text: Nigella Lawson is returning to the BBC to host a show about 'back to basics' cooking for the first time since the explosive court case involving her ex-husband Charles Saatchi. The celebrity chef, who last appeared on the channel with Nigellissima in 2012, will present Simply Nigella on BBC 2, a series which focus on 'a new pared-down approach to cooking and eating'. The show will mark Nigella's first solo venture with the broadcaster since the breakdown of her marriage to Mr Saatchi and the subsequent court case, in which she was forced to divulge details of the pair's tumultuous relationship and her own past drug use. Scroll down for video . Nigella Lawson is returning to the BBC for the first time in three years with a new series 'Simply Nigella' She briefly appeared on screen in the U.S as co-presenter for Taste but was stopped from flying to the country after confessing to taking cocaine during that case. The cook, who has famously fronted shows about cooking decadently, said the new show would be about 'food that makes our life easier, that makes us feel better, more alive and less stressed'. It is said to be focussing on 'healthy everyday breakfasts and substantial weekend brunches', as well as 'quick-to-make, lighter suppers that de-stress'. Nigella was at the centre of a very public court case in 2013, after she and Mr Saatchi accused their former assistants of spending £685,000 on credit cards given to them for work purposes. Months earlier, the couple's marriage had come to an abrupt end after Mr Saatchi was pictured with his hand on his wife's throat in a central London restaurant. But Lisa and Francesca Grillo were acquitted of fraud by a jury. It came despite the fact that Francesca, 35, had used her family card to spend £8,000 on designer clothes in a single day. The show will see the celebrity chef focus on 'a new pared-down approach to cooking and eating'. Pictured: Nigella in the premiere of Taste, a show she co-hosted in the U.S (left) and arriving at Isleworth Crown Court in 2013 (right) before giving evidence in the fraud trial of her two assistants . It will be the first time Nigella has appeared on the BBC since the breakdown of her marriage to Charles Saatchi (with whom she is pictured) and the explosive fraud case that followed . Their defence, which involved lurid drug allegations against their former boss, was that the TV cook let them spend whatever they liked providing they kept quiet about her cocaine and cannabis use. The court case also heard Miss Lawson describe her ex-husband as a 'brilliant but brutal man' who grabbed her throat out of jealousy when she idly wished for grandchildren. She claimed he drove her to drugs with his 'intimate terrorism'. Referring to details of her doomed marriage to Mr Saatchi being revealed in court, the 54-year-old said: 'To have not only your private life but distortions of your private life put on display is mortifying'. After their acquittal, the Italian sisters – dubbed 'the greedy Grillos' by the prosecution – said they had merely won their freedom, while Miss Lawson had established herself as a public favourite. Police said at the time they would not be taking any action after Ms Lawson's admission which came after the end of her marriage to Saatchi. The show will air in autumn this year. Nigella's return to BBC2 is just one of a number of new commissions for the station, which were unveiled today. Kim Shillinglaw, director of the station, revealed that at least eight new shows would be aired on the taxpayer-funded channel during the coming season. The Great British Pottery Throw Down, to be presented by Sara Cox, is among the new shows to air on the station and is being advertised as 'the Great British Bake Off's messier cousin'. Publicised with the tagline: 'It's messy, it's hot, it's pottery,' the show will see ten amateur potters thrash it out to try and win the 'master of the wheel' title. The Hairy Bikers have been asked to host a show which attempts to tackle the issues of an ageing nation . Other commissions include the move of popular show Family Guy to the channel, which will move over from BBC3. The Hairy Bikers have also been asked to host a show which attempts to tackle the issues of an ageing population in Old School by taking pensioners into classrooms to try and improve loneliness. Gareth Malone has also been brought back to the station for new show The Naked Choir, which will see him scour the country for would-be stars, and Hair - a show designed to find the country's best hairdresser - will also return for another series. Hugo Blick, who wrote The Honourable Woman and The Shadow Line, is also currently in the process of writing a new drama for BBC2 and BAFTA award-winning Stefan Golaszewski will bring a new comedy series called Mum. Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton will star in new factual drama Gamechanger while a hard-hitting documentary series will follow Greater Manchester Police's new unit investigating sex offences. Gareth Malone (left) has been brought back to the station for new show The Naked Choir, which will see him scour the country for would-be stars, while Daniel Radcliffe (right) will star in new drama Gamechanger . Announcing the new commissions, Ms Shillinglaw said: 'BBC Two is in great shape. From the critical and ratings success of Wolf Hall, BBC Two's biggest drama series in at least 13 years and Banished, which was our fourth highest drama series launch, to stand out seasons on Food, The Super Rich And Us, Taking Liberties and our Holocaust Memorial content, we've got people talking and watching the channel in significant numbers. 'The sheer range and quality of content I'm announcing today demonstrates the unique role BBC Two plays in enhancing people's lives and contributing to the creative life of the UK. 'From enabling British writing, presenting and directing talent to do their most distinctive, signature work to Factual with real purpose that tackles contemporary issues in lively, intelligent ways or encourages viewers to take their passions further, I want BBC Two to be the place to come for widest range of grown up, opinionated and entertaining content on British television.'
target: Chef, who last appeared on BBC in 2012, will host Simply Nigella on BBC 2 .
  Show will include food that makes us feel 'more alive and less stressed'
  Nigella co-hosted U.S show Taste but was stopped from entering country after admitting past cocaine use .