The Great Pottery Throw Down
The Great Pottery Throw Down: Season 5

Air Date

January 1, 2022

Episodes

10 episodes

The Great Pottery Throw Down

Season 5

Episodes

Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles

1. Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles

January 2, 2022
57 min

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

2. Pendulum Wall Clock

January 9, 2022
56 min

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

Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

3. Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

January 16, 2022
56 min

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

4. Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling Challenge

January 23, 2022
57 min

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

5. Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer

January 30, 2022
56 min

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

6. 1960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating Patterns

February 6, 2022
56 min

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

7. Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps

February 13, 2022
57 min

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

8. Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks

February 20, 2022
57 min

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

9. Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware

February 27, 2022
57 min

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

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

March 6, 2022
57 min

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.