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Season 4 – The Great Pottery Throw Down

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Ten home potters from around the United Kingdom travel to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of British pottery, to take part in a competition to become top potter.

Critics Reviews

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Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 02/19/2021
3/5
One reason that this show works as TV therapy is that the contestants are quiet, creative nerds not "look at me" egomaniacs and they take their stress cracks on the chin. Go to Full Review Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) 01/14/2021
2/5
I wish this show all the best, because it's wholesome and pleasant and because McSweeney provides just the right mix of warmth and dry wit. But I'd rather watch paint dry. Go to Full Review Lucy Mangan Guardian 01/14/2021
4/5
This time out, it has performed a masterstroke and installed Siobhán McSweeney as its Mel and Sue; she blends the wit and warmth of the pairing in one handy package. Go to Full Review Euan Ferguson Observer (UK) 01/20/2021
I know it's just a bit of heartwarming skill, leavened this year by a fab new presenter, Derry Girls' Siobhán McSweeney... but sometimes a bit of even manipulated heartwarming is just the very dab after serial killers. Go to Full Review Liam Fay Sunday Times (UK) 01/19/2021
Despite the ingenuity of the contestants and their feats of clay, the show was pervaded by a wearying air of dullness and predictability, often leaving viewers as glazed as the featured ceramics. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Kim A @Kimmo Jan 12 I love this show, but this season was awful. I really do not like the new host. Siobhan is awkward and definitely not funny. See more 06/09/2022 Love this show! FINALLY a good reality show! Can't believe I"m just now finding this! See more Read all reviews
The Great Pottery Throw Down — Season 4

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Cast & Crew

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Keith Brymer Jones

Judge

Rich Miller

Judge

Siobhan McSweeney

Host

Richard McKerrow

Executive Producer

Sarah Thomson-Woolley

Executive Producer

Mark Drake

Director

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 10, 2021 Episode 1 New host Siobhán McSweeney welcomes 12 hopeful artists to pottery mecca Stoke-on-Trent, where two challenges await -- throwing cheese sets and port chalices. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 17, 2021 Episode 2 The potters' second week is all about bricks and mortar; after the eleven remaining contestants slab-build a 3D structure, judge Rich tasks them with hand-making bricks for the first time. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 24, 2021 Episode 3 The ten remaining potters sink their teeth into crafting a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits before a blindfolded throw-down with a twist sends one of them packing. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 31, 2021 Episode 4 For "Naked Raku" week, the potters must throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases to impress Rich and Keith; the potters receive a floral challenge by guest judge and flower-making expert Rita Floyd. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 7, 2021 Episode 5 "Music Week" sounds off with a special surprise message from Dolly Parton; after sculpting life-like busts of music legends and mini-instruments, the remaining potters face the music with another elimination. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 14, 2021 Episode 6 As the battle of clay continues, "Terracotta Week" tasks the contestants with making their own range of cookware and engraving tiles, before one of their own must go home. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 21, 2021 Episode 7 The potters test their green thumbs during "Garden Week," creating animal-inspired water features and throwing strawberry planters; with a spot in the quarterfinal on the line, the pressure is tapped to full blast. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 28, 2021 Episode 8 For the quarterfinal, a challenge inspired by Native American Acoma pottery finds the contestants firing their work in cow dung; the potters receive an equally tricky second challenge to secure a place in the semifinal. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 7, 2021 Episode 9 The contestants must wash away the remaining competition with elaborate and fully functional pedestal sinks and decorative chamber pots to secure a place in the grand finale. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 14, 2021 Episode 10 The pressure kicks into high gear as the final three potters turn the clock back to the 1920s to face two of their toughest challenges yet. Details

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The Great Pottery Throw Down — Season 4

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Season Info

Director
Mark Drake
Executive Producer
Richard McKerrow, Sarah Thomson-Woolley
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14 (D)
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 10, 2021