The Great Pottery Throw Down – 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
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
The 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. 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.
Handmade Tiles & a Chimney
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.
Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge
The remaining five potters make two ginger jars and face a Scraffito challenge spot test for a place in the semi-final.
Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet
The potters face their biggest challenge yet, to produce a fully functioning toilet for a place in the final.
The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge
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.