It's the start of a new year, and that means that we're being treated to a brand-new series of Great British Menu. That's right, BBC's ultimate cookery competition has returned for its nineteenth run, meaning that once again, some of the UK's most celebrated chefs will be on your TV screens, competing to secure a place at the illustrious Great British Menu banquet.

As ever, you can expect to see chefs from eight different regions of the UK designing a four-course menu (plus snacks and pre-desserts!) based around a specific theme. They will be scored by some of the biggest culinary stars in the country, with heat and regional finalists also facing a further panel of judges.

Read on to find out everything you need to know about Great British Menu 2024. We will be regularly updating this page as more details emerge, so make sure to keep checking back.

Great British Menu series 19 will be kicking off on Tuesday 23rd January at 8pm, with three episodes airing a week for the first eight weeks, followed by a five-episode finals week.

This year the competing chefs will be theming their dishes around the Olympics and Paralympics, hoping to cook at a final banquet to wish the Team GB athletes good luck for the Paris Olympics.

The judging panel has remained the same as the past few years, with Tom Kerridge, Ed Gamble and Nisha Katona judging the heat finals every week, as well as finals week. They will also be joined each week by a guest judge who has a connection to the brief. Each regional heat, meanwhile, will be overseen by an esteemed veteran judge alongside host Andi Oliver. These are the veterans we know so far:

Week 1: Aktar Islam

Week 2: Tommy Banks

Week 3: Simon Rogan

Week 4: Angel Hartnett (with help from Adam Handling)

Week 5: Lisa Goodwin-Allen (with help from Tom Shepherd)

Week 6: Michael O'Hare

Week 7: Richard Corrigan (with help from Spencer Metzger)

Last year, the starter course was won by Avinash Shashidhara, the fish course by Nick Beardshaw, the main by Tom Shepherd, and the dessert by Adam Handling. At the banquet, Handling was declared the champion of champions thanks to his Beano-inspired pudding.

The line-up of chefs competing is set to be revealed week by week, so check back here for the latest updates.