YOU may have seen the amazing illustrations of the baked wonders on The Great British Bake Off, but do you know who creates them? Here is all you need to know about artist Tom Hovey and how he got his job on the Channel 4 show. Who is Tom Hovey? Tom is a Welsh illustrator who is based in Bristol, whose work has been used for TV graphics, books, storyboarding and animations, among many other outlets. He’s best known for producing the illustrated graphics for The Great British Bake Off, which he has done since its inception in 2010. He has also provided graphics for all of the spin-off shows in the GBBO family such as Junior Bake Off, Mary & Paul's Master Classes, Comic Relief, Sport Relief Bake Off, as well as The Great American Baking Show. The talented artist also sells his prints in his online shop on his website. How did Tom Hovey get the job as The Great British Bake Off illustrator? He claims that it was simply being in the right place at the right time that led to … [Read more...] about Who is Tom Hovey? The Great British Bake Off 2018 illustrator who sells his sketches online
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Netflix acquires US rights for The Great British Bake Off
Netflix acquires US rights for The Great British Bake Off BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Netflix has acquired the rights to show the Channel 4 version of The Great British Bake Off in the US. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/netflix-acquires-us-rights-for-the-great-british-bake-off-37246573.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/article37246571.ece/e77b6/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_f8f2cc35-4b27-4a79-8fb8-5f3aa177f07f_1 Email Netflix has acquired the rights to show the Channel 4 version of The Great British Bake Off in the US. Last year’s series, the first to feature new hosts Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding and judge Prue Leith, will be made available on the streaming service on August 31. The upcoming series, which begins in the UK on Tuesday, will be put online later this year. Netflix will also show one future series of the TV baking competition next year in the US, where the programme is known as The Great British Baking … [Read more...] about Netflix acquires US rights for The Great British Bake Off
How old is Prue Leith, who was The Great British Bake Off judge’s husband Rayne Kruger and when did Leith’s Cookery School open?
PRUE Leith was appointed the new face of Channel 4's The Great British Bake Off last year. After causing a national outcry by revealing the results of the final before it aired, here is what else we know about the woman behind the cookery books... Who is Prue Leith? What is her background? Prue Leith is a restaurateur, cookery writer and television presenter. Born in South Africa on February 18 1940, she tried her hand studying Drama, Fine Art and even Architecture before moving to France to study the language. But it was there that she discovered a love for food - she noted in her Life So Far that she was inspired to cook by a woman she worked for as an au pair in France. The budding chef then decided to learn to cook at the Cordon Bleu in London. Starting her career catering for high-class business lunches, Leith worked her way up to opening her own restaurant, Leith's, that eventually worked its way into being awarded a Michelin star. During her cooking career, she also … [Read more...] about How old is Prue Leith, who was The Great British Bake Off judge’s husband Rayne Kruger and when did Leith’s Cookery School open?
How old is Prue Leith, who was The Great British Bake Off judge’s husband Rayne Kruger and when did she open Leith’s Cookery School?
PRUE Leith was appointed the new face of Channel 4's The Great British Bake Off last year. After causing a national outcry by revealing the results of the final before it aired, here is what else we know about the woman behind the cookery books... Who is Prue Leith? What is her background? Prue Leith is a restaurateur, cookery writer and television presenter. Born in South Africa on February 18 1940, she tried her hand studying Drama, Fine Art and even Architecture before moving to France to study the language. But it was there that she discovered a love for food - she noted in her Life So Far that she was inspired to cook by a woman she worked for as an au pair in France. The budding chef then decided to learn to cook at the Cordon Bleu in London. Starting her career catering for high-class business lunches, Leith worked her way up to opening her own restaurant, Leith's, that eventually worked its way into being awarded a Michelin star. During her cooking career, she also … [Read more...] about How old is Prue Leith, who was The Great British Bake Off judge’s husband Rayne Kruger and when did she open Leith’s Cookery School?
Here’s how to be part of Great British Bake Off 2018
Applications are now open for the 2018 series of The Great British Bake Off. If you are brilliant with brioche, marvellous with meringue or super with Sponge, then why not put your baking skills to the test?Producers of the show - which controversially moved to Channel 4 from the BBC ahead of the last series - are looking for a fresh batch of brilliant, amateur bakers to ‘dough’ battle and enter the tent for the ninth series of The Great British Bake Off.Channel 4 confirmed earlier this month that Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood, Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig will return to front the show next year.“If you or someone you know, is ready to sieve the dream,” say the producers, “then why not take a whisk and apply now?”Deadline for all applications is Sunday 7th January 2018.You can apply online at www.applyforbakeoff.co.uk, phone 0207 067 4837 or email [email protected] … [Read more...] about Here’s how to be part of Great British Bake Off 2018