Junior MasterChef
Junior MasterChef | |
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Genre | Cookery |
Format | Competition |
Created by |
Franc Roddam Karen Ross John Silver |
Presented by |
Loyd Grossman (1994–1999) John Torode (2010, 2012) Donal Skehan (2012) Nadia Sawalha (2010) |
Narrated by |
India Fisher (2010) Sharon Horgan (2012) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series |
5 (original) 2 (revival; aired to date) |
No. of episodes |
65 (original) 28 (revival) |
Production | |
Running time | 25–30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Shine Television |
Broadcast | |
Original channel |
BBC One (1994–99; 2010–12) CBBC (2010–) |
Picture format |
4:3 (1994–99) 16:9 (2010, 12) |
Original run |
Original series: 14 August 1994 – 1 August 1999 Revival series: 10 May 2010 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | MasterChef UK |
Junior MasterChef is a British TV cookery competition, broadcast by the BBC, in which nine- to twelve-year-olds compete to be crowned "Junior MasterChef". It is a spin-off from the main series MasterChef.
Junior MasterChef first ran from 1994 to 1999, presented by Loyd Grossman. After a long hiatus, it was revived in 2010 in a revamped format,[1] presented by writer and actress Nadia Sawalha, previously a Celebrity MasterChef contestant and restaurant owner, and professional chef John Torode, who also presents MasterChef. The revival series was commissioned by CBBC Controller Anne Gilchrist and produced by Shine Television, and was broadcast on CBBC and BBC One. A further series was commissioned in 2012 for broadcast on CBBC.[2]
Original series
Based on the MasterChef format, and using the same set, the original Junior MasterChef was for cooks up to the age of 16. It ran from 1994 to 1999 (with no series in 1998) and was presented by Loyd Grossman.
Revival series
Junior MasterChef was briefly revived in 2008 for a Children in Need special. It was won by Robin.
The first new series, for children aged 9 to 12, began on 10 May 2010 as part of the children's programming block on BBC One. India Fisher provided the voiceover as usual, while the judges were John Torode and former Celebrity MasterChef champion Nadia Sawalha. Georgia, (who had become 13 yrs old by the time the finals occurred) was the 2010 winner.[3] For the 2012 series, Sawalha was replaced by Irish cook Donal Skehan.[4]
No series was filmed in 2011, instead a junior version of The Great British Bake Off aired in its place and again in November 2013.
Age Limit rules
The online application form[5] for the CBBC series filmed in 2012 clearly shows that applicants had to be between 9 and 12 years old on 6 August of that year. Filming of the early heats would start on that same date.
Competition
CBBC version
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 Companion, Amy Pond, 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.[6]
The second series, which features cooks aged between nine and 13 years old, consisted of 15 half-hour episodes: eight heats, two quarterfinals, four semi-finals and a final cook-off.
Winners
Year | Winner |
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1994 | Katie Targett-Adams |
1995 | Jenna Tinson |
1996 | Lucy Wright |
1997 | Serena Martin |
1999 | Dominique Fraser |
2010 | Georgia Bradford |
2012 | Tom Barlow-Kay |
Transmissions
Original series
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 14 August 1994 | 13 November 1994 | 13 |
2 | 16 July 1995 | 22 October 1995 | |
3 | 4 August 1996 | 27 October 1996 | |
4 | 11 March 1997 | 21 May 1997 | |
5 | 18 April 1999 | 1 August 1999 |
Revived series
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 10 May 2010 | 28 May 2010 | 13 |
2 | 5 November 2012 | 23 November 2012 | 15[7] |
Ratings
Viewing figures from BARB, combined ratings from CBBC and BBC One.
Series 1
Series 2
Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | Share |
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| | | 5.47% |
| | | 6.45% |
| | | 6.67% |
| | | 6.63% |
| | | 8.34% |
| | | 6.57% |
| | | 6.95% |
| | | 6.99% |
| | | 8.45% |
| | | 9.22% |
| | | 7.15% |
| | | 7.40% |
| | | 8.76% |
| | | 7.49% |
| | | 8.95% |
International adaptations
Country | Name | Host(s) | Judges | Network | Air dates |
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Australia | Junior MasterChef Australia | George Calombaris Gary Mehigan |
Gary Mehigan George Calombaris Matt Preston (Season 1) Anna Gare Matt Moran (Season 2) |
Network Ten | 12 September 2010 – 15 November 2010 (Season 1) 25 September 2011 – 23 November 2011 (Season 2) |
Belgium (Dutch) | Junior MasterChef Belgium | unknown | Wout Bru Fatima Marzouki |
vtm | 18 January 2012 |
Finland | Junior MasterChef | Tomi Björck Meri-Tuuli Lindström |
Nelonen | 19 August 2012 – 7 October 2012 | |
France | Junior MasterChef | Carole Rousseau | Frédéric Anton Yves Camdeborde Sebastian Demorand |
TF1 | 22 December 2011; 5 July 2012 |
Greece | Junior MasterChef Greece | Maria Mpekatorou | Yiannis Loukakos Lefteris Lazarou Dimitris Skarmoutsos |
Mega Channel | 27 November 2011 – 5 February 2012 |
India (TBC) | Junior Masterchef Swaad Ke Ustaad | Kunal Kapoor Vikas Khanna Surjan Singh Jolly |
Star Plus | 17 August 2013 – present | |
Israel | Junior MasterChef Israel | unknown | Haim Cohen Eyal Shani Micahl Anski Yonatan Rochfeld[8] |
Channel 2 (Keshet) |
22 April 2012 – present |
Italy | Junior MasterChef Italy | Bruno Barbieri Lidia Bastianich Alessandro Borghese |
Sky Uno | December 2013 | |
Netherlands | Junior MasterChef | N/A | Alain Caron Peter Lute |
Net 5 | 28 November 2011 – 24 December 2011 |
Junior MasterChef | N/A | Alain Caron Ron Blaauw |
SBS 6 | 12 October 2012 – present | |
Philippines[9] | Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition | Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo | Fern Aracama Rolando Laudico JP Anglo |
ABS-CBN | 27 August 2011 – 18 February 2012 |
Spain | MasterChef Junior | Eva González | Pepe Rodríguez Jordi Cruz Samantha Vallejo-Nágera |
La 1 | 23 December 2013 – 6 January 2014 (Season 1) |
Thailand | Junior MasterChef Thailand | Patiparn Pataweekarn Ban Boribun Chef Chatchaya Ruktakanit |
Channel 3 | 3 February 2013 – present | |
United States | MasterChef Junior | Gordon Ramsay | Joe Bastianich Graham Elliot |
Fox | 27 September 2013 |
See also
References
- ↑ "CBBC gets children cooking as Junior MasterChef is announced". BBC Press Office. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ↑ BBC – Media Centre – Junior MasterChef returns to CBBC
- ↑ BBC – Press Office – CBBC's search for Junior Masterchef 2010, winner revealed
- ↑ "Skehan is Junior MasterChef UK judge". rte.ie. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 05-10-12.
- ↑ http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/beonashow/junior-masterchef-application-form.pdf
- ↑ "Schoolgirl wins Junior Masterchef with soup and sea bass". The Daily Telegraph. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ↑ "Junior MasterChef returns to CBBC". BBC Media Centre. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ he:אייל שני
- ↑ Manila Standard Today – Juday hosts ‘Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition’ – 2011/august/16
External links
- Junior MasterChef at BBC Programmes
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