Image: Guest judge chef Michel Roux Jr, Jenna Tinson and host Loyd Grossman. Jenna Tinson went on to win the overall title of Junior Masterchef 1995.
Junior Masterchef debuted on 14 August 1994. The cooking contest was a spin-off from grown up Masterchef, aiming to find the best cook in the country aged between 10 and 15. Both shows were presented by drawling New Englander Loyd Grossman, aided by a different chef and celebrity each week. In the first programme Gary Rhodes and Ulrika Jonsson were on hand to help with the judging. After 13 weeks of regional heats and semi-finals, the outright winner of the first series was Camilla Askaroff.
The 2010 season of Junior Masterchef brought a revamp that aimed it more squarely at younger viewers, moving from Sunday to Monday afternoons and airing on C成人快手. John Torode and Nadia Sawalha were introduced as presenters, though Donal Skehan replaced Sawalha the following year. Torode and Skehan got more involved demonstrating the dishes. Junior Masterchef carved a place for itself among the many cookery programmes on television, being of especial interest to children.
The Junior Masterchef format has had wide success around the world, although the C成人快手 programme finished in 2014. The U.S. version in particular – fronted by Gordon Ramsay – is an enduring success. The original Masterchef continues to thrive on the 成人快手, with Celebrity and Professional variations adding to its variety.
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Family Favourites
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Sailor
5 August 1976 -
It's a Knockout
7 August 1966 -
First 成人快手 Promenade Concert
13 August 1927 -
The Weakest Link
14 August 2000 -
Junior Masterchef
14 August 1994 -
Launch of 1Xtra
16 August 2002 -
Dr Finlay's Casebook
16 August 1962 -
The Marriage Lines
16 August 1963 -
Observer reveals MI5 vetting of 成人快手 staff
18 August 1985 -
Why Don't You...?
20 August 1973 -
The Moral Maze
20 August 1990 -
First experimental 成人快手 TV Programme
22 August 1932 -
Match of the Day begins
22 August 1964 -
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26 August 1939 -
Radio 5 launches
27 August 1990 -
First live TV from the continent
27 August 1950 -
Start of experimental stereo broadcasting
28 August 1962 -
Elizabeth Cowell first female TV announcer
31 Aug 1936 -
The Monocled Mutineer
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Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow
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The Battle of Britain
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