{"id":623642,"date":"2026-09-22T06:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/623642\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T06:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:58:12","slug":"tv-tonight-nigella-enters-the-bake-off-tent-and-causes-quite-a-stir-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/623642\/","title":{"rendered":"TV tonight: Nigella enters the Bake Off tent \u2013 and causes quite a stir | Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Great British Bake Off<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">8pm, Channel 4<br \/>Nigella Lawson enters the tent as a new judge and all it takes is her saying \u201csumptuous\u201d to crack Noel Fielding: \u201cI think I might be pregnant.\u201d Chocolate stout cake is the first task for the eager batch of bakers \u2013 with one of them daring to put a twist on Nigella\u2019s own recipe. They then need to recreate a coffee and walnut cake from a picture, before doing their self-portrait cake showstoppers. You will gasp in horror at least twice. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n<p>Race Against the Tide<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">7.30pm, BBC Two<br \/>In its inherent ephemerality, sand-sculpting requires technical mastery, incredible patience and a philosophical acceptance of entropy. While Rachel and Athena race against the tide in this final episode, Yusuf and Johannes\u2019s ambitious \u201cjourney through life\u201d concept seems doomed even before the North Sea walks off with it. Ali Catterall<\/p>\n<p>Emergency 24\/7<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, BBC Two<br \/>The last visit, for now, to the NHS trauma team who always seem to tackle cases designed to show off their excellent organisational skills. This time it\u2019s a man with alcohol withdrawal who might have deeper issues, plus two patients in their 80s whose broken bones cannot, because of their advanced years, easily be mended. Jack Seale<\/p>\n<p>70 Up<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p>Sue takes a trip down memory lane in 70 Up. Photograph: MultiStory Media\/ITV<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It\u2019s the final (ever) part of this epic, revelatory documentary series and, as befits a show that has spanned not only most of our lifetimes but also the lifetime of television as a mass medium, the tone is reflective. This time, we hear from Sue, Bruce, Jackie, Suzy, Peter, John and Andrew as they ponder mortality. Tissues at the ready. Phil Harrison<\/p>\n<p>Paul C Brunson: Red Flag<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9pm, U&amp;W<br \/>The early warning signs for Ellie and Gareth, who tell their stories in back-to-back episodes of this excellent series, were love bombing and subtle indications of possessiveness. While Gareth was financially and emotionally abused by his girlfriend, Ellie suffered sexual violence. Priya Elan<\/p>\n<p>Tempting Fortune<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">9.30pm, Channel 4<br \/>\u201cWhy take the moral high ground when you could have three grand?\u201d This quote sums up this adventure challenge hosted by Rob Beckett in which 12 strangers slog through the Malaysian rainforest, dreaming of a share of \u00a3300k but waylaid by temptations ranging from clean clothes to fast food. A show designed to bring out the worst in its participants. PH<\/p>\n<p>Live sport<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">One-Day International Cricket, England v Sri Lanka, noon, Sky Sports Main Event The first in a three-match series, from Chester-le-Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Great British Bake Off 8pm, Channel 4Nigella Lawson enters the tent as a new judge and all&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":623643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46],"class_list":["post-623642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}