Gregg Wallace

Now the final has been broadcast, the victorious cook reveals the challenges that led to him competing on the program, which has had its own recent controversies

The former MasterChef presenter has rebranded himself as a fitness coach. Which is a better look than the Strictly contestant Wynne Evans flogging weekends at his home

The broadcaster says it has not been formally notified of proceedings, despite court filings confirming Wallace’s legal challenge

Nick Newman is a Sunday Times cartoonist

Shorn of jokes from Wallace and Torode, the BBC’s new series of MasterChef is as flat as a pancake and verging on surreal

After all the scandal the pair’s last series has been neutered, but it’s still the same MasterChef

In his first interview since being sacked from MasterChef by the BBC, the former host gives his account of the allegations against him

Contestants in the show, which featured amateur chefs and was filmed last year before the scandals involving its presenters broke, agreed it should be broadcast

The corporation has been inept at managing its top talent for decades, but managers know they’re unlikely to be sacked

For now, the BBC director-general has survived the fallout (and £10 million bill) of crises such as Gregg Wallace, the Gaza documentary and Glastonbury