Alison Hammond

Noel Fielding (8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown) will be returning with Alison Hammond (This Morning) to share presenting duties. Meanwhile, Paul Hollywood (Paul Hollywood’s Big Continental Trip) and Prue Leith (My Kitchen Rules) will also be heading back into the tent to act as beady-eyed judges.

The teaser is the cooking show’s first ever animated trailer, and features Fielding and Hammond as bees. Anyone who isn’t a fan of puns should look away now: there’s references aplenty to soggy bottoms and Alison feeling ‘buzzed’ for the new series.

Throughout their time together, Hammond will get to know her guests for the six-part series as best she can.

A BBC Studios Entertainment production, the show is to air on BBC One, and will also be available on BBC iPlayer.

“I’m so excited to serve up some big lols and tons of OMG revelations on the BBC as I spend some quality time with some of the UK’s favourite celebrities,” said Hammond. “When I’m on a mission no secret is safe, and trust me no stone or cupboard will go unturned!”

The series will once again take to the over 150-year-old Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, a UK charity, where Hammond will help the pets in their care search for a new home. There are currently more abandoned and stray dogs in need than ever.

Across six parts, Hammond will explore the stories of some of Battersea's latest arrivals, while helping the expert staff and volunteers treat and train them to put their best paw forward for their potential new owners.

The new series will air on ITV1 and STV, followed by hour-long companion show Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live every night on ITV2 and ITVX. Late & Live will feature evictees’ first live interview after leaving the Big Brother house, as well as debate and commentary from special guests.

The Celebrity Brother: Live Stream will make a comeback, showing live footage from the house long after Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live. The livestream will air every night of the week on both ITVX and STV Player.

Hammond (This Morning) was a fan favourite when competing on Celebrity Great British Bake Off 2020. She described herself to the judges as a “born baker and a born eater”, making her most likely also a born Bake Off host.

Hammond will be replacing host Matt Lucas who departed from the Bake Off Tent after joining the show in 2020, to dedicate more time to presenting Sky’s Fantasy Football League.

Host Noel Fielding will be joining her in the tent, alongside judges Dame Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood.

Lead judge and Drag icon RuPaul will return to preside over a brand new group of queens vying for the crown, alongside his trusty sidekicks Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton. Joining them on the panel for various episodes are:

The weekly pod invites celebrity guests to discuss their own lives on television, from favourite TV moments to their childhood on-screen inspirations. 

The likes of Mo Gilligan, Emily Atack and AJ Odudu choose the shows they would “bin, binge or bring back” and share their personal career journeys in television. Hammond’s own path to success started with a much-loved stint in the Big Brother house, after which she established herself as a permanent fixture on daytime TV. 

Comedian Jimmy Carr and TV favourites Alison Hammond and Amanda Holden will be guiding the players guessing who can and can’t sing from a group of unknown singers standing before them.

Each week a different popstar will also join the panel.

Holden said: “I’ve seen first hand over my many years as a judge how acts can shock you with an incredible voice.

“With my experience on stage, television and radio I think I have one of the best pair of eyes in the business for spotting talent, so the masqueraders will really have to up their game to fool me!”

Me, My Brother and Our Balls

Monday 5^th October

BBC, 9pm

Love Island star Chris Hughes teams up with his brother Ben in a deeply personal documentary exploring male fertility.

Celebrating the contribution of black people in television, comedy, history and wider culture, ITV will broadcast a host of new programmes and will promote the work of Black artists in the channel’s on-air branding throughout the month.

Alison Hammond: Back To School (w/t)

In this one-hour special, Good Morning Britain’s beloved Brummie Alison Hammond will be going on the definitive school trip.

From Hadrian’s Wall to Hampton Court, Alison will travel across Britain to discover a different side to the history that is taught in schools.