BBC Worldwide's head of formats and entertainment, Nicki McDermott, says it has a rare quality: "Bake Off is a brilliant example of how a TV show can very swiftly cross borders, languages and cultures to captivate global audiences.
With the police car in front of us we swiftly cross the Neva.
It is critical that India and Nepal start to work together to ensure that vehicles transporting both fuel and other critical supplies are able to safely and swiftly cross the border and access communities in need across Nepal.
The New Cross fire swiftly attracted national attention.
James volleyed Niklas Süle's cross, reacted swiftly to the rebound and guided under Navas.
A smile swiftly crossed his lips at the memory, but before it departed, he said: "Maybe it's a good omen.
Borders aplenty are swiftly crossed, but this is an uneasy journey, full of tension and suspicion, and antisemitism is never far away.
We practiced picking them up, then swiftly crossing our hands over each other, grabbing a handful of leather each time -- not easy in gloves -- in order to manage several feet of lines in a second or two.
They also tell the story of how St James the Apostle's body was supposedly transported from Judea on a raft without oars or sails, which swiftly crossed the Mediterranean and travelled north through the Atlantic before grounding in north-western Spain.
Just like flash mobs - the pointless gatherings organised via email that debuted in Britain - the trend crossed the Atlantic swiftly: another power cut meant huge swathes of south and east London were plunged into darkness, stranding commuters on non-functioning trains above and below ground.
