The Great Pottery Throw Down

2015–

Game-ShowReality-TV馃嚞馃嚙 English馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom

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Seasons

Season 1

  • E1 Episode 1 2015-11-03 路 50m The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay.
  • E2 Episode 2 2015-11-10 路 50m Nine potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity, all aiming to be named top potter. This week they must make a decorative hand basin.
  • E3 Episode 3 2015-11-17 路 50m The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. In the main make, they must make ten identical long-necked vases using the raku technique.
  • E4 Episode 4 2015-11-24 路 50m The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. The six potters must build a five-foot garden sculpture and transform an ordinary chimney pot.
  • E5 Episode 5 2015-12-01 路 50m It's semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent, and just five potters remain. They face their most technically demanding challenge yet - creating a decorative chandelier in bone china.
  • E6 Episode 6 2015-12-08 路 50m It is the grand final and the four remaining potters have just three tests left before one is crowned the winner of the Great Pottery Throw Down.

Season 2

  • E1 Episode 1 2017-02-02 路 50m Ten home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. They must test their technical prowess in front of a special guest judge, ceramic designer Emma Bridgewater.
  • E2 Episode 2 2017-02-09 路 50m In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot.
  • E3 Episode 3 2017-02-16 路 50m It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics.
  • E4 Episode 4 2017-02-23 路 50m It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors.
  • E5 Episode 5 2017-03-02 路 50m In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.
  • E6 Episode 6 2017-03-09 路 50m In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded.
  • E7 Episode 7 2017-03-16 路 50m Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.
  • E8 Episode 8 2017-03-23 路 50m In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain.

Season 3

  • E1 Episode #3.1 2020-01-08 路 59m Melanie Sykes hosts as 12 amateur potters compete against one another, with judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke asking the contenders to throw a breakfast set and then egg cups.
  • E2 Episode #3.2 2020-01-15 路 47m The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.
  • E3 Episode #3.3 2020-01-22 路 47m The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.
  • E4 Episode #3.4 2020-01-29 路 47m The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.
  • E5 Episode #3.5 2020-02-05 路 47m The eight remaining potters are challenged to build a pair of matching lamp bases. Guest judge Emma Bridgewater drops in to set an emotional ceramic challenge for the contestants.
  • E6 Episode #3.6 2020-02-12 路 47m It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel.
  • E7 Episode #3.7 2020-02-19 路 47m The six remaining potters are challenged to produce handmade tiles for a fireplace and to throw a chimney for a place in the quarter-final.
  • E8 Episode #3.8 2020-02-26 路 47m The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.
  • E9 Episode #3.9 2020-03-04 路 47m The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.
  • E10 Episode #3.10 2020-03-11 路 48m Melanie Sykes hosts the grand finale as the three potters make a quirky tea set and face a throwing challenge to impress the judges and be crowned the winner.

Season 4

  • E1 Cheese Set & Port Chalices 2021-01-10 路 57m Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 new potters two challenges against the clock: to throw a cheese set and port chalices.
  • E2 3D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks 2021-01-17 路 57m It's all about bricks and mortar, as the 11 remaining potters slab-build a 3D building and, in a Throw Down first, judge Rich Miller tasks the potters with hand-making bricks.
  • E3 Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down 2021-01-24 路 47m The remaining potters get fruity when they're challenged to make a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits, and face a blindfolded throw down with a twist.
  • E4 Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge 2021-01-31 路 48m It's naked raku week and the remaining potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases, and are set a floral challenge by guest judge and flower-making expert Rita Floyd.
  • E5 Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments 2021-02-07 路 47m It's Music Week and the remaining potters sculpt a life-like bust of a music legend, receive a surprise special message from an iconic artist, and make mini musical instruments.
  • E6 Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles 2021-02-14 路 47m It's Terracotta Week in the pottery, and the potters are tasked to make their own range of cookware. Judge Rich Miller sets a second terracotta challenge to engrave tiles.
  • E7 Animal Water Feature & a Strawberry Planter 2021-02-21 路 47m It's Garden Week, and the remaining potters face a green-fingered challenge: to build an animal water feature and throw a strawberry planter for a place in the quarter-finals.
  • E8 Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle 2021-02-28 路 47m It's an all-American-themed quarter-final, as the remaining potters make Acoma pottery fired in cow dung and throw an Alabama ring bottle for a place in the semi-final.
  • E9 A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot 2021-03-07 路 47m It's the semi-final, and the remaining potters produce an elaborate and fully-functional pedestal sink and decorate a chamber pot in Bathroom Week, all for a place in the grand final.
  • E10 The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters 2021-03-14 路 48m In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.

Season 5

  • E1 Children's Crockery Set & Milk Bottles 2022-01-02 路 57m Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 brand-new potters two challenges: to throw a children's crockery set and ceramic milk bottles.
  • E2 Pendulum Wall Clock 2022-01-09 路 56m The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
  • E3 Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln 2022-01-16 路 56m The remaining potters make inanimate objects and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller pay tribute to the pottery hometown of Stoke, as they set a bottle kiln challenge.
  • E4 Japanese Tea Set & a Handle Pulling Challenge 2022-01-23 路 57m It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge.
  • E5 Character Gnomes & a Sea Kale Forcer 2022-01-30 路 56m It's Garden Week and the eight remaining potters create a trio of character gnomes, before guest judge Adam Keeling sets them the task of making a sea kale forcer.
  • E6 1960s Glazed Vessels & Repeating Patterns 2022-02-06 路 56m It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills.
  • E7 Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps 2022-02-13 路 57m It's Wildlife Week and the potters hand-build a table lamp, go wild in a Throw Down first, and get a surprise visit from a familiar face.
  • E8 Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks 2022-02-20 路 57m Siobh谩n McSweeney's back, as the remaining potters create a self-sculpture, build their own sawdust kilns and make candlesticks under pressure, for a place in the semi-final.
  • E9 Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware 2022-02-27 路 57m It's the semi-final and the potters are left feeling flushed as they make fully functional urinals, before recreating the iconic Wedgwood Jasperware, for a place in the final.
  • E10 The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture & a Devil's Work Challenge 2022-03-06 路 57m The potters make a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story, followed by a regal devil's work challenge set by Rich Miller, before the winner is crowned.

Season 6

  • E0 Festive Special
  • E1 Birthday Tea Set and Handleless Jugs 2023-01-08 路 57m The potters take on a birthday tea set challenge, and a surprise second challenge that sees them making handleless milk jugs that must survive the bucket of doom.
  • E2 Keepsake Box and Blindfold Challenge 2023-01-15 路 57m The 11 remaining potters craft a keepsake box with a disguised lid before facing a surprise blindfold challenge.
  • E3 Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle Challenge 2023-01-22 路 56m It's Retro Week, and the remaining potters are taken back in time as they make a trio of flying birds and tackle an old-fashioned hot water bottle surprise challenge.
  • E4 Raku Hanging Planter and Frilly-Necked Vase 2023-01-29 路 56m It's Raku Week, and the potters hope to impress the judges with their hanging planters. Series two semi-finalist Freya Bramble-Carter sets a challenge with a decorative flourish.
  • E5 Gargoyles and Chimney Pots 2023-02-05 路 56m The remaining potters head for the roof to create gargoyles and chimney pots for expert guest judge Gabriel Nichols.
  • E6 Embossed Table Light and Decadent Design Skills 2023-02-12 路 57m It's an illuminating week, as the potters make an embossed table light, before guest judge, fashion and lifestyle designer Henry Holland, really tests their decadent design skills.
  • E7 Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase 2023-02-19 路 56m The six remaining potters go wild as they create metallic-effect endangered animal sculptures fired in oil drums, before throwing a tall, thin-necked vase for a place in the quarter-final.
  • E8 Abstract Coffee Set and Rice Bowls 2023-02-26 路 57m The remaining potters face an altered reality as they radically alter a coffee set and throw high-footed rice bowls. Whose shapeshifting creations will transport them to the semi-final?
  • E9 Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar 2023-03-05 路 56m It's a bathroom-themed semi-final as the potters make Turkish bath-style sinks and tiles and attempt Moorcroft tube lining.
  • E10 Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe 2023-03-12 路 57m The remaining potters create a stacking pyramid vase centrepiece and a daring sgraffito globe.

Season 7

  • E0 The Festive Pottery Throwdown 2023
  • E1 Roast Dinner Set and Identical Side Plates 2024-01-07 路 56m As the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel, the potters make a roast dinner set and identical side plates that must survive the bucket of doom.
  • E2 Episode #7.2 2024-01-14 路 57m The remaining potters attempt their own take on the popular gluggle jug and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
  • E3 Episode #7.3 2024-01-21 路 56m The remaining potters make Staffordshire flatbacks and face a close shave in a surprise challenge.
  • E4 Episode #7.4 2024-01-28 路 57m It's Raku week and the potters create animal busts before taking on guest judge Jacqui Atkin's decorative challenge.
  • E5 Episode #7.5 2024-02-04 路 56m It's Garden Week and the potters create cascading water features and hedgehog houses.
  • E6 Episode #7.6 2024-02-11 路 56m It's teatime and the potters make novelty teapots and majolica decorated mugs. Plus, it's the return of the bucket of doom.
  • E7 Episode #7.7 2024-02-18 路 56m It's an illuminating week as the potters take on lighting sculptures and a surprise challenge.
  • E8 Episode #7.8 2024-02-25 路 57m It's the quarter-final and the potters make vintage-style water filters fired in their own oil drum kilns and throw a coffee filter.
  • E9 Episode #7.9 2024-03-03 路 56m In a bathroom-themed semi-final, the potters take on the infamous toilet challenge.
  • E10 Episode #7.10 2024-03-10 路 57m It's the grand finale and the potters create striking chandeliers and faceted bowls.

Season 8

  • E0 The Festive Pottery Throwdown 2024
  • E1 A Salad Set and Sangria Jugs 2025-01-05 路 56m As the battle of clay begins, the hopefuls take on a salad set challenge and make identical sangria jugs that must survive the bucket of doom.
  • E2 Mantlepiece Clock and Blindfold Challenge 2025-01-12 路 56m The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock, and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge.
  • E3 Noah's Ark and Potties 2025-01-19 路 56m The remaining potters attempt a toy Noah's ark and animals, and a surprise second challenge sends them potty.
  • E4 Raku Vessels and a Decorative Challenge 2025-01-26 路 57m It's Raku week and the potters take on bulbous vessels and guest judge Laima Laurena's decorative challenge.
  • E5 Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter Vases 2025-02-02 路 56m The potters create shop fronts filled with memories and ancient Greek psykter vases.
  • E6 Vegetable Lamps and a Double-Walled Challenge 2025-02-09 路 56m The remaining potters sculpt realistic vegetable lamp bases and take on a double-walled challenge.
  • E7 Bird Baths and a Sculpting Challenge 2025-02-16 路 56m The remaining potters take on a sculpting challenge and hark to Stoke-on-Trent with bird bath creations.
  • E8 Double Gourd Vases and a Posset Pot 2025-02-23 路 57m It's the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots.
  • E9 Hellmouth Fireplaces 2025-03-02 路 56m Our semi-finalists stare into the mouth of hell as they create Hellmouth fireplaces, and take on a transferware challenge.
  • E10 The Final 2025-03-09 路 57m Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge.

Season 9

  • E0 The Festive Pottery Throwdown 2025
  • E1 Soup Set for a Winter's Evening 2026-01-04 路 68m As the battle of clay begins, the hopefuls take on a salad set challenge and make identical sangria jugs that must survive the bucket of doom.
  • E2 Decorated Set of Complimentary Book Ends 2026-01-11 路 56m The potters create a statement pair of bookends and face some surprise brickmaking.
  • E3 Puzzle Jugs 2026-01-18 路 56m The potters make a puzzle jug and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge.
  • E4 Raku Parent and Child Animal Sculpture 2026-01-25 路 56m It's Raku Week! The potters make animal sculptures and guest judge Nick Mackman sets a sculpting spot test.
  • E5 Holiday Souvenir Sets and Candlesticks 2026-02-01 路 56m The remaining potters create holiday souvenir sets inspired by seaside towns, and candlestick holders.
  • E6 Terracotta Tagines and a Big Challenge 2026-02-08 路 56m The remaining potters make terracotta tagines, and guest judge Gabriel Nichols throws down a big challenge.
  • E7 Floral Posies and Vases, plus a Surprise Embellishment 2026-02-15 路 56m The remaining potters create floral posies and vases, and take on a surprise embellishing challenge.
  • E8 Body Part Pots and Sculptures 2026-02-22 路 56m The potters make body part pots and sculptures of their bodies in motion, fired in brick kilns that they build themselves.
  • E9 Mosaics and Water Fountains 2026-03-01 路 57m It's the semi-final and the potters make mosaics and water fountains inspired by Rome's Trevi Fountain.
  • E10 Mini Model Theatres 2026-03-08 路 57m The finalists create mini model theatres and tackle a tricky throwing technique.
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