The Great Pottery Throw Down

Ten home potters return to Stoke-on-Trent and compete to become the new champion of British pottery.

It is week two and the nine remaining potters face three more tough challenges set by judges Keith Brymer Jones and Kate Malone.

This week the eight remaining potters must master the art of Japanese-style ceramics. In the Throw Down, the potters have 15 minutes at the wheel to make as many rice bowls as they can.

It is garden week, and the seven remaining potters must make stunning ceramics for the great outdoors.

In week five, the six remaining potters try one of the most exhilarating techniques in ceramics - pit firing.

In the quarter-final, the potters carve patterns onto the surface of Greek urns using the centuries-old technique of sgraffito.

It is semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent and just four potters remain, determined to take their place in the final. Comedian Johnny Vegas, a former pupil of Kate Malone, demonstrates how to throw a teapot in just one minute.

In the grand final the three remaining potters must make a pair of identical, fully functioning light features out of porcelain.