The Great British Bake Off, episode six, BBC Two, review In The Great British Bake Off (BBC Two), contestants had to make, among other treats, "Queen of Puddings." This is not only a traditional dessert but the perfect title for the show's co-judge, Mary Berry. Even when she's being kind she's terrifyingly regal. Her gaze is as pitiless as a laser. A glance from her could singe your eyebrows. One contestant, Brendan, told her he'd used a blowtorch on his sticky toffee puddings. "I don't think that's necessary," she replied. Certainly not in her case. She could just glare at them. Obviously I still worship her, as do the contestants. They couldn't be more eager to win her approval if they were her infant children. Cathryn dropped her dough on the floor. Dismay. It's got green carpet in it! I'm not serving Mary Berry green carpet! What sets Bake Off apart from other talent shows is its homeliness, which is both endearing and comical. Everyone talks as if they were characters scripted by Victoria Wood. "This is a very moist sponge!," for example, and, "She's got some problems with leakage." But line of the week went to Cathryn. My strudel's got a haemorrhage! Pause. Or do I mean haemorrhoids?