Bake Off’s Nataliia on leaving Ukraine, and family living under occupation
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Nataliia Richardson won the hearts of viewers on this year's edition of the Great British Bake Off. Now, the fan-favourite is in the Ukrainecast studio to discuss starring on the show. She also talks about growing up in Ukraine, moving to the UK six months before the full-scale invasion, and keeping in touch with family and friends in the occupied territories.
Plus, Victoria and Vitaly run through the weekend's events - from Poland's claims of "foreign" sabotage on a key Ukrainian aid route, to the promise of new French fighter jets, and the latest on the corruption scandal in Ukraine's embattled energy sector.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Laurie Kalus, Julia Webster and Adriana Urbano. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The executive producer was Lewis Vickers. The series producer is Chris Flynn. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, it's 1,364 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:12.3 | And we've once or twice mentioned our collaboration with the BBC Children's TV program News Round. |
| 0:18.3 | That is coming out on Thursday. |
| 0:24.1 | We spent a good few hours with a group of school children in London. But one thing that came up when we were recording with the school children, |
| 0:29.7 | something I didn't know, Vitaly, the item from Ukraine that you keep with you at all times. |
| 0:36.1 | Yes. I'm going to show you. |
| 0:38.6 | In my wallet, I've got, here they are, bus tickets from Zaparisia. |
| 0:43.7 | Because I used to go there every year, usually in the summer, at least once a year. |
| 0:49.6 | And it's a memento. |
| 0:51.1 | These are the most beautiful bus tickets in the world. They're from Zaparisia. |
| 0:56.4 | I don't even remember which year they're from. But you know what? It gives me a sense of part of my home still being with me. So there they are in my wallet. |
| 1:06.5 | And you can take them wherever you go. You keep them with you at all times, which is very, very lovely. |
| 1:12.3 | And I really want you to listen out for our episode on Thursday. It's really poignant. |
| 1:18.1 | It was so touching. It really was. |
| 1:20.5 | And you know what, Victoria, children, I've been saying this all along. Sometimes they ask the best questions. |
| 1:26.1 | 100%. |
| 1:26.6 | Because they're so fundamental. They get right to the point to the heart of everything. |
| 1:31.2 | They really do. |
| 1:32.5 | So yeah, do look out for that. |
| 1:33.7 | Today we've got plenty to talk about a major defence deal between France or Ukraine. |
| 1:38.8 | Potential sabotage in other parts of Europe. |
| 1:42.2 | And the finger of blame is pointed at Russia. |
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