The Great British Bake Off will return to screens as planned on Tuesday, Channel 4 has confirmed.
The first show of the new series, which will see another batch of amateur bakers in the famous tent for a fresh series of signature, technical and showstopper bakes, will air in its usual 8pm slot.
Channel 4 has revealed the fate of the new Great British Bake Off series
GBBO was due to air on Tuesday – and will keep its slot in the schedule
GBBO judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith will return alongside presenters Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding for the fan-favourite baking competition, whose line-up has been revealed in full.
It comes as many British channels including BBC One and ITV continue to make changes to their regular programming schedules during a period of mourning for the Queen.
Her Majesty died peacefully at the age of 96 on Thursday, with her family by her side.
On Friday, Channel 4 launched the new series of Gogglebox as planned, with the broadcaster saying it would bring a “valuable sense of continuity” for many of their viewers.
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Channel 4 added that it had made “significant changes” to its schedule in the wake of the Queen’s death but that its purpose was to offer an “alternative” for viewers which it feels is “particularly important at times like this.”
Comedy chat show The Last Leg was due to follow on from Gogglebox on the Channel 4 schedule but the show’s presenter Adam Hills announced they had cancelled the episode as it “didn’t feel right.”
Following the death of the Queen, many broadcasters have been airing rolling news coverage interspersed with almost constant Queen-related content.
On Saturday, BBC One were airing national and regional news programmes between programmes including Picturing Elizabeth: Her Life In Images, The Queen And Us: ’50s, The Queen And Us: ’60s, Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen, and When The Queen Spoke To The Nation.
A special edition of The One Show: Our Queen Remembered, is also due to air at 6.45pm on Saturday.
Similar coverage is expected on Sunday, with special editions of shows including Songs Of Praise, Countryfile, and Antiques Roadshow.
Meanwhile, Good Morning Britain fans confessed they were “confused” as ITV aired a special episode of the daytime show on Saturday.
The terrestrial broadcaster has confirmed its Sunday schedule shake-up – which has included iconic ITV soap Emmerdale airing in a different slot – this being at 6:35pm on Sunday.
Judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood will return alongside hosts Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding
Channel 4’s schedule changes came after the death of the Queen, aged 96, on Thursday
