{"id":21479,"date":"2022-09-06T01:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T23:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1702260"},"modified":"2022-09-06T01:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T23:57:08","slug":"meet-james-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-nuclear-scientist","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-james-bake-off-2022-contestant-and-nuclear-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet James \u2013\u00a0Bake Off 2022 contestant and nuclear scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 06 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>There\u2019s not long to wait until <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/great-british-bake-off-2022-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Great British Bake Off<\/a> returns to our screens with a fresh batch of contestants, all of which are hoping to be crowned the ultimate star baker.<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4 has now revealed the full <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/great-british-bake-off-2022-line-up-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Great British Bake Off 2022 line-up<\/a> and its eclectic mix of bakers, from an East Sussex music teacher and London-based nanny, to an electronic engineer and a cardiovascular researcher.<\/p>\n<p>Making his Bake Off debut is James \u2013 a 25-year-old nuclear scientist from Cumbria who\u2019ll be swapping the lab for the kitchen on the upcoming series.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about self-proclaimed board-game geek James.<\/p> <h2><strong>Who is James?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/GBBO-James-051dcc3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/GBBO-James-051dcc3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/GBBO-James-051dcc3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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The 25-year-old is a self-proclaimed board-game geek with a love of \u201970s horror films and music, which often reflects in his baking.<\/p>\n<p>The Cumbria-based baker has come a long way with his culinary skills since first burning pancakes in his mum\u2019s kitchen and enjoys the more technical side. However, his signature style is \u2018child-friendly horror\u2019 and he\u2019s in his element when he makes his bakes his own.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to flavour, James loves anything autumnal from mixed spice and apples to caramel.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When does The Great British Bake Off 2022 start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Great British Bake Off returns for series 13 on Tuesday 13th September at 8pm on Channel 4 and All 4.<\/p>\n<p>The baking competition will then air on a weekly basis, with new episodes arriving on Channel 4 every Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<p><strong>The Great British Bake Off returns to Channel 4 and All 4 on Tuesday 13th September at 8pm. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>or visit our hub for more\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;post__content-end\" row=\"\" hidden-print=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 06 September 2022 at 12:00 am There\u2019s not long to wait until The Great British Bake Off returns to our screens with a fresh batch of contestants, all of which are hoping to be crowned the ultimate star baker. 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