The Great British Bake Off (BBC One 8pm)

WE Must Be Scone Our Way, trumpets TV Times, in slightly tortuous headline fashion, about this being the final outing for one of the BBC's most successful programmes in recent times. Radio Times sticks to the fact that Bake Off will announce its final winner tonight before moving to Channel 4.

The tears are already starting to flow with judge Mary Berry saying: "I feel very honoured to have been asked to do Bake Off and feel so very sad not to be part of it. I love it, and it's been a privilege to be part of seven years of magic in the tent. My Bake Off family – Paul, Mel and Sue – have given me so much joy and laughter."

Co-judge Paul Hollywood, who has agreed to move to Channel 4 for three years, responds: "And I've loved every minute working with Mary. I will miss her."

Moving on to tonight's slightly over-shadowed final, Hollywood says: "It's a great final. Early on in the series I picked two of them in my head for the final, the other one's a wild card."

Berry adds: "Oh, I didn't even try to guess. I've learnt my lesson from the past. Whenever I've tried I've been wrong. All I'll say is that viewers won't be able to make up their minds early on. They're all much of a muchness to start with – one mistake and the dream's gone."

This has been one of the best years so far for invention, daring and downright nail-biting entertainment. Who could forget Candice Brown's edible pub, or dazzling marzipan peacock? Certainly not the millions of fans who were marvelling over her creativity while wondering where she got her inspiring ranges of lipstick.

Then there was recently eliminated Selasi Gbormittah, the Londoner who was the epitome of calm under pressure. His culinary creations also took the breath away..

And who didn't marvel at the work of Andrew Smyth, the Eddie Redmayne lookalike whose bakes were often Oscar worthy – if there was an award for most mouthwatering creations? Jane Beedle, a 61-year-old garden designer, became the third finalist this year

Edd Kimber, Joanne Wheatley, John Whaite, Frances Quinn, Nancy Birtwhistle and Nadiya Hussain may have all clinched victory, but also-rans such as Ruby Tandoh and occasional 5 Live contributor Flora Shedden often proved to be just as entertaining.

"It's lovely to think that Bake Off got people baking again, says Berry. "I'm very proud indeed."

Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months (ITV, 8pm)

THE final of The Great British Bake Off (and the last episode to be broadcast on the BBC) may be one of the most anticipated programmes of the year, but ITV have come up with something almost as tempting – the chance to coo over some cute puppies. In the second instalment of the two-part documentary, we catch up with the dogs as they leave their mums and siblings behind and move into new homes. And as vet Marks Evans explains, the next four months could define the dogs for life. In the Cotswolds, Dick Roper finds out if border collies Jack and Jill have what it takes to be sheepdogs, while Louie the Chihuahua adjust to life in the city, and Neave the Labrador/Retriever cross begins training as an assistance dog.

Little British Isles with Alison Steadman (C4, 8pm)

STEADMAN travels across the English Channel to discover more about the idyllic life found on the Channel Islands. In Jersey, she dives into their cultural traditions and helps inseminate the iconic Jersey cow, and finds out more about how this island continues to hold onto its own traditional values. On Alderney, the actress-turned-presenter discovers more about the abundance of wildlife found on the island, and then travels to the tiny island of Sark in search of the ancient traditions many of the locals still fiercely protect.

Viv Hardwick