The Great Pottery Throw Down

The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay.

The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. In the main make, they must make ten identical long-necked vases using the raku technique.

Its semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent, and just five potters remain. They face their most technically demanding challenge yet - creating a decorative chandelier in bone china.

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.

Its week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics.

In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.

Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.

Melanie Sykes hosts as 12 amateur potters compete against one another, with judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke asking the contenders to throw a breakfast set and then egg cups.

Melanie Sykes hosts as the remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi

The eight remaining potters are challenged to build a pair of matching lamp bases, hoping to impress judges Sue Pryke and Keith Brymer Jones. Later, guest judge Emma Bridgewater drops in to set an emotional ceramic challenge for the contestants.

Melanie Sykes hosts as the six remaining potters are challenged to produce handmade tiles for a fireplace and to throw a chimney for a place in the quarter-final.

Melanie Sykes hosts a Victorian-themed semi-final. The potters face their biggest challenge yet... to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.

Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 new potters two challenges against the clock: to throw a cheese set and port chalices, as the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel

The remaining potters get fruity when theyre challenged to make a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits, and face a blindfolded throw down with a twist

Its Music Week and the remaining potters sculpt a life-like bust of a music legend, receive a surprise special message from an iconic artist, and make mini musical instruments

Its Garden Week, and the remaining potters face a green-fingered challenge: to build an animal water feature and throw a strawberry planter for a place in the quarter-finals.

Its the semi-final, and the remaining potters produce an elaborate and fully-functional pedestal sink and decorate a chamber pot in Bathroom Week - all for a place in the grand final

Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 brand-new potters two challenges: to throw a childrens crockery set and ceramic milk bottles, as the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel

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

Its 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

Its 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. Who will make it to the quarter-final?

Its 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 potters take on a birthday tea set challenge, and a surprise second challenge that sees them making handleless milk jugs that must survive the bucket of doom

Its Retro Week, and Siobhán McSweeney takes the remaining potters back in time as they make a trio of flying birds and tackle an old-fashioned hot water bottle surprise challenge.

The remaining potters head for the roof to create gargoyles and chimney pots for expert guest judge Gabriel Nichols. Who will be named potter of the week and wholl be cast out of the pottery?

The six remaining potters go wild as they create metallic-effect endangered animal sculptures fired in oil drums, before throwing a tall, thin-necked vase for a place in the quarter-final

Its a bathroom-themed semi-final as the potters make Turkish bath-style sinks and tiles and attempt Moorcroft tube lining. Who will be feeling flush, and will there be waterworks?

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The remaining potters attempt their own take on the popular gluggle jug and face a surprise second challenge - blindfolded!

Its Raku week and the potters create animal busts before taking on guest judge Jacqui Atkins decorative challenge. Who will the judges go wild for and name potter of the week?

Its teatime and the potters make novelty teapots and majolica decorated mugs. Plus, its the return of the bucket of doom... but will it be a storm in a teacup? And whose brew will get them through?

Its the quarter-final and the potters make vintage-style water filters fired in their own oil drum kilns and throw a coffee filter. Wholl bring the heat with semi-final-worthy filters?

Its the grand finale and the potters create striking chandeliers and faceted bowls. Whose dazzling design will bowl over the judges to be crowned the winner?

The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock, and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge.

Its Raku week and the potters take on bulbous vessels and guest judge Laima Laurenas decorative challenge.

The remaining potters sculpt realistic vegetable lamp bases and take on a double-walled challenge.

Its the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots.

Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge.