The Great Australian Bake Off
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The Great Australian Bake Off is an Australian television baking series that is based on the BBC baking competition The Great British Bake Off.[1]
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Genre | Baking, cooking |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 68 |
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Executive producers | Lara Hopkins (2013) Nicole Rogers (2016-2018) Alenka Henry (2021-2023) Emily Commens (2024-) |
Production locations | Werribee Park Mansion (2013) Yaralla Estate (2015) Sydney, New South Wales (2018-) |
Cinematography | Sam Collines (2013) Steve Davis (2021-) |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Love Productions (2013) Fremantle Australia (2015-2019) BBC Studios Australia (2021-) |
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Network | Nine Network (2013) LifeStyle Food (2015-2016) LifeStyle (2018-) |
Release | 9 July 2013 (2013-07-09) ā present |
The series first premiered on 9 July 2013 on the Nine Network and ran for one season with presenters Shane Jacobson and Anna Gare and judges Dan Lepard and Kerry Vincent.[2] On 1 April 2015, it was announced that the series had been picked up by pay television channel LifeStyle Food and production company FremantleMedia Australia for a second season which premiered on 13 October 2015 with presenters Claire Hooper and Mel Buttle and judges Maggie Beer and Matt Moran.[3][4] Another three seasons aired on LifeStyle Food and LifeStyle between 2016 and 2019.
In December 2020, there was speculation the series was to be picked up by the Seven Network for its sixth season,[5] however in March 2021, Foxtel was in "advanced discussions" for a series return.[6] In June 2021, it was officially renewed by Foxtel with auditions open from June to 18 July 2021, with BBC Studios Australia taking over production from Fremantle Australia.[7] The sixth season premiered on 27 January 2022.[8]
On 4 August 2022, Foxtel announced a new-look seventh season had been commissioned, to air in 2023 with filming commencing in September. Maggie Beer, Matt Moran, Claire Hooper and Mel Buttle[9] are departing the show, with new judges and hosts to be announced. On 30 August 2022 Foxtel revealed pastry chef Darren Purchese and culinary expert Rachel Khoo as the show's new judges, with comedians Cal Wilson and Natalie Tran to host.[10] The seventh season premiered on 13 June 2023.[11][12] Maggie Beer made a guest appearance in the seventh season.[13] The eighth season, filmed earlier in 2023, will air in 2024 and will be the second and final appearance of Cal Wilson as host as she died in October 2023.[14][15]