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 January 2026.
Last broadcast:04/01/2026 at 19:30Genres: Game Shows Entertainment
Last episode
1:35:00
1:35:00The Great Pottery Throw Down
The 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)
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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)
1:10:00The potters create shop fronts filled with memories and ancient Greek psykter vases. Who will get the judges' buy-in, and whose time in the pottery will be a fond memory? (S8 Ep5/10)
1:15:00It's Raku week and the potters take on bulbous vessels and guest judge Laima Laurena's decorative challenge. Whose raku will get them through, and who'll be leaving the pottery? (S8 Ep4/10)
1:10:00The remaining potters attempt a toy Noah's ark and animals, and a surprise second challenge sends them potty. Who finds it child's play and who'll be left high and dry? (S8 Ep3/10)
1:15:00The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock, and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge. Who's on borrowed time and will be leaving the pottery for good? (S8 Ep2/10)