The BEST episodes of The Great Pottery Throw Down
Every episode of The Great Pottery Throw Down ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Great Pottery Throw Down!
Twelve of Britain's best home potters compete to be crowned best at the wheel.
#1 - Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2022
Siobhan McSweeney returns to host the quarter-final, in which the contestants are challenged to create a self-sculpture and build their own sawdust kilns. For the second task, they must create candlesticks under pressure, before judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller decide who has secured the final places in the next round
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#2 - The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture & a Devil's Work Challenge
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/2022
Ellie Taylor and Siobhán McSweeney host the conclusion of the contest. In the first round, the finalists must create a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story. Rich Miller then sets them a regal devil's work challenge before he and fellow judge Keith Brymer Jones decide which of the three potters will be crowned this year's champion
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#3 - The Final: Quirky Tea Set and a Throwing Challenge
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2020
The three finalists go head-to-head as they face their toughest challenges so far, including making a tea set inspired by the Mad Hatter's tea party. Finally, the amateur potters embark on a throwing challenge not for the faint-hearted, before one of them is crowned the winner.
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#14 - A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2021
Siobhán McSweeney hosts the semi-final of the pottery contest, in which the four remaining contestants face their biggest challenge to date. They must make a decorative chamber pot and a fully functional pedestal sink, before judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller decide which three potters will be going through to the final.
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#16 - The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2021
Siobhán McSweeney hosts the grand final of the pottery contest, which turns the clock back to the 1920s with a series of art deco-themed challenges. The contenders must make a punch bowl and decanters and face the tiniest throwing challenge the show has ever set. Judges Rich Miller and Keith Brymer Jones are on board to assess the efforts and crown this year's winner.
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#22 - Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2021
It's naked raku week in the pottery, as the potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases to impress judges Rich Miller and Keith Brymer Jones. In the spot test, guest judge and flower-making expert Rita Floyd sets a floral challenge, but who will be named potter of the week, and who will leave the pottery?
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#24 - Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Tube Lining
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2023
It's the semi-final and the potters are making pieces for the bathroom before taking on the iconic Moorcroft tube lining in the surprise second challenge. Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller have a tough choice deciding who will go through to the following week's grand finale
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