The Great Pottery Throw Down
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
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- 2015-2026
- 9 seasons
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- Game Show, Reality
- TV-14
Ten home potters from around the country head to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, in their quest to become Top Potter.
Season 9 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 2025 - 2026
Episode 0
The Festive Pottery Throwdown 2025
The four celebrity potters are tasked with hand building their interpretation of Santa's North Pole in six hour's, while their festive second challenge is to throw as many identical reindeer drinking bowls as possible in thirty minutes.
Episode 1
Soup Set for a Winter's Evening
The first main make is a decorated soup set for a winters evening, consisting of a soup tureen with lid and sculpted knob, 2 soup bowls with lugs and a ladle, while the second challenge is throwing as any jars with a gallery in 20 minutes.
Episode 2
Decorated Set of Complimentary Book Ends
The main make is a pair of slab built decorated book ends that reveals something about the potter, they need not be identical as long as they are a set; while the second challenge is spot test making ten tessellated bricks in 25 minutes.
Episode 3
Puzzle Jugs
The ten remaining potters main make is a coil built and decorated functional Puzzle Jug, while the second challenge is to throw two Victorian style vases while blindfolded
Episode 4
Raku Parent and Child Animal Sculpture
The nine remaining potters main make is a Raku entwined parent and child animal sculpture, while the second challenge is sculpting an endangered Javan Rhinoceros for guest judge Nick Mackman.
Episode 5
Holiday Souvenir Sets and Candlesticks
The eight remaining potters main make is a five piece decorated retro seaside souvenir set, while the second challenge is to turn a trio of candlestick holders.
Episode 6
Terracotta Tagines and a Big Challenge
The Main Make is a Terra Cotta Tajin Pot and Brazier with sgraffito decorations, while the second challenge is too throw a Chiminea - the largest throw the potters have ever attempted.
Episode 7
Floral Posies and Vases, plus a Surprise Embellishment
The Main Make is Ceramic Posy Vase while the second challenge is too embellish a pot.
Episode 8
Kiln-Built Motion Figures and a Pot Body Challenge
The Quarterfinals Main Make is to sculpt a body in motion which is personal to the potter, they will be sawdust fired in kilns in the courtyard that they build and add combustibles to, the second challenge is throwing a body shaped pot.
Episode 9
Mosaics and Water Fountains
It's the semi-final and the potters main make is a wall mounted water fountain with an incised decorative panel inspired by Rome's Trevi Fountain, while the second challenge a spot test is a mosaic crafted from recycled tableware.
Episode 10
Final - Mini Theatres and a Throwing Challenge
The Final Main Make is a Model Stage inspired by 19th Century Staffordshire Figure Groups with characters, scenic backdrops and set furniture all of which are movable. The second challenge is throwing a pot with sodium silicate effect.