The Great Pottery Throw Down - Season 3

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Breakfast Set & Egg Cups

1 - Breakfast Set & Egg Cups

Air Date: January 8, 2020

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

2 - Chess Set & Mini Vases

Air Date: January 15, 2020

The eleven remaining potters are tasked with hand-building an elaborate chess set and throwing miniature vases at the wheel.

Raku & Animal Figurines

3 - Raku & Animal Figurines

Air Date: January 22, 2020

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

4 - Multi-Coloured Slip Cast & Blindfolded Throwing

Air Date: January 29, 2020

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

5 - Matching Lamp Bases & a Ceramic Challenge

Air Date: February 5, 2020

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

6 - Nude Greek Statues & Greek Jugs

Air Date: February 12, 2020

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

7 - Handmade Tiles & a Chimney

Air Date: February 19, 2020

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

8 - Ginger Jars & a Scraffito Challenge

Air Date: February 26, 2020

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

9 - Victorian Week & a Fully Functioning Toilet

Air Date: March 4, 2020

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

10 - The Final: Quirky Tea Set & a Throwing Challenge

Air Date: March 11, 2020

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.