The Great Pottery Throw Down

The Great Pottery Throw Down Series 5

TV Show"The ultimate hands-on competition."

Series 5 Plot

Ellie Taylor hosts the battle of the clay, as 12 of Britain's best home potters compete to become champion of the wheel

The Great Pottery Throw Down Series 5 aired on January 2nd, 2022.

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Series 5 Episodes

1. Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles

January 2nd, 202250 min

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

2. Pendulum Wall Clock

January 9th, 202250 min

The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge. Who will be crowned potter of the week and who will leave the competition?

3. Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

January 16th, 202250 min

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

4. Japanese Tea Set & a Handle Pulling Challenge

January 23rd, 202250 min

It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge

5. Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer

January 30th, 202250 min

It's 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

6. 1960s Glazed Vessels & Repeating Patterns

February 6th, 202250 min

It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills

7. Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps

February 13th, 202250 min

It's 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?

8. Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks

February 20th, 202250 min

Siobhán McSweeney's back, as the remaining potters create a self-sculpture, build their own sawdust kilns and make candlesticks under pressure, for a place in the semi-final

9. Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware

February 27th, 202250 min

It's 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

10. The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture & a Devil's Work Challenge

March 6th, 202250 min

The potters make a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story, followed by a regal devil's work challenge set by Rich Miller. Who will be crowned the winner of the pottery?

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