Cheese Set & Port Chalices

E1

Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 new potters two challenges against the clock: to throw a cheese set and port chalices.

3D Slab-Build & Handmade Bricks

E2

It's all about bricks and mortar, as the 11 remaining potters slab-build a 3D building and, in a Throw Down first, judge Rich Miller tasks the potters with hand-making bricks.

Fruit Bowls & a Blindfolded Throw Down

E3

The remaining potters get fruity when they're challenged to make a bowl full of realistic ceramic fruits, and face a blindfolded throw down with a twist.

Naked Raku & a Floral Challenge

E4

It's naked raku week and the remaining potters throw, burnish and fire a pair of vases, and are set a floral challenge by guest judge and flower-making expert Rita Floyd.

Music Legend Busts & Mini Musical Instruments

E5

It's Music Week and the remaining potters sculpt a life-like bust of a music legend, receive a surprise special message from an iconic artist, and make mini musical instruments.

Terracotta Cookware & Engraved Tiles

E6

It's Terracotta Week in the pottery, and the potters are tasked to make their own range of cookware. Judge Rich Miller sets a second terracotta challenge to engrave tiles.

Animal Water Feature & a Strawberry Planter

E7

It's Garden Week, and the remaining potters face a green-fingered challenge: to build an animal water feature and throw a strawberry planter for a place in the quarter-finals.

Native American Acoma Pottery & an Alabama Ring Bottle

E8

It's an all-American-themed quarter-final, as the remaining potters make Acoma pottery fired in cow dung and throw an Alabama ring bottle for a place in the semi-final.

A Pedestal Sink & a Chamber Pot

E9

It's the semi-final, and the remaining potters produce an elaborate and fully-functional pedestal sink and decorate a chamber pot in Bathroom Week, all for a place in the grand final.

The Final: 1920s Art Deco Punch Bowl & Decanters

E10

In an art deco-inspired final, the potters make a punch bowl and decanter, before facing the tiniest throwing challenge ever set.