The Great Pottery Throw Down — Season 2
The ultimate hands-on competition.
About this season
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
Episodes (8)
1. Episode 1
Aired 2 February 2017 • 50 min
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.
2. Episode 2
Aired 9 February 2017 • 50 min
In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot.
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 February 2017 • 50 min
It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics.
4. Episode 4
Aired 23 February 2017 • 50 min
It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors.
5. Episode 5
Aired 2 March 2017 • 50 min
In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.
6. Episode 6
Aired 9 March 2017 • 50 min
In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded.
7. Episode 7
Aired 16 March 2017 • 50 min
Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.
8. Episode 8
Aired 23 March 2017 • 50 min
In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain.