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*The Great Pottery Throw Down*
The Great Pottery Throw Down
Genre	Reality; Game show
Presented by	Sara Cox
Judges	Kate Malone; Keith Brymer Jones
Opening theme	"I Can't Explain" by The Who (Series 1); "Making Time" by The Creation (Series 2)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Production locations	Middleport Pottery, Middleport, Staffordshire, England, UK
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Love Productions
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	3 November 2015 –; 23 March 2017
Related
	The Great British Bake Off; The Great British Sewing Bee

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The Great Pottery Throw Down is a television programme first broadcast on the BBC Two from 3 November 2015. It is a contest in the style of The Great British Bake Off and The Great British Sewing Bee but with the craft of pottery rather than baking or sewing.

The presenter is Sara Cox and the expert judges are Kate Malone and Keith Brymer Jones.^[1]^[2] It was filmed in Middleport Pottery.^[3]

Series overview

Series	Episodes	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Average UK viewers (millions)
1	6	3 November 2015	8 December 2015	Matthew	2.39
2	8	2 February 2017	23 March 2017	Ryan	3.34

Series 1 (2015)

Potters

Potter	Age	Occupation	Hometown
James	31	Vet	Bristol
Jane	40	Farmer's daughter	North Wales
Jim	52	Part-time painter and decorator	Bognor Regis
Joanna	42	Parish Councillor	West Sussex
Matthew	23	Teacher	Giggleswick
Nigel	52	Builder	Bakewell
Rekha	49	Conceptual artist	Buckinghamshire
Sally-Jo	33	Interior designer	Petersfield
Sandra	52	Project Manager	Leeds
Tom	41	Retired Army Major	Gloucestershire

Results summary

Elimination chart
Potter	1	2	3	4	5	6
Matthew			BP			Winner
Jim		BP				Finalist
Sally-Jo						Finalist
Tom	BP					Finalist
Jane					OUT
Sandra				OUT
James			OUT
Joanna			LEFT
Nigel		OUT
Rekha	OUT

Colour key:

Potter was eliminated

Potter won Pot of the Week

Potter walked from the series

Potter got through to the next round

Potter was one of the least favourite

Potter was one of the favourites

Potter was a series finalist

Potter was the series winner

Episodes

Potter was eliminated

Potter walked from the series

Top Potter

Winner

Episode 1

Potter	Main Make	Spot Test	Throw Down
Potter	Stackable Kitchen Bowls	Pulling	Egg Cups
James	—	6th	23
Jane		7th	28
Jim		2nd	32
Joanna		4th	18
Matthew		5th	28
Nigel		8th	23
Rekha		9th	19
Sally-Jo		3rd	31
Sandra		10th	20
Tom		1st	36

Episode 2

Potter	Main Make	Spot Test	Throw Down
Potter	Decorative Hand Basin	Surface Design	Tallest Cylinder
James	—	9th	15cm
Jane		2nd	20cm
Jim		6th	19cm
Joanna		7th	17.5cm
Matthew		1st	22cm
Nigel		8th	13cm
Sally-Jo		5th	12cm
Sandra		3rd	18cm
Tom		4th	20cm

Episode 3

Potter	Main Make	Spot Test	Throw Down
Potter	Long-necked Vases	Slip Decoration	Ornate Candlestick Copies
James	—	4th	6th
Jane		6th	5th
Jim		5th	3rd
Joanna		—	—
Matthew		3rd	1st
Sally-Jo		2nd	7th
Sandra		6th	4th
Tom		1st	1st

Episode 4

Potter	Main Make	Spot Test	Throw Down
Potter	Garden Sculpture	Strawberry Pot	Widest Plate
Jane	—	5th	33cm 6th
Jim		1st	36cm 5th
Matthew		4th	36.5cm 1st
Sally-Jo		3rd	32cm 4th
Sandra		6th	34cm 3rd
Tom		2nd	35cm 2nd

Episode 5

Potter	Main Make	Spot Test	Throw Down
Potter	Bone China Chandelier	Banding	Closed Sphere
Jane	—	2nd	4th
Jim		1st	1st
Matthew		5th	2nd
Sally-Jo		4th	5th
Tom		3rd	3rd

Episode 6

Potter	Main Make	Spot Test	Throw Down
Potter	12-piece Porcelain Tea set	The Devil's Work	High-shouldered Jugs
Jim	—	4th	4th
Matthew		2nd	2nd
Sally-Jo		1st	3rd
Tom		3rd	1st

Series 2 (2017)

The second series began on 2 February 2017 on BBC Two. Some episodes will have a guest judge, these will include Emma Bridgewater (episode 1) and Johnny Vegas.^{[citation needed]}

Potters

Potter	Age	Occupation	Hometown
Cáit	31	Quaker Meeting House worker	Reading
Carole	63	Pottery Teacher	Hertfordshire
Clover	33	Accountant and Part-time Illustrator	London
Daniel	55	Mortgage adviser	Hampshire
Elaine	55	Banana import business owner	Buckinghamshire
Freya	24	Student	London
James	25	Tour guide in National Glass Centre	Newcastle upon Tyne
Nam	27	Cage fighter and Kick boxer	London
Richard	53	Pub landlord	Banbury
Ryan	30	Model	Ipswich

Results summary

Elimination chart
Potter	1	2	3	4	5^[a]	6	7	8
Ryan	BP						BP	Winner
Clover						BP		Runner-up
Richard					BP			Runner-up
Freya				BP			OUT
Cáit						OUT
Nam			BP			OUT
Elaine		BP		OUT
James			OUT
Daniel		OUT
Carole	OUT

^[a] Because the judges were unable to agree, no-one was eliminated this week. As a result, two potters were eliminated the following week.

Colour key:

Potter was eliminated

Potter won Pot of the Week

Potter walked from the series

Potter got through to the next round

Potter was one of the least favourite

Potter was one of the favourites

Potter was a series finalist

Potter was the series winner

Ratings

Series 1

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers	BBC Two weekly ranking^[4]
1	3 November 2015 (2015-11-03)	2,245,000	8
2	10 November 2015 (2015-11-10)	2,402,000	10
3	17 November 2015 (2015-11-17)	2,437,000	7
4	24 November 2015 (2015-11-24)	2,160,000	11
5	1 December 2015 (2015-12-01)	2,354,000	7
6	8 December 2015 (2015-12-08)	2,530,000	7

Series 2

Episode no.	Airdate	Viewers	BBC Two weekly ranking^[5]
1	2 February 2017	2,197,000	5
2	9 February 2017	2,387,000	5
3	16 February 2017	2,373,000	4
4	23 February 2017	2,578,000	3
5	2 March 2017	2,604,000	4
6	9 March 2017	2,576,000	4
7	16 March 2017	3,140,000	1
8	23 March 2017	3,340,000	1

References

^ Alastair McKay (6 November 2015), "Catch up TV: The Great British Pottery Throw Down", Evening Standard
^ Tim Dowling (11 November 2015), "The Great Pottery Throw Down review: if your pot doesn't make the judge cry, you aren't trying hard enough", The Guardian
^ Roberts, Sophie (16 March 2017). "Here's where The Great Pottery Throw Down filmed and how you can visit". The Sun. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^ "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

External links

[1] Alastair McKay (6 November 2015), "Catch up TV: The Great British Pottery Throw Down", Evening Standard

[2] Tim Dowling (11 November 2015), "The Great Pottery Throw Down review: if your pot doesn't make the judge cry, you aren't trying hard enough", The Guardian

[3] Roberts, Sophie (16 March 2017). "Here's where The Great Pottery Throw Down filmed and how you can visit". The Sun. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[4] "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

[5] "Weekly Top 10 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

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