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Season 1 2015 · 6 eps

1. 1 Episode 1 The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay. Nov 3, 2015 50m
2. 2 Episode 2 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. Nov 10, 2015 50m
3. 3 Episode 3 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. Nov 17, 2015 50m
4. 4 Episode 4 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. Nov 24, 2015 50m
5. 5 Episode 5 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. Dec 1, 2015 50m
6. 6 Episode 6 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. Dec 8, 2015 50m

Season 2 2017 · 8 eps

1. 1 Episode 1 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. Feb 2, 2017 50m
2. 2 Episode 2 In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot. Feb 9, 2017 50m
3. 3 Episode 3 It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics. Feb 16, 2017 50m
4. 4 Episode 4 It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors. Feb 23, 2017 50m
5. 5 Episode 5 In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing. Mar 2, 2017 50m
6. 6 Episode 6 In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded. Mar 9, 2017 50m
7. 7 Episode 7 Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute. Mar 16, 2017 50m
8. 8 Episode 8 In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain. Mar 23, 2017 50m

Season 3 2020 · 10 eps

1. 1 Breakfast Set & Egg Cups 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 cup… Jan 8, 2020 59m
2. 2 Chess Set & Mini Vases The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel. Jan 15, 2020 47m
3. 3 Raku & Animal Figurines The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi. Jan 22, 2020 47m
4. 4 Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl. Jan 29, 2020 47m
5. 5 Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge 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. Feb 5, 2020 47m
6. 6 Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel. Feb 12, 2020 47m
7. 7 Handmade Tiles & a Chimney 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. Feb 19, 2020 47m
8. 8 Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final. Feb 26, 2020 47m
9. 9 Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final. Mar 4, 2020 47m
10. 10 The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge 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. Mar 11, 2020 48m

Season 4 2021 · 10 eps

1. 1 Cheese Set & Port Chalices 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. Jan 10, 2021 57m
2. 2 3D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks 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. Jan 17, 2021 57m
3. 3 Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down 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. Jan 24, 2021 47m
4. 4 Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge 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. Jan 31, 2021 48m
5. 5 Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments 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. Feb 7, 2021 47m
6. 6 Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles 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. Feb 14, 2021 47m
7. 7 Animal Water Feature & a Strawberry Planter 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. Feb 21, 2021 47m
8. 8 Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle 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. Feb 28, 2021 47m
9. 9 A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot 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 fi… Mar 7, 2021 47m
10. 10 The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set. Mar 14, 2021 48m

Season 5 2022 · 10 eps

1. 1 Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles 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. Jan 2, 2022 57m
2. 2 Pendulum Wall Clock The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge. Jan 9, 2022 56m
3. 3 Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge 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. Jan 16, 2022 56m
4. 4 Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge 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. Jan 23, 2022 57m
5. 5 Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer 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. Jan 30, 2022 56m
6. 6 1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns 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. Feb 6, 2022 56m
7. 7 Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps 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. Feb 13, 2022 57m
8. 8 Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks 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. Feb 20, 2022 57m
9. 9 Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware 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. Feb 27, 2022 57m
10. 10 The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work Challenge 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. Mar 6, 2022 57m

Season 6 2023 · 10 eps

1. 1 Birthday Tea Set and Handleless Jug 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. Jan 8, 2023 57m
2. 2 Keepsake Box and Blindfold Challenge The 11 remaining potters craft a keepsake box with a disguised lid before facing a surprise blindfold challenge. Jan 15, 2023 57m
3. 3 Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle Challenge 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. Jan 22, 2023 56m
4. 4 Hanging Planters and a Decorative Challenge 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. Jan 29, 2023 56m
5. 5 Gargoyles and Chimney Pots The remaining potters head for the roof to create gargoyles and chimney pots for expert guest judge Gabriel Nichols. Feb 5, 2023 56m
6. 6 Embossed Table Light and Decadent Design Skills 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. Feb 12, 2023 57m
7. 7 Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall Vase 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 quart… Feb 19, 2023 56m
8. 8 Abstract Coffee Set and Rice Bowls 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-… Feb 26, 2023 57m
9. 9 Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger Jar It's a bathroom-themed semi-final as the potters make Turkish bath-style sinks and tiles and attempt Moorcroft tube lining. Mar 5, 2023 56m
10. 10 The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito Globe The remaining potters create a stacking pyramid vase centrepiece and a daring sgraffito globe. Mar 12, 2023 57m

Season 7 2024 · 10 eps

1. 1 Roast Dinner Set and Identical Side Plates 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. Jan 7, 2024 56m
2. 2 Gluggle Jugs and a Surprise Blindfold Challenge The remaining potters attempt their own take on the popular gluggle jug and face a surprise blindfold challenge. Jan 14, 2024 57m
3. 3 Staffordshire Flatbacks and a Surprise Challenge The remaining potters make Staffordshire flatbacks and face a close shave in a surprise challenge. Jan 21, 2024 56m
4. 4 Raku Week and Animal Busts It's Raku week and the potters create animal busts before taking on guest judge Jacqui Atkin's decorative challenge. Jan 28, 2024 57m
5. 5 Water Features and Hedgehog Houses It's Garden Week and the potters create cascading water features and hedgehog houses. Feb 4, 2024 56m
6. 6 Novelty Teapots and Majolica Mugs It's teatime and the potters make novelty teapots and majolica decorated mugs. Plus, it's the return of the bucket of doom. Feb 11, 2024 56m
7. 7 Illuminating Light Sculptures It's an illuminating week as the potters take on lighting sculptures and a surprise challenge. Feb 18, 2024 56m
8. 8 Vintage Water Filters and a Coffee Filter 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. Feb 25, 2024 57m
9. 9 Bathroom Week In a bathroom-themed semi-final, the potters take on the infamous toilet challenge. Mar 3, 2024 56m
10. 10 The Final: Chandeliers and Faceted Bowls It's the grand finale and the potters create striking chandeliers and faceted bowls. Mar 10, 2024 57m

Season 8 2025 · 10 eps

1. 1 A Salad Set and Sangria Jugs 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. Jan 5, 2025 56m
2. 2 Mantlepiece Clock and Blindfold Challenge The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock, and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge. Jan 12, 2025 56m
3. 3 Noah's Ark and Potties The remaining potters attempt a toy Noah's ark and animals, and a surprise second challenge sends them potty. Jan 19, 2025 56m
4. 4 Raku Vessels and a Decorative Challenge It's Raku week and the potters take on bulbous vessels and guest judge Laima Laurena's decorative challenge. Jan 26, 2025 57m
5. 5 Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter Vases The potters create shop fronts filled with memories and ancient Greek psykter vases. Feb 2, 2025 56m
6. 6 Vegetable Lamps and a Double-Walled Challenge The remaining potters sculpt realistic vegetable lamp bases and take on a double-walled challenge. Feb 9, 2025 56m
7. 7 Bird Baths and a Sculpting Challenge The remaining potters take on a sculpting challenge and hark to Stoke-on-Trent with bird bath creations. Feb 16, 2025 56m
8. 8 Double Gourd Vases and Posset Pots It's the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots. Feb 23, 2025 57m
9. 9 Hellmouth Fireplaces Our semi-finalists stare into the mouth of hell as they create Hellmouth fireplaces, and take on a transferware challenge. Mar 2, 2025 56m
10. 10 The Final: Statement Greek Amphoras Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge. Mar 9, 2025 57m

Season 9 2026 · 10 eps

1. 1 Soup Sets and Galleried Jars 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. Jan 4, 2026 68m
2. 2 Bookends and Brickmaking The potters create a statement pair of bookends and face some surprise brickmaking. Jan 11, 2026 56m
3. 3 Puzzle Jugs and a Surprise Challenge The potters make a puzzle jug and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge. Jan 18, 2026 56m
4. 4 Raku Week and Animal Sculptures It's Raku Week! The potters make animal sculptures and guest judge Nick Mackman sets a sculpting spot test. Jan 25, 2026 56m
5. 5 Seaside Souvenir Sets and Candlestick Holders The remaining potters create holiday souvenir sets inspired by seaside towns, and candlestick holders. Feb 1, 2026 56m
6. 6 Terracotta Tagines The remaining potters make terracotta tagines, and guest judge Gabriel Nichols throws down a big challenge. Feb 8, 2026 56m
7. 7 Floral Posies and Vases The remaining potters create floral posies and vases, and take on a surprise embellishing challenge. Feb 15, 2026 56m
8. 8 Body Part Pots and Sculptures The potters make body part pots and sculptures of their bodies in motion, fired in brick kilns that they build themselves. Feb 22, 2026 56m
9. 9 Mosaics and Water Fountains It's the semi-final and the potters make mosaics and water fountains inspired by Rome's Trevi Fountain. Mar 1, 2026 57m
10. 10 Mini Model Theatres The finalists create mini model theatres and tackle a tricky throwing technique. Mar 8, 2026 57m

Specials 2022 · 4 eps

1. 1 The Festive Pottery Throw Down 2022 James Fleet, Jenny Eclair, Jamie Laing and Sunetra Sarker take to the wheel to make a slab-built illuminated Christmas scene, and see who can throw the most mulled wine tumblers. Dec 25, 2022 56m
2. 2 The Festive Pottery Throw Down 2023 Hugh Dennis, Sophie Duker, Alice Levine and Joe Swash take on some festive firing as they hand-build a Christmas birdhouse. Dec 25, 2023 57m
3. 3 The Festive Pottery Throw Down 2024 This year, the celebrity contestants joining the judges at Gladstone Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent are comedian Babatunde Aleshe, actor Tom Rosenthal, TV presenter Rachel Riley and si… Dec 26, 2024 56m
4. 4 The Festive Pottery Throw Down 2025 Amber Gill, Colin Murray, Sarah Hadland and Tim Vine brave the Christmas clay. Whose North Pole scene leaves them out in the cold and who sleighs with the most reindeer bowls? Dec 26, 2025 56m