Children left 'in the wilderness' when parents too busy to teach cooking, Mary Berry says Paul Hollywood, another judge on the show, said: "Baking can be done with a few simple ingredients, so it's about simplicity and nostalgia - people are reminded of their childhood." The programme has been nominated for an audience award at the Bafta television awards, going up against Call The Midwife, Games of Thrones, Homeland, the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony and Strictly Come Dancing for the popular vote. In February, it was announced cookery lessons will become a compulsory part of the national curriculum from September next year. Primary school children will be taught basic cooking skills and how to make simple, healthy food, while secondary pupils will learn a range of techniques including baking. The proposals, made in a draft national curriculum, were welcomed by health experts who had feared a lack of culinary skills could be fuelling obesity.