The Great Pottery Throw Down

Season 3

2020 • 10 Episodes

Episodes

Breakfast Set & Egg Cups - The Great Pottery Throw Down

1. Breakfast Set & Egg Cups

January 8, 2020

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.

Chess Set & Mini Vases - The Great Pottery Throw Down

2. Chess Set & Mini Vases

January 15, 2020

The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.

Raku & Animal Figurines - The Great Pottery Throw Down

3. Raku & Animal Figurines

January 22, 2020

The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.

Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing - The Great Pottery Throw Down

4. Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing

January 29, 2020

The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.

Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge - The Great Pottery Throw Down

5. Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge

February 5, 2020

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.

Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs - The Great Pottery Throw Down

6. Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs

February 12, 2020

It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel.

Handmade Tiles & a Chimney - The Great Pottery Throw Down

7. Handmade Tiles & a Chimney

February 19, 2020

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.

Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge - The Great Pottery Throw Down

8. Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge

February 26, 2020

The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.

Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet - The Great Pottery Throw Down

9. Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet

March 4, 2020

The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.

The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge - The Great Pottery Throw Down

10. The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge

March 11, 2020

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.