The Great Pottery Throw Down
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Following the success of [[The Great British Bake Off]], and shows about baking, sewing, hairdressing, gardening, and many many more, the latest traditional craft to get a competitive series is pottery. | Following the success of [[The Great British Bake Off]], and shows about baking, sewing, hairdressing, gardening, and many many more, the latest traditional craft to get a competitive series is pottery. | ||
| - | Clay sculptors are tested on various | + | Clay sculptors are tested on various competencies. |
<div class="image">[[File:Great pottery throw down series 2 cast.jpg|400px]]''The assembled cast of series 2''</div> | <div class="image">[[File:Great pottery throw down series 2 cast.jpg|400px]]''The assembled cast of series 2''</div> | ||
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The show also has an original score by ''Bake Off'' composer Tom Howe, which is more prominent since the channel-hop. Previously it had been mostly sidelined in favour of various 60s and 70s rock songs (still used to a lesser extent in the More4 version) and tracks from the album ''Acid Brass'' by the Williams-Fairey Brass Band. | The show also has an original score by ''Bake Off'' composer Tom Howe, which is more prominent since the channel-hop. Previously it had been mostly sidelined in favour of various 60s and 70s rock songs (still used to a lesser extent in the More4 version) and tracks from the album ''Acid Brass'' by the Williams-Fairey Brass Band. | ||
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After a few years lost in television history, ''Throw Down'' followed another of Love Productions' shows, [[The Great British Bake Off]], to Channel 4. Episodes premiered on More4 on Wednesday nights, repeated on Channel 4 the following weekend. | After a few years lost in television history, ''Throw Down'' followed another of Love Productions' shows, [[The Great British Bake Off]], to Channel 4. Episodes premiered on More4 on Wednesday nights, repeated on Channel 4 the following weekend. | ||
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| + | The fourth series, filmed during the [[Impact of COVID-19|Covid-19 pandemic]], housed the contestants and crew together in a biosecure "bubble", but still succumbed to an unplanned suspension of filming during episode 4. As acknowledged on screen, a week separated the judging from the judges' chat and announcement of the results - and as a direct result of this, they decided not to make an elimination that week. | ||
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Revision as of 23:30, 14 March 2021
Contents |
Host
Sara Cox (2015-17)
Melanie Sykes (2020)
Siobhán McSweeney (2021-)
Co-hosts
Judges:
Keith Brymer-Jones (all series)
Kate Malone (2015-17)
Sue Pryke (2020)
Richard Miller (2021-)
Broadcast
Love Productions for BBC Two, 3 November 2015 to 23 March 2017 (14 episodes in 2 series)
Love Productions for More4, 8 January to 11 March 2020 (10 episodes in 1 series)
Love Productions for Channel 4, 10 January 2021 to present
Synopsis
Following the success of The Great British Bake Off, and shows about baking, sewing, hairdressing, gardening, and many many more, the latest traditional craft to get a competitive series is pottery.
Clay sculptors are tested on various competencies.
The assembled cast of series 2Each episode features one main make, and while the potters are waiting for their work to dry there are two other rounds, either or both of which may feature in any given episode: the throw down which involves making something on the potter's wheel (often several of the same thing within a time limit) and the spot test in which the contestants are given something already made to decorate or otherwise embellish.
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Champions
| 2015 | Matthew Wilcock |
| 2017 | Ryan Barrett |
| 2020 | Rosa Wiland Holmes |
| 2021 | Jodie Neale |
Key moments
Judge Keith Brymer-Jones getting tearful at a particularly good make. To the extent that it's become this show's equivalent of GBBO's "Hollywood handshake" and in the second series, several contestants mentioned a specific ambition to make him cry.
Theme music
The original opening theme was "I Can't Explain" by The Who, replaced for series 2 and beyond with "Making Time" by The Creation.
The show also has an original score by Bake Off composer Tom Howe, which is more prominent since the channel-hop. Previously it had been mostly sidelined in favour of various 60s and 70s rock songs (still used to a lesser extent in the More4 version) and tracks from the album Acid Brass by the Williams-Fairey Brass Band.
Trivia
During series 2, Johnny Vegas appeared as a guest judge for a "throw down", challenging the contestants to make five teapots in five minutes. Also making a guest appearance in that series was former Dancing on Ice pro skater Sylvain Longchambon, who modelled for the spot test in the final.
After a few years lost in television history, Throw Down followed another of Love Productions' shows, The Great British Bake Off, to Channel 4. Episodes premiered on More4 on Wednesday nights, repeated on Channel 4 the following weekend.
The fourth series, filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic, housed the contestants and crew together in a biosecure "bubble", but still succumbed to an unplanned suspension of filming during episode 4. As acknowledged on screen, a week separated the judging from the judges' chat and announcement of the results - and as a direct result of this, they decided not to make an elimination that week.
