How to watch 'The Great British Bake Off' 2021 online anywhere in the world

You can watch The Great British Bake Off 2021 online
Watch The Great British Bake Off 2021 online with this handy guide. (Image credit: ©Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions)

The Great British Bake Off 2021 is here with a brand new batch of bakers heading into the famous white tent, hoping that their showstoppers are edible and that the technical challenge doesn't leave them with a soggy bottom. Here's how to watch The Great British Bake Off 2021 online — or, as US viewers would say, here's how to watch The Great British Baking Show 2021!

Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood have returned to their places on the judging panel, making sure only the very best bakers make it through to the next round each week. Of course, Prue will be setting her highly complicated challenges to keep bakers on their toes, while Paul will be casting his critical eye over each bake... but will anyone be rewarded for their efforts with the famous 'Hollywood Handshake'? 

Noel Fielding is also back in his role as presenter, along with his sidekick, Matt Lucas, who joined the show last year following Sandi Toksvig's departure from the series. 

Here's how to watch The Great British Bake Off 2021 online anywhere in the world...

How to watch The Great British Bake Off 2021 online in the UK for free

The Great British Bake Off 2021 starts on Channel 4 on Tuesday 21 September at 8pm. It will then air weekly in the same slot. 

You will be able to catch up on missed episodes after they have aired on Channel 4's on-demand service All4.

How to watch The Great British Bake Off 2021 online anywhere in the world

There is a handy way to watch your favorite TV shows from wherever you are in the world, and it's called a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

A VPN lets you get around the usual digital barriers by changing your IP address, meaning you can watch your favorite TV shows even if you’re away from home.

Our favorite is ExpressVPN, which lets you change your IP address on whichever device you want to watch your new favorite TV show on.

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And it's a great way to watch The Great British Bake Off 2021 via your usual method from anywhere in the world.

How to watch The Great British Baking Show 2021 online in the US

US viewers can watch the new season of The Great British Baking Show on Netflix from Friday, September 24.

Claire Crick
Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch

Claire is Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch and has been a journalist for over 15 years, writing about everything from soaps and TV to beauty, entertainment, and even the Royal Family. After starting her career at a soap magazine, she ended up staying for 13 years, and over that time she’s pulled pints in the Rovers Return, sung karaoke in the Emmerdale village hall, taken a stroll around Albert Square, and visited Summer Bay Surf Club in sunny Australia. 

After learning some tricks of the trade at websites Digital Spy, Entertainment Daily, and Woman & Home, Claire landed a role at What’s On TV and whattowatch.com writing about all things TV and film, with a particular love for Aussie soaps, Strictly Come Dancing and Bake Off

She’s interviewed everyone from June Brown — AKA Dot Cotton — to Michelle Keegan, swapped cooking tips with baking legend Mary Berry backstage at the NTAs, and danced the night away with soap stars at countless awards bashes. There’s not a lot she doesn’t know about soaps and TV and can be very handy when a soapy question comes up in a pub quiz! 

As well as all things soap-related, Claire also loves running, spa breaks, days out with her kids, and getting lost in a good book.