The Great Pottery Throw Down

2015•2 series•Entertainment / Lifestyle

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Amateur potters and ceramic artists from across the UK travel to Stoke-on-Trent, the historic centre of British pottery, to take part in a lively competition. Contestants are tasked with creating a range of useful and decorative items in ceramic, from beautiful basins and pot handles to artistic chandeliers and traditional teapots, that push the limits of both their artistic and technical abilities. Their creations are then evaluated by expert judges in order to reduce the field until a winner is crowned.

Episode 1A Salad Set and Sangria Jugs

As the battle begins, whose salad set will see them tossed out of the pottery first?

Episode 2Mantlepiece Clock and Blindfold Challenge

The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock. Who's on borrowed time?

Episode 3Noah's Ark and Potties

The potters make a toy Noah's ark and animals, and the second challenge sends them potty

Episode 4Raku Vessels and a Decorative Challenge

The potters take on raku vessels and guest judge Laima Laurena's decorative challenge

Episode 5Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter Vases

Who will get the judges buy-in, and whose time in the pottery will be a fond memory?

Episode 6Vegetable Lamps and a Double-Walled Challenge

The potters take on vegetable lamps and some double-walling. Who'll be pick of the crop?

Episode 7Bird Baths and a Sculpting Challenge

Whose bird bath will see them chirping into the quarter-finals, and who's flying the nest?

Episode 8Double Gourd Vases and Posset Pots

Whose double gourd will have the judges floored for a place in the semi-final?

Episode 9Hellmouth Fireplaces

Who'll set the judges hearts on fire for a place in the final, and who'll fizzle out?

Episode 10The Final

Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras, before the 2025 winner is crowned

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