Britain's Best Bakery

Independent bakeries compete to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell, beginning with a family-run patisserie firm in Dorset that boasts an unusual oven, and bakers in Bath who are keen on foraging. In this installment, each business offers its take on the Dorset apple cake.

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell visit bakeries in Cornwall and Devon, where they encounter a flamboyant French pastry chef and a traditional Cornish outlet. Only one can go through to Friday's regional final, so the judges test their skills with a Rough Puff Pastry challenge.

Judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell visit three bakeries in London, where they encounter a vegan cupcake emporium, a Greek outlet, and a typical British bakery.

Judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell continue their search for perfect pastries, this time traveling to Kent, Essex and East Sussex, where they sample delights including beetroot bread, Kentish apple cake, and a French-style salted caramel macaroon.

The four winning bakeries from this week's heats are back to battle once more in the southern regional final. Cooking side-by-side in the kitchen, each contestant must produce a five-item afternoon tea in just three hours and pull out all the stops to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell - who will decide who makes it through to the final.

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell visit a deli in Norwich, a Brazilian bakery in Cambridge, and a bread-maker who shows off his unusual rye loaf. However, only one can progress to the next round.

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell travel across central England as they continue their search. The pair visit outlets in Lichfield, Royal Leamington Spa, and Ludlow, encountering an artisan bread-maker, a chocolate lover and a family business.

Judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell visit three bakeries in the East Midlands and Staffordshire, where they encounter a Rutland business based in a disused power station, a Stoke mother and son who stepped in when their local bakery faced closure, and a Derbyshire couple who swapped the rat race for a village bakery.

With only one place remaining for this week's regional final, judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell continue their mission to find the tastiest treats. Visiting Wales, they sample delights including a traditional Welsh cake, a bara brith, and a spicy Kurdish pasty.

The four winning bakeries from the week's heats return to battle once more in the Central regional final. Cooking outside of their own kitchens and using unfamiliar equipment, each contestant must produce their take on afternoon tea and make a St Clements Roulade cake to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell - who will decide who makes it through to the final.

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell challenge Manchester Jewish bakery State Fayre, the Slattery Patisserie in Bury and Dodgshons on the Wirral to create the best Lancashire courting cake. However, only one can progress to the next round.

Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell head to Yorkshire, where they encounter a traditional village bakery, an outlet run by a brother-and-sister team, and a Marco Pierre White-trained patisserie chef. The contestants are challenged to make Parkin, but only one will go through to Friday's Northern regional final.

Judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell visit three bakeries in the Lake District, where they encounter a husband and wife who quit their jobs in 2010, bought a bakery and are risking everything on its success. Plus, a single mum running a busy tea room named after her daughter, and an artisan baker whose shop is frequented by Prince Charles.

Judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell continue their journey through Scotland and assess the efforts of three independent Scottish bakeries battling it out for a place in the final. The duo visits a couple famed for their award-winning pies and a bakery owned by more than 500 members of a local community. They also meet a German master baker with an unusual cake-making technique.

Independent bakeries compete to impress judges, Michel Turner, and Peter Sidwell.

The six remaining bakeries go head to head as they prepare a nutritious savoury treat for the RNLI and a classic cake with a twist for the Women's Institute. Each competitor feels the pressure, as only four can proceed to the next stage of the competition to be crowned Britain's Best Bakery.

The four remaining bakeries return to do battle once more, challenged to supply high-quality items to spectators at Newmarket racecourse. They hope to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell, who will decide which contenders have done enough to secure a place in the final three, and who will be sent home.

Judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell take their chosen top three bakery owners to London, where they are challenged to sell bread to the business high-flyers at the city's Leadenhall market. Not only their cooking skills but also their sales skills are put to the test as the winner edges closer to taking the title Britain's Best Bakery.

Peter Sidwell and Mich Turner send the three finalists back to their bakeries, where they are challenged to come up with an entirely new item that the judges hope could become synonymous with each of their home towns.

The best three bakeries of the competition battle it out in the grand final. With just two days to prepare, they must each design and cook a glorious wedding cake for three couples, and be sure to impress judges Mich Turner and Peter Sidwell, who will choose the winner of the ultimate baking trophy.