S05 Episode 1

Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles

Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 brand-new potters two challenges: to throw a children's crockery set and ceramic milk bottles, as the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel

50 mins · Sun, 2 Jan 2022

S05 Episode 2

Pendulum Wall Clock

The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge. Who will be crowned potter of the week and who will leave the competition?

50 mins · Sun, 9 Jan 2022

S05 Episode 3

Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

The remaining potters make inanimate objects and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller pay tribute to the pottery hometown of Stoke, as they set a bottle kiln challenge

50 mins · Sun, 16 Jan 2022

S05 Episode 4

Japanese Tea Set & a Handle Pulling Challenge

It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge

50 mins · Sun, 23 Jan 2022

S05 Episode 5

Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer

It's Garden Week and the eight remaining potters create a trio of character gnomes, before guest judge Adam Keeling sets them the task of making a sea kale forcer

50 mins · Sun, 30 Jan 2022

S05 Episode 6

1960s Glazed Vessels & Repeating Patterns

It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills

50 mins · Sun, 6 Feb 2022

S05 Episode 7

Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps

It's Wildlife Week and the potters hand-build a table lamp, go wild in a Throw Down first, and get a surprise visit from a familiar face. Who will make it to the quarter-final?

50 mins · Sun, 13 Feb 2022

S05 Episode 8

Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks

Siobhán McSweeney's back, as the remaining potters create a self-sculpture, build their own sawdust kilns and make candlesticks under pressure, for a place in the semi-final

50 mins · Sun, 20 Feb 2022

S05 Episode 9

Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware

It's the semi-final and the potters are left feeling flushed as they make fully functional urinals, before recreating the iconic Wedgwood Jasperware, for a place in the final

50 mins · Sun, 27 Feb 2022

S05 Episode 10

The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture & a Devil's Work Challenge

The potters make a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story, followed by a regal devil's work challenge set by Rich Miller. Who will be crowned the winner of the pottery?

50 mins · Sun, 6 Mar 2022

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