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The Great Pottery Throw Down (2015 – ...)

2015 • 9 seasons • Reality • TV-14
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The Great Pottery Throw Down — Season 3

10 episodes · Jan 8, 2020

1. Breakfast Set & Egg Cups
Jan 8, 2020 · 59m

Melanie Sykes presents a competition in which twelve amateur potters vie for recognition. Under the scrutiny of judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke, the contestants are challenged to craft a complete breakfast set, followed by delicate …

2. Chess Set & Mini Vases
Jan 15, 2020 · 47m

The final eleven potters received a demanding assignment: to construct an intricate chess set by hand, alongside the delicate task of throwing miniature vases on the potter's wheel.

3. Raku & Animal Figurines
Jan 22, 2020 · 47m

The remaining potters move on to raku firing, then turn their attention to crafting two animal figurines by hand, before tackling the intricate ceramic technique of nerikomi.

4. Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing
Jan 29, 2020 · 47m

The potters faced a demanding task: to create two vases using a complex slip-casting technique, followed by a blindfolded throwing challenge to produce the widest possible bowl.

5. Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge
Feb 5, 2020 · 47m

The final eight potters face a demanding task: to craft a pair of identical lamp bases. Adding to the pressure, guest judge Emma Bridgewater arrives to present a deeply personal ceramic challenge for the artisans.

6. Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs
Feb 12, 2020 · 47m

Greek Week continues, with the final competitors now tasked with crafting a nude sculpture in the classical Greek style and demonstrating their skill in the ancient art of pottery throwing.

7. Handmade Tiles & a Chimney
Feb 19, 2020 · 47m

Only six potters remain, now tasked with crafting handmade tiles for a fireplace and throwing a chimney to advance to the quarter-finals.

8. Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge
Feb 26, 2020 · 47m

The final five potters now craft two ginger jars each, and must demonstrate their skill with a Scraffito challenge – a spot test that will determine who advances to the semi-final.

9. Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet
Mar 4, 2020 · 47m

The potters now face their most demanding task: crafting a fully functional toilet to secure a place in the final round.

10. The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge
Mar 11, 2020 · 48m

Melanie Sykes presents the final episode, where the three potters collaborate on an eccentric tea set and compete in a demanding throwing challenge, vying for the judges' approval and the title of champion.