Saturday Kitchen fans were left in the lurch this week as BBC Two decided not to air a live show, causing quite the stir among its loyal audience. The broadcaster has made significant alterations to its usual programming schedule, largely due to the Paris Olympics taking centre stage with extensive coverage planned for the summer events. BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty had their screen time cut short earlier on Saturday to make way for the Olympic swimming competitions.
In a similar vein, the weekend staple Saturday Kitchen didn't serve up its regular live fare but opted to broadcast a compilation of top recipes from past episodes. The special clip edition was presented by Matt Tebbutt and featured a smorgasbord of culinary stars such as Gennaro Contaldo, Nisha Katona, and Yotam Ottolenghi, reports the Express . READ MORE: READ MORE: On the eve of the show, the Saturday Kitchen X (formerly Twitter ) account announced: "Saturday Kitchen's Tastiest Treats tomorrow at 10AM on @BBCTwo! We asked for YOUR all-time favourite dishes and you didn't disappoint!" However, viewers were less than impressed with the rescheduling and voiced their dissatisfaction on social media platforms.
A disgruntled fan responded to the announcement saying: "Or another chance to show more REPEATS this program really is going downhill fast and no brakes." Another chimed in with an animated gif shouting: "Do it live!" One more viewer expressed their annoyance at the programming change: "A .