Podcasts by Worth The Calories - A Great British Bake Off Podcast
Talking about the latest episodes and bakes of Love Production’s The Great British Bake Off. We talk about the star baker, who left, favourite moments, best tie-in advertising, and our attempts at the recipes.
Further podcasts by Matthew Vose and Cathryn Vose
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2023 Episode 10 - Final and Lardy Cake from 2023-12-08T16:00
Finally time for the final, and we have three bakers making eclairs, Lardy cake, and layer cake. What a lark! #WorthTheCalories
2023 Episode 9 - Patisserie and Millefoglie from 2023-11-27T22:00
Apologies now for the accent attempts, and the noises made at the idea of greeny-blue mirror glaze. But delight at the interesting patisserie available this week! #W...
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2023 Episode 5-8 - Pastry, Botanicals, Desserts, and Party from 2023-11-27T20:00:16
After several weeks unable to record we are back with a packed podcast covering four Bake Off episodes! Join us to discuss treacle pudding timings and botanical opin...
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2023 Episode 4 - Chocolate and Caramelised White Chocolate Cheesecake from 2023-10-22T18:00
A technical that takes weeks not hours to really create, plus we're Torte a lot about cake and chocolate box creation. #WorthTheCalories
2023 Episode 3 - Bread and Devonshire Splits from 2023-10-14T17:00
Some minor anguish this week over a decision in the show, plus a new clue from an unlikely source as to when this was filmed. #WorthTheCalories
2023 Episode 2 - Biscuits and Custard Creams from 2023-10-08T18:00
Is a teacake a biscuit? At what point does the ratio of filling to biscuit stop something being a biscuit? These and other fundamental questions are discussed, as we...
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2023 Episode 1 - Cake and Chocolate Fudge Cake from 2023-10-01T21:00
Bake Off is back and we have the most chocolatey chocolate cake left to eat along with animal cakes with non-animal fillings. #WorthTheCalories
2022 Episode 10 - Final from 2022-12-24T14:00
Late but worth the wait, our episode about the 2022 Great British Bake Off Final. #WorthTheCalories
2022 Episode 8 and 9 - Pastry and Patisserie from 2022-11-15T17:00
A double serving this week of PastryPatisserie, lots of chat about this year's finalists, jealousy over the quality of the technical challenges, and a quick sojourn ...
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2022 Episode 7 - Custard and Ice Creams from 2022-10-29T16:00
Delighted at the amount of custard we're presented with this week, and saddened not to be making ice creams. Also a brief discussion of the way every dessert menu in...
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2022 Episode 6 - Halloween and S'mores from 2022-10-21T16:00
Spooky scary baking this week with apple cake horrors and deadly digestives. #WorthTheCalories
2022 Episode 5 - Desserts and Lemon Meringue Pie from 2022-10-17T16:00
The broadest topic possible this week with one of the great technical challenges and one of the possible worst showstoppers. Two recipes from Cathryn this week along...
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2022 Episode 4 - Mexican and Tacos from 2022-10-10T16:00
Hola! Semana Mexicana, with tacos, buns, and the moistest of cakes. We had a great time doing this, and that's not just the tequila talking. #WorthTheCalories
2022 Episode 3 - Bread and Pain Aux Raisins from 2022-10-03T16:00
Again questions of how close the recipes map to the theme. Efforts made in baking pizzas and pain aux raisins mixed fruit, plus a discussion of pre-baking piz...
2022 Episode 2 - Biscuits and Garibaldi from 2022-09-26T16:00:01
We have some great questions to discuss this week, which is perhaps better than discussing Garibaldi biscuits. But you can also find out what is the '2001 A Space Od...
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2022 Episode 1 - Cake and Red Velvet from 2022-09-19T22:00:04
New bake off brings new bakers, fizzing 17cm red velvet cake, and a lack of recipes. Never fear, we baked anyway and you can hear our thoughts on sandwich cakes, sho...
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2021 Episode 10 - Final from 2022-09-11T16:00:06
Slightly later than intended, we revisit the final episode of the 2021 series and get excited about the 2022 series coming soon! #WorthTheCalories
2021 Episode 8&9 - Free From and Patisserie from 2021-11-21T21:30
What a couple of weeks it's been on the Great British Bake Off? Some bold statements from your hosts this week about the show, and discussion of food going on the fl...
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2021 Episode 7 - Caramel and Fingers from 2021-11-05T20:00
Why can no one say the chocolate bar's name? We sneakily say it during this episode, I hope you'll forgive us. Perhaps it's because we don't have to watch sugar melt...
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2021 Episode 6 - Pastry and Chouxnuts from 2021-10-31T20:00
Less Star Trek, more of Matthew singing a song from Aladdin this week on Worth The Calories. Plus good biscuits, chouxnuts (choux pastry doughnuts), and the pleasure...
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2021 Episode 4&5 - Desserts&German from 2021-10-24T18:00
Apologies for the missing week, but that means you get double up with our sticky toffee pudding and malt loaf bakes, pavlova discussions, and a slight Star Trek dist...
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2021 Episode 3 - Bread and Ciabatta from 2021-10-10T17:00
Bread week means our household is filled with Italian breads, as are we. Lots of discussion including poking fingers in dough, the magic of bread making, and only ea...
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2021 Episode 2 - Biscuits and Jam Sandwich Biscuits from 2021-10-03T05:00
Biscuit week is always a favourite. We're debating what toy or game we'd make, and which bakers are best suited to the challenges so far. #WorthTheCalories
2021 Episode 1 - Cake and Malt Loaf from 2021-09-25T18:00
Back for another year of the Great British Bake Off. An excellent judging moment, a mix of baking quality, and that opening all up for discussion this week. #WorthTh...
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2020 Episode 10 - Final and Walnut Whirls from 2020-11-30T06:00
We come to the Great British Bake Off final. Vose parents are in luck as the bakes are very much in their flavours, plus we have good discussion on decisions for bak...
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2020 Episode 9 - Pâtisserie and Cornucopia from 2020-11-24T06:00
Tempers are stretched this week as we watch chocolate cooling, burn ourselves on caramel, and build more cakes than we've ever had in the house before! The Great Bri...
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2020 Episode 8 - Desserts and Sussex Pond Puddings from 2020-11-17T06:00
Things get steamy in the tent and the Vose household on dessert week. The Great British Bake Off Quarter Finals produce a shocking technical, and a group of bakers w...
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2020 Episode 7 - 80s and Doughnuts from 2020-11-09T06:00
80s week brings quiche and doughnuts. Thankfully not at the same time. It also brings one of the hottest days of the year. What a lovely day to make ice cream cake. ...
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2020 Episode 6 - Japanese and Matche Mille Crêpe from 2020-11-02T06:00
In Japanese week we may be a little down on or wanting to replace one of the judges, and the theme. But we also have our own ideas for what we would make in the challenges, and a lot of time for...
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2020 Episode 5 - Pastry and Eclairs from 2020-10-26T05:00
In pastry week some people struggle with the brief for a pasty, a tart, and generally for choux pastry in eclairs. Cathryn makes a beautiful blackberry and lemon tart, Matthew gets to eat it! #W...
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2020 Episode 4 - Chocolate and Babka from 2020-10-19T05:00
Chocolate week is here which traditionally means things heating up. The latest Great British Bake Off is not exception with a myriad of failures for brownies, beautiful babkas, and white chocola...
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2020 Episode 3 - Bread and Rainbow Bagels from 2020-10-12T05:00
Bread week is also a difficult one to get excited for, but we're tasting the rainbow in the bagels, and standing straight for stout and chocolate soda bread.
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2020 Episode 2 - Biscuits and Coconut Macaroons from 2020-10-04T19:39:44
Biscuit week is a difficult one to have grandstand bakes for. But they tried. With place settings for memorable meals.
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2020 Episode 1 - Cakes and Pineapple Upside Down Cake from 2020-09-26T15:38:01
The Great British Bake Off is back. We just want to know the logistics of this series, but instead we'll talk about Battenberg, pineapple, and art vs skill in baking challenges.
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Junior Bake Off 2019 - Week 1 from 2019-11-11T06:00
It's time for the Junior Bake Off, which gives us the best of GBBO with none of the complaints. Joyful, entertaining, and all around wonderful. Plus with interesting...
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2019 Episode 10 - Final and Stilton Soufflés from 2019-11-04T06:00
Week 10 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is brings us a final with some difficult moments and a lot of discussion about the need for a showrunner on GBBO. Plus cho...
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2019 Episode 9 - Patisserie and Gâteau Saint Honoré from 2019-10-28T05:00
Week 9 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is brings us four great bakers who are so similar and yet so different. We're a little distracted by talking about how the ...
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2019 Episode 8 - Pastry and Moroccan-Style Pie from 2019-10-17T05:00
Week 8 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is putting the paste into pastry. Big debates this week on the merits of pie flavours, pie tops, pie thickness, and the tec...
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2019 Episode 7 - Festivals and Cassatelle from 2019-10-15T05:00
Week 7 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is a festival of festivals. Any bun you like, more deep frying, and regular geometrical baking to make Matthew very happy. ...
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2019 Episode 6 - Desserts and Verrines from 2019-10-03T05:00
Week 6 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off aims for anything you serve as your last course. Meringues that held up well, exceptional technical baking, and a proper mi...
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2019 Episode 5 - 1920s and Beignets Soufflé from 2019-09-25T05:00
Week 5 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off steps out on the town with fedoras and feathers. We're scared of the deep fat fryer, disappointed in the visual styles on s...
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2019 Episode 4 - Dairy and Maids of Honour from 2019-09-19T05:00
Week 4 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off gets the milking stool out and brings the culture. We've never had Maids of Honour but now we know to cut them to a bigger ...
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2019 Episode 3 - Bread and baps and burgers and bread related puns from 2019-09-12T05:00
Week 3 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off might seem simple but could be deceiving us. Baps and burgers are going to be attempted, and mixed attempts (and feelings) ...
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2019 Episode 2 - Biscuits and fig rolls from 2019-09-05T05:00
Week 2 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off brings us to biscuits. Chocolate coated, filled with figs, or sculpted into animals, we all like biscuits. We're also joine...
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2019 Episode 1 - Cake and feathered sliced angels from 2019-08-28T05:00
The 2019 Great British Bake Off series gets off to a promising start with birthday cakes, angel cake slices, and fruity fruit cakes with significant dried fruit. We ...
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2019 Introduction from 2019-08-25T17:00
We're getting excited for the 2019 series of the Great British Bake Off. The show is back on TV on 27th August, and we'll be back a day or two later with our discuss...
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2018 Episode 10 – Final and campfire pitta from 2018-10-31T05:00:58
Week 10, the final of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – The final was a travesty, getting married in a tent, doughnut memories, yes a travesty, baking for 7 hours...
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2018 Episode 9 – Patisserie and Torta Settevelli from 2018-10-24T07:00:18
Week 9 (semi-final) of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – When do you finalise your pastry type, British dessert sizes, layer cakes, practice cakes, Parisian windo...
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2018 Episode 8 – Danish week and Aebleskiver Pancake Doughnut Balls from 2018-10-17T07:00:41
Week 8 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – Tropical Eton mess, cutting pineapples, is it better to make something good or something right, judging the bake or th...
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2018 Episode 7 – Vegan week and Pavlova from 2018-10-11T11:00:19
Week 7 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – Vegan flavours, a strange week, and are you allowed to leave a cake in the fridge?
2018 Episode 6 – Pastry and a love of Wells from 2018-10-04T07:00:50
Week 6 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – Gushing about Briony, green chocolate, pastry types, deliciousnesses, what is a shaped pie or not
2018 Episode 5 – Spice and tongs and moulds from 2018-09-27T07:00:01
Week 5 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – Gushing about Kim Joy, ma’amoul equipment, claggy cake is yummy, illness
2018 Episode 4 – Desserts and cat tongues from 2018-09-26T07:00:16
Week 4 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – Rubber table cloths, Discworld, raspberry and chocolate, cheating challenges
2018 Episode 3.5 – Three people make naan bread from 2018-09-19T07:00:05
Cathryn, Matthew, and Mandi make naan bread based on last week’s technical challenge. We won’t be able to do an episode discussion this week due to travelling, but we will pick it up next week, ...
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2018 Episode 3 – Bread and Naan naa naa na na na na from 2018-09-14T07:00:06
Week 3 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – More mallow, poking dough, food colouring, a Prue sign of delight.
2018 Episode 2 – Cakes and Green Greenness from 2018-09-05T07:00:17
Week 2 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – Green colouring, doing more than necessary, swearing on camera, green things, meowing, the mallow of doom.
2018 Episode 1 – Biscuits and Wagon Wheels from 2018-08-29T07:00:51
This week Cathryn and Matthew discuss the first episode of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series.
Discussion notes – Wagon wheels, messy kitchens, selfie biscuits, Alexa.
Worth The Calories Episode 0 from 2018-08-27T18:17:05
We introduce the show, what we’re going to talk about, and what we’re looking for.
Key notes – weather, cakes vs savoury food, baker types, US / UK differences.