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It’s national finals week, where the winners from the regional heats compete to earn a place on the menu of a spectacular banquet celebrating 100 years of brilliant British broadcasting. Each episode will see the eight rivals compete over a different course, from starter through to dessert, where they will be marked out of ten by an expert judging panel, which features a different well-known guest judge each episode.

The guest judge, actor Alison Steadman, joins Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge, restaurateur Nisha Katona and food podcast host and comedian Ed Gamble on the judging panel as they select the menu’s main course. This is the centrepiece of the banquet that every chef desperately wants to cook – so competition in the kitchen is fierce!

Each chef produces a dish that celebrates a broadcast linked to their nation or region – and with the most complex dishes of the week to prepare, the chefs are pushed to their limits. The standards are at an all-time high, and the judges have a tough task on their hands choosing just one chef to cook the main course.