The Big Breakfast will return to our screens this weekend and Blackburn’s AJ Odudu is to present it alongside comedian Mo Gilligan.  

The show will air on Channel 4 every Saturday for four weeks, starting August 13.

The reboot will broadcast live for two-and-a-half hours, during which Mo and AJ will be joined by a range of guests to dissect the day’s hot topics.

AJ and Mo hosted a one-off special last year as part of Channel 4’s Black To Front project, which saw a day of programming during which the broadcaster aired shows fronted by black stars and featuring black contributors.

Speaking about the show, AJ said: “There really is nothing like The Big Breakfast on our screens.

“I loved hosting it last year and I am looking forward to being back at the house to kick off summer weekends on this now award-winning show.”

According to a national paper one of the show’s original presenters, Denise Van Outen, is set to make an appearance on the show this weekend.

Alongside Johnny Vaughn, Denise presented the show between 1997 and 2001 and is reportedly said to be handing over the reins to new presenters.

The Big Breakfast first launched as a weekday morning entertainment programme in 1992 and last aired in its original format more than two decades ago.

During its original run, the show became distinctive for broadcasting from an actual house, known as The Big Breakfast House, which had been a run of lock-keepers’ cottages in Tower Hamlets in East London.

A variety of famous faces presented the show originally, including Chris Evans, Gaby Roslin, Zoe Ball and more.

You can watch the first episode of The Big Breakfast reboot on Channel 4, Saturday August 13 at 10am.