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The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 episode 4: Siobhan McSweeney hosts Raku week, in which the contestants are challenged to make a pair of decorative planters, and set a special task by a potter from a past series. Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller assess their efforts and decide who will be named potter of the week, and who will leave the pottery. Competition telly takes many forms. There are the self-serving iterations with huge stakes where participants are almost encouraged to back-stab. Then there are the arts-and-crafts variety, where calmer are more supportive vibes are generated. Throw Down may […]

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 episode 3: Siobhan McSweeney hosts Retro Week, in which the contestants are challenged to make a trio of flying birds and take on an old-fashioned hot water bottle surprise task. Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller assess the results and decide who will be potter of the week and who will be heading home. Competition telly takes many forms. There are the self-serving iterations with huge stakes where participants are almost encouraged to back-stab. Then there are the arts-and-crafts variety, where calmer are more supportive vibes are generated. Throw Down may sound like

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 episode 2: Siobhán McSweeney sets the 11 remaining potters a deceptive challenge, in which they must make a keepsake box with a disguised lid and perform an unusual task while blindfolded. Judges Rich Miller and Keith Brymer Jones must decide who is potter of the week and who will leave the pottery. This week’s tricky task is a great way to get to know the 11 remaining contestants — and for them to exhibit their artistic flair. They must slab-build a keepsake box with a secret compartment that reflects a dominant interest. These range

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2023 episode 1: The battle of the clay returns, as 12 home potters compete to become champion of the pottery. Siobhan McSweeney hosts the return of the pottery challenge, with this year’s 12 contenders starting off the series by making a birthday tea set and handleless milk jugs. As judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller assess their efforts, who will be named potter of the week and who will be first to leave the pottery? Less a TV competition, more a collective of creative souls and like minds, Throw Down is back for series