I’m a fan. The Great British Bake Off take people out of the issues of the day, out of the rat race of work and kids and you back down here to face the facts: cake is a necessity of life. Or better: look to how someone bakes cake. And then there may certainly sometimes go wrong, please do so. It’s like life; far from perfect.

Ultimate mix

A year ago HHB -presentatrice Martine Bijl suffered a brain hemorrhage. A great personal tragedy, of course, but in addition I saw immediately the loss of her program. It is the ultimate mix between the ever-mischievous-looking Janny, the deadly serious Robèrt and then Martine so that what between flier flute; a little peek into furnaces, which sees beslagjes and just at the moment a spectacle after three hours baking tends to overwhelm each other with a voice full of empathy is to ask whether it all goes well. Who could maintain this mix?