Junior MasterChef | |
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Genre | Cookery |
Format | Game show |
Created by | Franc Roddam, Karen Ross, John Silver |
Creative director(s) | Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh |
Presented by | John Torode Nadia Sawalha |
Narrated by | India Fisher |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Shine Television |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | BBC One |
Picture format | 16:9 |
First shown in | 1994–1999 |
Original run | 10 May 2010 | – present
Junior MasterChef is a British game show in which ten to twelve year olds must compete to be crowned Junior MasterChef. It began on BBC One on 10 May 2010. it is a spin-off from the television series MasterChef. The show is presented by writer and actress Nadia Sawalha, who was previously a celebrity masterchef contestant and restaurant owner, and professional chef John Torode who also presents MasterChef.
The series was commissioned by CBBC Controller Anne Gilchrist and produced by Shine Television.[1]
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There were over two thousand applicants for the first series of Junior MasterChef. Out of two thousand, only thirty one chefs were successful and made it through to the heats. From each heat, one chef was chosen for the quarter- final and then from the quarter- final group, two chefs proceeded to the semi-finals. The four chefs in the semi- final were 11-year-old Amber, 12-year-old Georgia, 12-year-old Hajra and 11-year-old George. In the first part of the semi-final, the chefs were asked to cook both the Doctor and his assistant from Doctor Who's favourite dishes. The task in the second part of the semi- final was to make food for the British boy band, JLS based on their favourite dishes and also to cook food for three authors: Andy Stanton, Dame Jacqueline Wilson and Charlie Higson.
In the grand finale, the four chefs, who were the same as those from the semi- final, were asked to make their own three course meal for the presenters. They received very good comments from the judges. The eventual winner was 13-year-old Georgia Bradford from Leigh-on-Sea.[2]
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