It’s time to admit Bake Off is feeling stale. As a former contestant, I know how to make it rise again | Michael Chakraverty

The show needs to return to its original recipe: focus on the triumphs, not the mishaps, and keep the bakes accessible

Utter the words bin-gate" and you would be hard pressed to find any Great British Bake Off fan who wouldn't go misty-eyed. Ingrained in our collective consciousness is 2014 contestant Iain Watters' baked alaska-fuelled tantrum, resulting in the iconic presentation of a bin to judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood in place of his showstopper.

Iconic moments have been in plentiful supply since The Great British Bake Off's inception in 2010: Sue Perkins' elbow inadvertently sabotaging a contestant; the Great Custard Robbery of 2013; Nadiya Hussain's empowering winner's speech.