ChannelFour thanks solely to the commercial channel's ability to offer more money. ITV also made a fairly high offer, but that was contingent on the production company being able to bring along the presenters and judges... which didn't go over all that well.
** In fact, this trope was very explicitly averted by Mel and Sue immediately after the ChannelHop was made public, in a characteristically punny joint statement to the effect that they weren't going to "follow the dough".[[note]]They also weren't at all happy to have been ambushed with the news on short notice, and had previously voiced grave doubts that the show would be able to maintain its high standards on a commercial broadcaster.[[/note]]
** As for the judges, Mary came to the same decision as Mel and Sue, putting out a statement that she was staying with the BBC out of loyalty and thanks for the broadcaster giving her a career boost. Paul, on the other hand, decided to stay with ''Bake Off'' and move to Channel Four.

* TheCastShowoff: Paul enjoys taking any opportunity to show off his genuinely awesome kneading skills.

* CreatorBacklash: Series 4 contestant Ruby Tandoh hasn't looked back fondly of her time on the show and has slammed Paul on social media after numerous reports that she fancied him, which prompted her to come out as bisexual.

* InMemoriam: The Series 11 finale in 2020 ended with a tribute to Series 5 contestant Luis Troyano, who had passed away earlier in the year.

** Peter from Series 11. He's watched the show obsessively since it first began (when he was 12!) [[spoiler: and ultimately won the whole thing.]]

* ChannelHop: After seven series on the Creator/{{BBC}}, the show moved to Creator/ChannelFour after the producers rejected the public broadcaster's offer of £15 million (which was the maximum the Beeb could pay under corporate guidelines).

* MarketBasedTitle: In the United States and Canada, the series is marketed as ''The Great British Baking Show'', as American food company Pillsbury holds the copyright for the term "bake-off" in those countries (referring to its own yearly baking competition). This hasn't stopped American and Canadian fans from referring to it by its original British title, however.

* MarketBasedTitle: In the United States and Canada, the series is known as ''The Great British Baking Show'', as American food company Pillsbury holds the copyright for the term "bake-off" in those countries (referring to its own yearly baking competition). This hasn't stopped American and Canadian fans from referring to it by its original British title, however.

* MarketBasedTitle: In the United States and Canada, the series is known as ''The Great British Baking Show'', as American food company Pillsbury holds the copyright for the term "bake-off" in those countries (referring to its own yearly baking competition). This hasn't stopped American and Canadian fans from referring to it by its original title, however.

* CareerResurrection: Mel Giedroyc's career was in a slump. Appearing in the Bake Off tent gave her a much-needed boost and she soon became a staple on British television.

* CreatorBacklash: Series 4 contestant Ruby Tandoh hasn't looked back fondly of her time on the show and has slammed Paul on social media after numerous reports that she fancied him, which prompted her to come out as bisexual.