All British readers will have heard today that The Great British Bake Off has been sold to
Channel 4. The BBC which is attempting to control its budget could not match the million pounds per episode that the independent company was offering. And tonight the two presenters, Mel and Sue have said that they will leave the programme. They are an intrinsic part of its good humour . With dexterous wit they diffuse mounting tensions within the tent. Much has been made over the years about soggy bottoms on this show, but soon we will be faced with a sagging souffle.
What will Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood do? Will they too call it a day? We all know how Top Gear ended in tears when the key players left. Ten million devoted Bake Off viewers will also be in tears if it changes the team as well as the format. Bake Off with adverts? I can imagine the silken tones already "Tonight's programme is sponsored by Home Pride Self-Raising Flour".
All I can say is that there has been an awful lot of self-raising involved in this decision-making.
Savour the current series, is my advice , before it becomes The Great British Take Off.
Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc (Getty images)
They said in a statement: "We made no secret of our desire for the show to remain where it was... we're not going with the dough."
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