The Great Pottery Throw Down - Season 3
Season 3
Episodes
Breakfast Set & Egg Cups
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.
Chess Set & Mini Vases
The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.
Raku & Animal Figurines
Melanie Sykes hosts as the remaining potters tackle raku firing, hand-build two animal figurines and face the tricky ceramic technique of nerikomi.
Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing
Melanie Sykes hosts as the remaining potters face a multi-coloured slip cast challenge to make two vases, and a blindfolded throwing challenge to throw the widest bowl.
Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge
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.
Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs
It's Greek Week, and the remaining contestants are challenged to sculpt a nude Greek statue and throw Greek jugs at the wheel. Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Sue Pryke decide who will be potter of the week, and who will be leaving the competition.
Handmade Tiles & a Chimney
The six remaining potters are challenged to produce handmade tiles to fit a fireplace surround and hearth, before throwing a chimney in the second challenge for a chance to secure a place in the quarter final.
Quarter-Final - Ginger Jars and a Scraffito Challenge
In the quarter-final, the five remaining potter face two tough challenges, including producing two ginger jars around a pit fire. Back in the pottery, judges Sue Pryke and Keith Brymer Jones set the potters a Scraffito challenge spot test.
Semi-Final - Victorian Week and a Fully Functioning Toilet
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.
Final - Mad Hatter's Tea Set
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 crowned the winner.
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