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"The Great Pottery - Thow Down": the reality show on channel Sky dedicated to the art of ceramics and in search of the English Master Potter, with Kate Malone and Keith Brymer Jones.

  发布 18 Apr 2017 10:15
Arrive on Sky, directly from England, the first season of the new reality "The Great Pottery - Thow Down", a new format where ten competitor confront each other in competition, ability test with patience and creativity to became the best Master Potter. In the role of the judges there are two important experts of the sector: Kate Malone and Keith Brymer Jones. 
 
Hosted by Sara Cox, "The Great Pottery - Thow Down" is the talent that put in competition the aspirant English potteries, in a race to the last terracotta.  In the first episode, the competitors test themselves with the base of the pottery: they have created a perfect bowl, and the first difficulties have not had to wait, while from the second between different stress test, they have had to create a washbasin with an exclusive design. 
 
Following a successful first series, "The Great Pottery Throw Down" returns with 10 brand new home potters - each hoping to become the champion in clay. Created by Love Productions (The Great British Bake Off) and filmed at a working pottery, it also welcomes back popular host Sara Cox and judges master potter Keith Brymer Jones and ceramic artist Kate Malone.
 
Over the course of eight episodes and 24 mammoth challenges, our 10 passionate and creative potters are pushed to the limit as they are tasked with making everything from a set of jugs to a toilet. And there's no such thing as an easy start to the series either. Episode one has the potters throwing and decorating an identical 16-piece dinner set, as well as having to impress a surprise guest judge - famous ceramic designer Emma Bridgewater.
 
Each episode features three key challenges designed to test skills and showcase the craftsmanship required to transform clay into stunning objects. Each show's main make takes five days to complete, while the other two challenges are shorter, with one being a throw down at the wheel and the other designed to test broader pottery skills.
 
In each episode, one of the contestants is crowned Top Potter, while one is eliminated and has to leave the pottery for good.
 

With a fantastic competition at its core, this series is also packed with facts and information about the role of pottery in our history, as well as its significance and popularity today.