The Great Pottery Throw Down
(2015)Streaming Episode Guide
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Season 8
Episode 10
3-09-2025
Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge. Who'll be crowned Throw Down winner of 2025?
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Hellmouth Fireplaces
Episode 9 - 3-02-2025
It's the semi-final and the remaining potters stare into the mouth of hell as they create Hellmouth fireplaces. Who'll set the judges hearts on fire for a place in the final, and who'll fizzle out?
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Double Gourd Vases and Posset Pots
Episode 8 - 2-23-2025
It's the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots. Whose double gourd will floor the judges and earn a place in the semi-final?
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Bird Baths and a Sculpting Challenge
Episode 7 - 2-16-2025
The remaining potters take on a sculpting challenge and hark to Stoke-on-Trent with bird bath creations.
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Vegetable Lamps and a Double-Walled Challenge
Episode 6 - 2-09-2025
The remaining potters sculpt realistic vegetable lamp bases and take on a double-walled challenge.
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Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter Vases
Episode 5 - 2-02-2025
The potters create shop fronts filled with memories and ancient Greek psykter vases.
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Raku Vessels and a Decorative Challenge
Episode 4 - 1-26-2025
It's Raku week and the potters take on bulbous vessels and guest judge Laima Laurena's decorative challenge.
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Noah's Ark and Potties
Episode 3 - 1-19-2025
The remaining potters attempt a toy Noah's ark and animals, and a surprise second challenge sends them potty.
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Mantlepiece Clock and Blindfold Challenge
Episode 2 - 1-12-2025
The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock, and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge.
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A Salad Set and Sangria Jugs
Episode 1 - 1-05-2025
As the battle of clay begins, the hopefuls take on a salad set challenge and make identical sangria jugs that must survive the bucket of doom.
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Series 7
The Final: Chandeliers and Faceted Bowls
Episode 10 - 3-10-2024
It's the grand finale and the potters create striking chandeliers and faceted bowls.
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Bathroom Week
Episode 9 - 3-03-2024
In a bathroom-themed semi-final, the potters take on the infamous toilet challenge.
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Vintage Water Filters and a Coffee Filter
Episode 8 - 2-25-2024
It's the quarter-final and the potters make vintage-style water filters fired in their own oil drum kilns and throw a coffee filter.
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Illuminating Light Sculptures
Episode 7 - 2-18-2024
It's an illuminating week as the potters take on lighting sculptures and a surprise challenge.
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Novelty Teapots and Majolica Mugs
Episode 6 - 2-11-2024
It's teatime and the potters make novelty teapots and majolica decorated mugs. Plus, it's the return of the bucket of doom.
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Water Features and Hedgehog Houses
Episode 5 - 2-04-2024
It's Garden Week and the potters create cascading water features and hedgehog houses.
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Raku Week and Animal Busts
Episode 4 - 1-28-2024
It's Raku week and the potters create animal busts before taking on guest judge Jacqui Atkin's decorative challenge.
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Staffordshire Flatbacks and a Surprise Challenge
Episode 3 - 1-21-2024
The remaining potters make Staffordshire flatbacks and face a close shave in a surprise challenge.
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Gluggle Jugs and a Surprise Blindfold Challenge
Episode 2 - 1-14-2024
The remaining potters attempt their own take on the popular gluggle jug and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
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Roast Dinner Set and Identical Side Plates
Episode 1 - 1-07-2024
As the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel, the potters make a roast dinner set and identical side plates that must survive the bucket of doom.
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Series 6
The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe
Episode 10 - 3-12-2023
The remaining potters create a stacking pyramid vase centrepiece and a daring sgraffito globe.
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Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar
Episode 9 - 3-05-2023
It's a bathroom-themed semi-final as the potters make Turkish bath-style sinks and tiles and attempt Moorcroft tube lining.
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Abstract Coffee Set and Rice Bowls
Episode 8 - 2-26-2023
The remaining potters face an altered reality as they radically alter a coffee set and throw high-footed rice bowls. Whose shapeshifting creations will transport them to the semi-final?
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Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase
Episode 7 - 2-19-2023
The six remaining potters go wild as they create metallic-effect endangered animal sculptures fired in oil drums, before throwing a tall, thin-necked vase for a place in the quarter-final.
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Embossed Table Light and Decadent Design Skills
Episode 6 - 2-12-2023
It's an illuminating week, as the potters make an embossed table light, before guest judge, fashion and lifestyle designer Henry Holland, really tests their decadent design skills.
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Gargoyles and Chimney Pots
Episode 5 - 2-05-2023
The remaining potters head for the roof to create gargoyles and chimney pots for expert guest judge Gabriel Nichols.
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Hanging Planters and a Decorative Challenge
Episode 4 - 1-29-2023
It's Raku Week, and the potters hope to impress the judges with their hanging planters. Series two semi-finalist Freya Bramble-Carter sets a challenge with a decorative flourish.
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Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle Challenge
Episode 3 - 1-22-2023
It's Retro Week, and the remaining potters are taken back in time as they make a trio of flying birds and tackle an old-fashioned hot water bottle surprise challenge.
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Keepsake Box and Blindfold Challenge
Episode 2 - 1-15-2023
The 11 remaining potters craft a keepsake box with a disguised lid before facing a surprise blindfold challenge.
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Birthday Tea Set and Handleless Jug
Episode 1 - 1-08-2023
The potters take on a birthday tea set challenge, and a surprise second challenge that sees them making handleless milk jugs that must survive the bucket of doom.
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Series 5
The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge
Episode 10 - 3-06-2022
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.
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Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware
Episode 9 - 2-27-2022
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.
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Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks
Episode 8 - 2-20-2022
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.
8.5/10Where to watch
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Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps
Episode 7 - 2-13-2022
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.
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1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns
Episode 6 - 2-06-2022
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.
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Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer
Episode 5 - 1-30-2022
1h 15m
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.
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Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge
Episode 4 - 1-23-2022
1h 15m
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.
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Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge
Episode 3 - 1-16-2022
56m
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.
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Pendulum Wall Clock
Episode 2 - 1-09-2022
56m
The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles
Episode 1 - 1-02-2022
56m
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.
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Season 4
The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters
Episode 10 - 3-14-2021
In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.
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A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot
Episode 9 - 3-07-2021
It's the semi-final, and the remaining potters produce an elaborate and fully-functional pedestal sink and decorate a chamber pot in Bathroom Week, all for a place in the grand final.
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Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle
Episode 8 - 2-28-2021
It's an all-American-themed quarter-final, as the remaining potters make Acoma pottery fired in cow dung and throw an Alabama ring bottle for a place in the semi-final.
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Animal Water Feature & a Strawberry Planter
Episode 7 - 2-21-2021
It's Garden Week, and the remaining potters face a green-fingered challenge: to build an animal water feature and throw a strawberry planter for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles
Episode 6 - 2-14-2021
It's Terracotta Week in the pottery, and the potters are tasked to make their own range of cookware. Judge Rich Miller sets a second terracotta challenge to engrave tiles.
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Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments
Episode 5 - 2-07-2021
It's Music Week and the remaining potters sculpt a life-like bust of a music legend, receive a surprise special message from an iconic artist, and make mini musical instruments.
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Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge
Episode 4 - 1-31-2021
47m
It's naked raku week and the remaining potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases, and are set a floral challenge by guest judge and flower-making expert Rita Floyd.
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Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down
Episode 3 - 1-24-2021
47m
The remaining potters get fruity when they're challenged to make a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits, and face a blindfolded throw down with a twist.
7.3/10Where to watch
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3D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks
Episode 2 - 1-17-2021
56m
It's all about bricks and mortar, as the 11 remaining potters slab-build a 3D building and, in a Throw Down first, judge Rich Miller tasks the potters with hand-making bricks.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Cheese Set & Port Chalices
Episode 1 - 1-10-2021
56m
Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 new potters two challenges against the clock: to throw a cheese set and port chalices.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Season 3
The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge
Episode 10 - 3-11-2020
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.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet
Episode 9 - 3-04-2020
The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.
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Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge
Episode 8 - 2-26-2020
The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Handmade Tiles & a Chimney
Episode 7 - 2-19-2020
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.
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Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs
Episode 6 - 2-12-2020
It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel.
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Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge
Episode 5 - 2-05-2020
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.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing
Episode 4 - 1-29-2020
The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Raku & Animal Figurines
Episode 3 - 1-22-2020
The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Chess Set & Mini Vases
Episode 2 - 1-15-2020
The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Breakfast Set & Egg Cups
Episode 1 - 1-08-2020
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.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Season 2
Episode 8
3-23-2017
In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain.
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Episode 7
3-16-2017
Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.
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Episode 6
3-09-2017
In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded.
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Episode 5
3-02-2017
In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.
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Episode 4
2-23-2017
It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Episode 3
2-16-2017
It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Episode 2
2-09-2017
In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Episode 1
2-02-2017
Ten home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. They must test their technical prowess in front of a special guest judge, ceramic designer Emma Bridgewater.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Season 1
Episode 6
12-08-2015
It is the grand final and the four remaining potters have just three tests left before one is crowned the winner of the Great Pottery Throw Down.
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Episode 5
12-01-2015
It's semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent, and just five potters remain. They face their most technically demanding challenge yet - creating a decorative chandelier in bone china.
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Episode 4
11-24-2015
The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. The six potters must build a five-foot garden sculpture and transform an ordinary chimney pot.
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Episode 3
11-17-2015
The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. In the main make, they must make ten identical long-necked vases using the raku technique.
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Episode 2
11-10-2015
Nine potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity, all aiming to be named top potter. This week they must make a decorative hand basin.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Episode 1
11-03-2015
The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay.
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Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer
Episode 5 - 1-30-2022
1h 15m
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.
8.9/10Where to watch
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Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge
Episode 4 - 1-23-2022
1h 15m
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.
8.8/10Where to watch
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The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters
Episode 10 - 3-14-2021
In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps
Episode 7 - 2-13-2022
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.
8.5/10Where to watch
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Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks
Episode 8 - 2-20-2022
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.
8.5/10Where to watch
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