Great British Bake Off 2024: When does GBBO start, who will host, contestants and what we know so far

Series 15 of the feel-good reality show will return to Channel 4 on Tuesday, September 24, just in time to mark the arrival of autumn. Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith will put a fresh set of bakers through their paces, with some help from hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding.

With hopefuls facing a variety of challenges each week in an effort to be named Star Baker, new challenges this year include a seventies week as well as autumn week.

Here’s everything we know so far about the 2024 Great British Bake Off.

Great British Bake Off 2024 start date

The Great British Bake Off will officially return on Tuesday, September 24.

Airing at 8pm on Channel 4, the 2024 edition of the show will be broadcast weekly, with the final likely to take place in November.

Who will host The Great British Bake Off?

After joining comedian Noel Fielding last year, TV presenter Alison Hammond will return to the Bake Off tent to host the upcoming series.

Even before her time hosting, she was no stranger to the tent having appeared as a baker on Celebrity Bake Off in 2020 alongside James Blunt, Alex Jones, and Joe Sugg.

She replaced English actor and comedian Matt Lucas, with former hosts including Sandi Toskvig, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.

Where is Bake Off filmed?

The Great British Bake Off - or Great British Baking Show, for Americans - is filmed at Welford Park in Berkshire. The iconic tent is pitched during spring with filming lasting around ten weeks.

Bake Off 2024 contestants

The fresh batch of Bake Off bakers has been revealed ahead of the show’s premiere next week, with Hollywood having praised their baking standard as “exceptional”.

The twelve hopefuls come from around the UK, though none appear to be Scottish, with some even originally from the United States, Slovakia and the Netherlands.

You can fins everything you need to know about the 2024 Great British Bake Off contestants here.

Who won The Great British Bake Off last year?

In 2023, it was PE teacher Matty Edgell who won Bake Off and took home the coveted cake stand.

Alongside Dan and Josh in a close final, the Cambridgeshire baker was able to impress the judges one final time with Prue even describing his cake as “perfect”.

Where can I watch The Great British Bake Off?

The show will be broadcast live on Channel 4 each week, typically at 8pm each Tuesday. Fans can watch the show live on Channel 4’s online streaming service, or On Demand after.

Broadcast in the US as The Great British Baking Show, the new series of the show will be available on Netflix as Collection 12 with episodes dropping every Friday starting from September 27.