The Great Pottery Throw Down (2015–present)

1. S01E01Episode 1November 3, 2015—The search for a top potter begins with a four-day assignment to make stackable kitchen bowls from lumps of earthenware clay.
2. S01E02Episode 2November 10, 2015—Nine potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity, all aiming to be named top potter. This week they must
3. S01E03Episode 3November 17, 2015—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-neck
4. S01E04Episode 4November 24, 2015—The potters return to Stoke-on-Trent for more tests of their skills and creativity. The six potters must build a five-foot garden sculpture
5. S01E05Episode 5December 1, 2015—It's semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent, and just five potters remain. They face their most technically demanding challenge yet - creating a
6. S01E06Episode 6December 8, 2015—It is the grand final and the four remaining potters have just three tests left before one is crowned the winner of the Great Pottery Throw

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Episode 1February 2, 2017—Ten home potters compete to become the new champion of British pottery. They must test their technical prowess in front of a special guest j
2. S02E02Episode 2February 9, 2017—In the throw down challenge this week, king of the wheel Keith demonstrates how to build a double-walled pot.
3. S02E03Episode 3February 16, 2017—It's week three and the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics.
4. S02E04Episode 4February 23, 2017—It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors.
5. S02E05Episode 5March 2, 2017—In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.
6. S02E06Episode 6March 9, 2017—In the quarter-final, the potters have ten minutes to throw the widest bowl they can while blindfolded.
7. S02E07Episode 7March 16, 2017—Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.
8. S02E08Episode 8March 23, 2017—In the final, the potters make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Breakfast Set & Egg CupsJanuary 8, 2020—Melanie Sykes hosts as 12 amateur potters compete against one another, with judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke asking the contenders to
2. S03E02Chess Set & Mini VasesJanuary 15, 2020—The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.
3. S03E03Raku & Animal FigurinesJanuary 22, 2020—The remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.
4. S03E04Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded ThrowingJanuary 29, 2020—The potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.
5. S03E05Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic ChallengeFebruary 5, 2020—The eight remaining potters are challenged to build a pair of matching lamp bases. Guest judge Emma Bridgewater drops in to set an emotional
6. S03E06Nude Greek Statues & Greek JugsFebruary 12, 2020—It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel.
7. S03E07Handmade Tiles & a ChimneyFebruary 19, 2020—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.
8. S03E08Ginger Jars & a Scraffito ChallengeFebruary 26, 2020—The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.
9. S03E09Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning ToiletMarch 4, 2020—The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.
10. S03E10The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing ChallengeMarch 11, 2020—Melanie Sykes hosts the grand finale as the three potters make a quirky tea set and face a throwing challenge to impress the judges and be c

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Cheese Set & Port ChalicesJanuary 10, 2021—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.
2. S04E023D Slab-Build & Handmade BricksJanuary 17, 2021—It's all about bricks and mortar, as the 11 remaining potters slab-build a 3D building and, in a Throw Down first, judge Rich Miller tasks t
3. S04E03Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw DownJanuary 24, 2021—The remaining potters get fruity when they're challenged to make a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits, and face a blindfolded throw down
4. S04E04Naked Raku & a Floral ChallengeJanuary 31, 2021—It's naked raku week and the remaining potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases, and are set a floral challenge by guest judge and fl
5. S04E05Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical InstrumentsFebruary 7, 2021—It's Music Week and the remaining potters sculpt a life-like bust of a music legend, receive a surprise special message from an iconic artis
6. S04E06Terracotta Cookware & Engraved TilesFebruary 14, 2021—It's Terracotta Week in the pottery, and the potters are tasked to make their own range of cookware. Judge Rich Miller sets a second terraco
7. S04E07Animal Water Feature & a Strawberry PlanterFebruary 21, 2021—It's Garden Week, and the remaining potters face a green-fingered challenge: to build an animal water feature and throw a strawberry planter
8. S04E08Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring BottleFebruary 28, 2021—It's an all-American-themed quarter-final, as the remaining potters make Acoma pottery fired in cow dung and throw an Alabama ring bottle fo
9. S04E09A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber PotMarch 7, 2021—It's the semi-final, and the remaining potters produce an elaborate and fully-functional pedestal sink and decorate a chamber pot in Bathroo
10. S04E10The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & DecantersMarch 14, 2021—In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk BottlesJanuary 2, 2022—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 b
2. S05E02Pendulum Wall ClockJanuary 9, 2022—The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
3. S05E03Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln ChallengeJanuary 16, 2022—The remaining potters make inanimate objects and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller pay tribute to the pottery hometown of Stoke, as
4. S05E04Japanese Tea Set and a Handle Pulling ChallengeJanuary 23, 2022—It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby set
5. S05E05Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale ForcerJanuary 30, 2022—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 ma
6. S05E061960s Glazed Vessels and Repeating PatternsFebruary 6, 2022—It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kie
7. S05E07Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table LampsFebruary 13, 2022—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.
8. S05E08Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and CandlesticksFebruary 20, 2022—Siobhán McSweeney's back, as the remaining potters create a self-sculpture, build their own sawdust kilns and make candlesticks under pressu
9. S05E09Urinals and Wedgwood JasperwareFebruary 27, 2022—It's the semi-final and the potters are left feeling flushed as they make fully functional urinals, before recreating the iconic Wedgwood Ja
10. S05E10The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture and a Devil's Work ChallengeMarch 6, 2022—The potters make a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story, followed by a regal devil's work challenge set by Rich Miller, before

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Birthday Tea Set and Handleless JugJanuary 8, 2023 5.0The potters take on a birthday tea set challenge, and a surprise second challenge that sees them making handleless milk jugs that must survi
2. S06E02Season's bestKeepsake Box and Blindfold ChallengeJanuary 15, 2023 7.0The 11 remaining potters craft a keepsake box with a disguised lid before facing a surprise blindfold challenge.
3. S06E03Trio of Birds and Hot Water Bottle ChallengeJanuary 22, 2023 2.0It's Retro Week, and the remaining potters are taken back in time as they make a trio of flying birds and tackle an old-fashioned hot water
4. S06E04Hanging Planters and a Decorative ChallengeJanuary 29, 2023 6.0It's Raku Week, and the potters hope to impress the judges with their hanging planters. Series two semi-finalist Freya Bramble-Carter sets a
5. S06E05Gargoyles and Chimney PotsFebruary 5, 2023 5.0The remaining potters head for the roof to create gargoyles and chimney pots for expert guest judge Gabriel Nichols.
6. S06E06Embossed Table Light and Decadent Design SkillsFebruary 12, 2023 6.0It's an illuminating week, as the potters make an embossed table light, before guest judge, fashion and lifestyle designer Henry Holland, re
7. S06E07Endangered Animal Sculptures and a Tall VaseFebruary 19, 2023 6.0The six remaining potters go wild as they create metallic-effect endangered animal sculptures fired in oil drums, before throwing a tall, th
8. S06E08Abstract Coffee Set and Rice BowlsFebruary 26, 2023 5.0The remaining potters face an altered reality as they radically alter a coffee set and throw high-footed rice bowls. Whose shapeshifting cre
9. S06E09Turkish Bath Sinks and Moorcroft Ginger JarMarch 5, 2023 4.0It's a bathroom-themed semi-final as the potters make Turkish bath-style sinks and tiles and attempt Moorcroft tube lining.
10. S06E10The Final: Pyramid Vase and Sgraffito GlobeMarch 12, 2023 5.0The remaining potters create a stacking pyramid vase centrepiece and a daring sgraffito globe.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Roast Dinner Set and Identical Side PlatesJanuary 7, 2024 7.0As the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel, the potters make a roast dinner set and identical side plates that must survive the bucket of
2. S07E02Gluggle Jugs and a Surprise Blindfold ChallengeJanuary 14, 2024—The remaining potters attempt their own take on the popular gluggle jug and face a surprise blindfold challenge.
3. S07E03Staffordshire Flatbacks and a Surprise ChallengeJanuary 21, 2024—The remaining potters make Staffordshire flatbacks and face a close shave in a surprise challenge.
4. S07E04Raku Week and Animal BustsJanuary 28, 2024 7.0It's Raku week and the potters create animal busts before taking on guest judge Jacqui Atkin's decorative challenge.
5. S07E05Water Features and Hedgehog HousesFebruary 4, 2024 5.0It's Garden Week and the potters create cascading water features and hedgehog houses.
6. S07E06Novelty Teapots and Majolica MugsFebruary 11, 2024—It's teatime and the potters make novelty teapots and majolica decorated mugs. Plus, it's the return of the bucket of doom.
7. S07E07Illuminating Light SculpturesFebruary 18, 2024—It's an illuminating week as the potters take on lighting sculptures and a surprise challenge.
8. S07E08Vintage Water Filters and a Coffee FilterFebruary 25, 2024 6.0It's the quarter-final and the potters make vintage-style water filters fired in their own oil drum kilns and throw a coffee filter.
9. S07E09Season's bestBathroom WeekMarch 3, 2024 8.0In a bathroom-themed semi-final, the potters take on the infamous toilet challenge.
10. S07E10The Final: Chandeliers and Faceted BowlsMarch 10, 2024 6.0It's the grand finale and the potters create striking chandeliers and faceted bowls.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01A Salad Set and Sangria JugsJanuary 5, 2025 8.5As the battle of clay begins, the hopefuls take on a salad set challenge and make identical sangria jugs that must survive the bucket of doo
2. S08E02Mantlepiece Clock and Blindfold ChallengeJanuary 12, 2025 8.0The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock, and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge.
3. S08E03Noah's Ark and PottiesJanuary 19, 2025 8.0The remaining potters attempt a toy Noah's ark and animals, and a surprise second challenge sends them potty.
4. S08E04Raku Vessels and a Decorative ChallengeJanuary 26, 2025 8.0It's Raku week and the potters take on bulbous vessels and guest judge Laima Laurena's decorative challenge.
5. S08E05Shop Fronts and Greek Psykter VasesFebruary 2, 2025 8.0The potters create shop fronts filled with memories and ancient Greek psykter vases.
6. S08E06Vegetable Lamps and a Double-Walled ChallengeFebruary 9, 2025 8.0The remaining potters sculpt realistic vegetable lamp bases and take on a double-walled challenge.
7. S08E07Bird Baths and a Sculpting ChallengeFebruary 16, 2025 7.0The remaining potters take on a sculpting challenge and hark to Stoke-on-Trent with bird bath creations.
8. S08E08Double Gourd Vases and Posset PotsFebruary 23, 2025 6.0It's the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots.
9. S08E09Hellmouth FireplacesMarch 2, 2025 7.0Our semi-finalists stare into the mouth of hell as they create Hellmouth fireplaces, and take on a transferware challenge.
10. S08E10Season's bestThe Final: Statement Greek AmphorasMarch 9, 2025 9.0Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge.

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Soup Sets and Galleried JarsJanuary 4, 2026 7.5As the battle of clay begins, the hopefuls take on a salad set challenge and make identical sangria jugs that must survive the bucket of doo
2. S09E02Bookends and BrickmakingJanuary 11, 2026 7.5The potters create a statement pair of bookends and face some surprise brickmaking.
3. S09E03Season's bestPuzzle Jugs and a Surprise ChallengeJanuary 18, 2026 9.0The potters make a puzzle jug and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge.
4. S09E04Raku Week and Animal SculpturesJanuary 25, 2026 6.0It's Raku Week! The potters make animal sculptures and guest judge Nick Mackman sets a sculpting spot test.
5. S09E05Seaside Souvenir Sets and Candlestick HoldersFebruary 1, 2026 6.0The remaining potters create holiday souvenir sets inspired by seaside towns, and candlestick holders.
6. S09E06Terracotta TaginesFebruary 8, 2026 7.0The remaining potters make terracotta tagines, and guest judge Gabriel Nichols throws down a big challenge.
7. S09E07Floral Posies and VasesFebruary 15, 2026 6.0The remaining potters create floral posies and vases, and take on a surprise embellishing challenge.
8. S09E08Body Part Pots and SculpturesFebruary 22, 2026 7.0The potters make body part pots and sculptures of their bodies in motion, fired in brick kilns that they build themselves.
9. S09E09Mosaics and Water FountainsMarch 1, 2026 8.0It's the semi-final and the potters make mosaics and water fountains inspired by Rome's Trevi Fountain.
10. S09E10Mini Model TheatresMarch 8, 2026 6.0The finalists create mini model theatres and tackle a tricky throwing technique.

Season 9 ranked & reviewed