The Great Pottery Throw Down
"The ultimate hands-on competition."
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 0h 50m
Release: 2015
Rating: 7.2
Season 1 - The Great Pottery Throw Down
Season 2 - The Great Pottery Throw Down
02 Feb 2017
"10 potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. For their Main Make they throw and decorate a 16-piece dinner service, in the Spot Test they sponge decorate a pair of jugs and they throw a giant cone on the wheel."
09 Feb 2017
"The 9 remaining contestants face three more challenges set by the judges. They have to throw a double-walled pot, create handles for casserole dishes and make a large clock from slab-rolled clay."
16 Feb 2017
"For their next challenge the potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics. Among the tasks they will be judged on are making rice bowls, carving an intricate design into a lantern and throwing a sake set."
23 Feb 2017
"It's garden week and the remaining 7 potters have to come up with stunning ceramics for the great outdoors. They will have to make a working garden water feature, a dozen roses and a range of flower pots."
02 Mar 2017
"The six remaining home potters must make as many goblets as they can in 15 minutes in the Throw Down, for the Spot Test they hand coil a jug to look like a piece of fruit and throw two giant vases for the Main Make."
09 Mar 2017
"The quarter-finalists face a Main Make in which they have to hand coil and decorate 4 Russian nesting dolls. For their Spot Test they must carve a pattern on a Greek urn. They must undertake the Throw Down test blindfold."
16 Mar 2017
"Four potters remain in the semi-finals. The Main Make is a functioning toilet. Johnny Vegas presents the throw down: five teapots in five minutes. Potters may make whatever they like for the spot test."
Season 3 - The Great Pottery Throw Down
Season 4 - The Great Pottery Throw Down
Season 5 - The Great Pottery Throw Down
Season 6 - The Great Pottery Throw Down
Season 7 - The Great Pottery Throw Down
