The Great British Bake Off series 8

The Great British Bake Off
Series 8
British digital release
Starring
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release29 August (2017-08-29) –
31 October 2017 (2017-10-31)
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The eighth series of The Great British Bake Off began on 29 August 2017,[1] with this being the first of The Great British Bake Off to be broadcast on Channel 4, after the production company Love Productions moved the show from BBC One.[2] It is the first series for new hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig, and new judge Prue Leith.[3]

This series was won by Sophie Faldo, with Kate Lyon and Steven Carter-Bailey finishing as runners-up.[4]

  1. ^ "Great British Bake Off: BBC moves rival cooking show in scheduling spat". BBC News. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ Sillito, David (13 September 2016). "Why did The Great British Bake Off move to Channel 4?". BBC.
  3. ^ "The Great British Bake Off 2017, episode one – as it happened". Guardian. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ "The Great British Bake Off series verdict: it was bake or break, but Channel 4 played a blinder". The Telegraph. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.