What week is it on Bake Off? When it's on tonight and new Week 3 theme

Alison Hammond, Noel Fielding, Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson in the Bake Off tent for Audience Choice Week. | Channel 4 / Love Productions

placeholder image — Alison Hammond, Noel Fielding, Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson in the Bake Off tent for Audience Choice Week. | Channel 4 / Love Productions

There’s a brand new Bake Off theme this week: Audience Choice. Here’s what time The Great British Bake Off will be on Channel 4 tonight.

It is an exciting week on The Great British Bake Off, with the bakers taking on a brand new theme in series 17.

Just eleven contestants remain in the competition following Danni’s elimination after Biscuit Week, but there is a brand new set of challenges in store for the bakers.

From family members helping out in the tent to a wearable showstopper, here’s what you need to know about week three of Bake Off.

What week is it on The Great British Bake Off? Episode 3 introduces new Audience Choice theme

It is Audience Choice week on The Great British Bake Off. The third episode of Nigella’s debut season continues to introduce new twists for this year’s amateur bakers, with this week no exception.

In the signature, each contestant is faced with a familiar face - a family or friend who must help them create a baked cheesecake. Then, taking cues from other cooking shows, the technical sees each baker presented with a box of mystery ingredients - such as eggs and lemons - for them to bake something spectacular.

Finally, the showstopper calls for a wearable bake, whether that’s a hat or something more complex.

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When is Bake Off on tonight?

Tonight The Great British Bake Off will be on Channel 4 at 8pm tonight (Tuesday, October 6).

As well as standard Bake Off, Channel 4 will be simultaneously broadcasting a BSL signed version of the show on 4 Seven. Both editions will also be live on the Channel 4 streaming app.

After the main episode of Bake Off has been on, fans can tune into The Great British Bake Off: Second Helpings at 10.35pm. Hosted by Jon Richardson and Judi Love, the show follows an episode of Tempting Fortune and will feature special guests.

Then, if you aren’t able to watch live, there will be re-runs of Bake Off airing on Channel 4 with a signed version broadcast at 12.05am on Thursday, October 8.