The Great Pottery Throw Down

Season 5

2022 • 10 Episodes

Episodes

Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles - The Great Pottery Throw Down

1. Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles

January 2, 2022

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.

Pendulum Wall Clock - The Great Pottery Throw Down

2. Pendulum Wall Clock

January 9, 2022

The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge.

Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge - The Great Pottery Throw Down

3. Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

January 16, 2022

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.

Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge - The Great Pottery Throw Down

4. Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge

January 23, 2022

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.

Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer - The Great Pottery Throw Down

5. Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer

January 30, 2022

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.

1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns - The Great Pottery Throw Down

6. 1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns

February 6, 2022

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.

Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps - The Great Pottery Throw Down

7. Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps

February 13, 2022

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.

Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks - The Great Pottery Throw Down

8. Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks

February 20, 2022

Siobhán 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.

Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware - The Great Pottery Throw Down

9. Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware

February 27, 2022

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.

The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge - The Great Pottery Throw Down

10. The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge

March 6, 2022

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.