Play Great British Bake Off Bingo On your marks... get set... bake! Yes, it's that time of the year again. Who could have thought that, back in 2010, an amateur baking competition would explode into such a cultural phenomenon? But after three dizzyingly successful series, attracting upwards of six million regular viewers, The Great British Bake Off is already a much-loved national institution. The utterly addictive show that introduced us to such recherché pinnacles of the culinary arts as the perfect pithivier, the dazzling dacquoise and, well, pretty much anything by last year's runner-up Brendan Lynch, is back. Another baker's dozen of contestants enter the tent with dreams of making it through to the grand final. This year's display tray of hopefuls represents a typical cross-section of personalities, from flappy but touched-with-genius types to thermometer-wielding cake engineers, and everything between. Awaiting them with poised pastry forks and glinting eyes are judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, eager to home in on tiny faults and heap praise on exquisite flourishes. Plus, presenters Mel and Sue will be on hand to guide us through the delicate baking stages. It's an emotional thrill-ride of ambition, shredded nerves and over-dry bakes. The Great British Bake Off is on BBC Two, Tuedays at 8.00pm