The Great Pottery Throw Down

Host Siobhán McSweeney welcomes 12 hopeful artists with two challenges - throwing cheese sets and port chalices. Who will be the first potter to leave?

The potters' second week is about bricks and mortar! After they slab-build a 3D structure, judge Rich has them hand-making bricks for the first time.

An exceptional group of creative contestants compete to transform ordinary lumps of clay into pieces of glazed glory! Who will be crowned Top Potter?

For "Naked Raku" week, the potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases. Plus, their floral-themed spot test is judged by a flower expert.

With a special message from Dolly Parton, the potters sculpt lifelike busts of musical legends and mini instruments, before another elimination.

It's "Terracotta Week" and the contestants make their own range of cookware and engraving tiles before one of their own must go home.

The potters test their green thumbs in "Garden Week." They create animal-inspired water features and throw strawberry planters.

For the quarter-final, a challenge inspired by Acoma pottery sees the contestants fire their work in cow dung. Who will win a place in the semi-final?

The contestants must wash away the remaining competition with elaborate pedestal sinks and chamber pots to secure a place in the grand finale.

The pressure kicks in as the three final potters turn the clock back to the 1920s. They face two tough challenges for the title of champion!