▁by ▁Ty ne ▁Te es ▁Television . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁last - min ute ▁replacement ▁for ▁Jack ▁de ▁Man io , ▁and ▁with ▁no ▁experience ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁who ▁liked ▁everything ▁script ed , ▁including ▁inter views , ▁she ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁experience . ▁Later , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁two ▁television ▁program mes ▁about ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁career : ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁Channel ▁Four ' s ▁Take ▁Six ▁Cook s ▁and ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁British , ▁a ▁series ▁about ▁young ▁entrepr ene urs . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 ' s ▁P over ty ▁Commission . ▁She ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁television ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁judge ▁on ▁The ▁Great ▁British ▁Menu ▁( B BC ▁Two ) ▁for ▁eleven ▁years ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁My ▁K itchen ▁R ules ▁( Channel ▁ 4 ), ▁ ▁which ▁she ▁left ▁to ▁replace ▁Mary ▁Ber ry ▁in ▁The ▁Great ▁British ▁B ake ▁Off ▁on ▁Channel ▁Four . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁food ▁in ▁education . ▁When ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ▁she ▁founded ▁and ▁cha ired ▁the ▁char ity ▁F ocus ▁on ▁Food ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁So il ▁Association ) ▁which ▁prom otes ▁cook ing ▁in ▁the ▁curr icul um . ▁She ▁also ▁started , ▁with ▁the ▁char ity ▁Training ▁for ▁Life , ▁the ▁Ho