The Great Pottery Throw Down
The Great Pottery Throw Down is a game show on BBC2. Britain's top home potters compete to be crowned best at the wheel. The popular program has been available since 2025. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2026.
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The Great Pottery Throw Down
The remaining potters create holiday souvenir sets inspired by seaside towns, and candlestick holders. Who'll make waves, and who can hold onto a place in the next round? (S9 Ep5/10)
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It's Raku Week! Whose animal sculptures will the judges go wild for? And when guest judge Nick Mackman sets a sculpting spot test, whose Raku will get them through? (S9 Ep4/10)
1:10:00The potters make a puzzle jug and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge. Whose clay code will be cracked when the judges make the all-impourtant decision? (S9 Ep3/10)
1:10:00The potters create a statement pair of bookends and face some surprise brickmaking. Whose creations will be the start of their next chapter, and who'll be bricking it? (S9 Ep2/10)
1:25:00The battle of the clay returns, as more hopefuls compete to become champion of the pottery. The potters make soup sets and the bucket of doom is back! Whose galleried jars survive? (S9 Ep1)
Series 8
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1:00:00The Final: Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge. Who'll be crowned Throw Down winner of 2025? (S8 Ep10/10)
1:05:00The semi-finalists stare into the mouth of hell as they create Hellmouth fireplaces. Who'll set the judges' hearts on fire and claim a place in the final, and who'll fizzle out? (S8 Ep9/10)
1:05:00It's the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots. Whose double gourd will floor the judges and earn a place in the semi-final? (S8 Ep8/10)
1:00:00The potters take on a sculpting challenge and hark to Stoke-on-Trent with bird bath creations. Who'll soar into the quarter-finals, and who's flying the nest for good? (S8 Ep7/10)
1:05:00The remaining potters sculpt realistic vegetable lamp bases and take on a double-walled challenge. Whose lamp will be the pick of the crop, and who'll be heading home? (S8 Ep6/10)