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Hello, there. Good to see you.
We have a new home:
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the glorious
Gladstone Pottery Museum.
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I've been dusting off
the potter's wheel
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and disinfecting everything.
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Keith has even
washed his hankies.
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And I am now new head
of social distancing.
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Actually, get back. Yeah.
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Do you know what?
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We can get a little bit closer
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because the potters,
the judges and moi
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have been living in a
bubble 24-7 here in Stoke.
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-Morning, judges.
-Morning.
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What can possibly go wrong--
[exclaims] Sorry, Rose.
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Welcome to the new series
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of The Great Pottery
throw Down .
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We've searched across
the country
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to find 12 of the nation's
finest home potters.
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[man 1] My family said,
"You should go for it."
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Now I'm actually here, I'm like,
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"Oh, my goodness. Now I
actually have to do it."
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[man 2] One thing I
have learned is,
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unless you go for it,
nothing's gonna change.
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So I'm just going for it.
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[laughing] Oh, God.
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Okay, nervous. I'm nervous.
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[McSweeney] To save this year's
Great Pottery Throw Down ,
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they've agreed to leave
their loved ones
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to live and work together
in our very own potters'
bubble.
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[woman] As a potter, often
you're working on your own,
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whereas here you've got
people to bounce ideas off.
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There's so much energy.
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[McSweeney] Each week,
they'll be asked
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to transform lumps of clay
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into unique and
beautiful ceramics.
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[man 3] I'm quite
nervous now,
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but just sit me at that wheel,
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and the stresses will disappear.
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Sometimes you just sit
at the wheel,
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you're connected,
everything works.
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You never know.
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[McSweeney] Everything they
conjure up will be judged
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by maverick master potter
Keith Brymer Jones.
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Obviously, this has been
a bit of a year.
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I just wonder if I'm gonna get
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even more emotional
than ever before,
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because it does feel
like a real family.
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[laughs] You've done
really, really well.
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My father said, "Make sure
you make him cry."
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I said, "I don't want to
make anyone cry
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because that will make
me cry." [laughs]
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[McSweeney] And this year,
we have a new judge:
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our former studio technician,
ceramics expert Rich Miller.
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[Miller] I've been working
with clay for over 20 years,
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and I absolutely love it.
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It's malleable. It's tactile.
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It can be made into any form.
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And then you've got
the alchemy of the fire.
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What's not to love about it?
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[McSweeney]
So, are these potters
ready...
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-How are you feeling?
-Terrified.
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[screams]
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The most stressful thing
I've ever done.
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...for 20 brand-new challenges?
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-Can I touch it?
-No. [laughs]
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Bit of age, bit of
experience,
bit of calmness.
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Quickly! Quickly! Hurry up!
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[panicked gasping]
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[McSweeney] And who will
go on to be named champion...
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-[Keith] Oh, my God.
-I'm speechless.
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If you don't stop asking me
questions, I might cry again.
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[McSweeney] ...of The
Great Pottery Throw Down ?
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-[gasps]
-[groans]
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Ladies and gentlemen,
we're gonna have a problem.
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Are we gonna stop there?
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-No.
-[McSweeney] Do you--
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[shrieks, laughs]
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[McSweeney] We're back
in Stoke-on-Trent,
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the home of British pottery,
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and we've rolled our
wheels and clay
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into the Gladstone
Pottery Museum,
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a once-bustling manufacturer
of chinaware
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in the heart of the city.
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Our 12 potters will
kick-start
the competition
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with two throwing challenges,
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after which our judges,
Keith and Rich,
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will decide who will be our
first Potter of the Week
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and who will leave the pottery.
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Good morning, potters.
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-Morning.
-Hello.
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Good morning. Look at
your faces.
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Look at you, all full of hope.
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-Won't last long.
-[all laugh]
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Don't worry. It's my
first day as well,
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so we'll get through
this together.
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Now, the judges, for your
very first challenge,
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would like you to make
a cheese set
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that must include a cheese dome
with a sculptured knob,
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a fondue pot and two identical
pickle jars with lids.
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It's a throwing challenge,
the first challenge.
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Uh, right up my street.
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And it's domestic ware.
It's got to be fit for
purpose.
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Form and measurements are
critical in this challenge.
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You've got to leave enough
space
under your dome for cheese,
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and we want to see really
well-fitting lids
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on those pickle jars.
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The judges have generously
given you
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three hours to make your
cheese set,
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and your time starts now.
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[man] This is, like,
my dream to be here.
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So whatever happens,
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I've got to this stage.
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It's all good. [laughs]
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[woman] A little nervous
about throwing.
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I think just a couple of
minutes
of getting into it
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and not to be like...
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[McSweeney] Before
they can begin,
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the potters must wedge the clay,
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a kneading process that
removes any air bubbles.
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Then they'll have three hours
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to throw their cheese
set on the wheel
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and then another 90 minutes
to trim any excess clay
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and refine every item.
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[woman] Very excited and
out of breath.
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I could have done a bit more
cardio before I came here.
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[Keith] So here we are.
Week one.
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-I'm really, really excited.
-And it's a tough challenge.
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The cheese dome,
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that's quite a big thing
to throw on the wheel.
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If they don't get
that curve right
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and get that beautifully
domed shape,
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there's not gonna be
sufficient volume
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under there to contain
all that cheese.
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And that dome has to fit
really
snugly on top of that plate.
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When they think about
the fondue pot,
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that base has to be
nice and flat
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so heat can circulate evenly
underneath it.
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They're domestic ware.
They have to work.
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Good, clean rims.
All of those points
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that your hand comes
into contact with
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have to be beautiful
and pristine.
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I guess I'm really keen to
see
how they use their design
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to draw them all together
as a set
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and make them feel like
they're
meant to be together.
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-[Keith] Morning, Jodie.
-Morning.
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-Or should I say bore da ?
- Bore da.
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Thank you for having me.
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Has anyone ever told you
you look like...
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-Alanis Morissette? Yeah.
-[McSweeney laughs]
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-We won't mention it again.
-All the time.
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-Wales's Alanis Morissette?
-Yeah, pretty much.
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-Imagine how good your voice
is.
-No, it's not very good.
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-[laughs] Give us--
-I'm not giving you nothing.
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Can you tell us about
your cheese set design?
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So it's about a trip that I
took
to America with my father.
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We went on motorbikes.
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[McSweeney] Jodie is
from the Rhondda Valley,
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and when she isn't working
as a scrub nurse,
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she hits the road as much as
possible with her dad, Colin.
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[engine starts]
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Happy days.
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Her cheese set will celebrate
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their greatest road trip
along Route 66.
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[Jodie] My decoration is based
on these red canyons,
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and I'm gonna have the actual
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dark, desert highway
going into the canyons.
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-So, um--
-"Dark, desert highway"?
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-Yeah, it's a good song.
-[Rich laughs]
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Come on. There's a song out
of you one way or the other.
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Lee's hobbies are perhaps
a little less
thrill-seeking.
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I've decided to do my theme
based on beekeeping.
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-So those are my bees.
-[Keith] Wow.
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They take after you.
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-Do you think?
-I can see the resemblance.
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Lee is a community nurse
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and, as well as his bees,
he lives in Huddersfield
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with his rescue dog, Margot,
and his tortoise, Reg.
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[Lee] Bit of salad?
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His set will feature
handcrafted bees
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on a classic hive-shaped
cheese dome.
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And that contouring
of the cheese dome,
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are you throwing that in?
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-Partly.
-[Keith] Right. Okay.
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I am going to throw it thickly
and then trim the butt off it.
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-Right. Okay. Right.
-So I'm not concerned.
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I'm not worried.
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[McSweeney] Throwing
the cheese dome involves
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wrestling around five
kilograms
of clay.
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I'm very hot, very hot.
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This is the largest piece.
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Okey-dokey.
I just need to check the
depth.
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[McSweeney] It starts
life upside-down as a bowl,
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and the potters need
to pull the clay up
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to shape what will be
the curved sides of the
dome.
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The higher they go,
the more space for the
cheese.
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[woman] It needs to come up
just a bit more.
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But throwing at this scale
is always a gamble.
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But the risk is now
it gets too thin,
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the clay's too wet,
and it'll collapse.
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Oh, it's going. It's going.
[laughs]
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One dead pot.
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[McSweeney] Married mum
of three Suz
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is a library assistant
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and lives in Aberdeenshire.
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She has been potting
for 16 years
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and hopes to be able to
combine
her love of books and clay
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by retelling the
classic Treasure Island
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through the forms
and decorations
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of her cheese set.
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These are lovely little
drawings. Really nice.
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[Suz] I'm hoping to
have the pirates
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and then a skull and crossbones
for the sculptural knob.
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It looks like there's a
lot of decorative work here.
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Is there gonna be time
to get everything in?
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-Fingers crossed.
-I think that sounds
confident.
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I'm willing to go with
that.
Yeah.
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While Suz has had to start her
cheese dome all over again...
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Susan, just think.
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...she's not the only one
daunted by the dome.
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[man] It's got the wobble.
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I could fall off my stool
any minute
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'cause I do forget to breathe.
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[McSweeney] Adam is
a support worker
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for adults with learning
difficulties
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and lives in Brighton with
his
fiancé, Dan, and their pug,
Egg.
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He will celebrate their
trips
out to sea
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with a maritime cheese dome,
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complete with a diving whale.
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[Adam] Dodgy dome number one.
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Sac magique.
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[McSweeney] Even if the
potters think
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their domes are large enough
to satisfy the judges...
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Back, go back, go back--
Oh, bugger.
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...this first make gets
even trickier.
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Every dome must sit
on a matching plate,
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and one potter plans to dish up
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something very close
to their heart.
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My design is based on a beach
where I used to live.
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Me and my friends, we used
to eat together on this
beach.
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[McSweeney] Henry now lives
in Suffolk.
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When he isn't honing his
circus skills,
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he works as an activities
organiser for a retirement
home.
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He aims to throw a set
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that reflects the
contrasting textures
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of his favourite coastal
dinner spot.
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How are you gonna bring this
into your cheese set design?
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There's gonna be some of
the pots that are unglazed,
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so they have this really
rocky,
brutal texture.
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Then this lovely blue glaze
hits up against it.
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So you get the contrast
of the two.
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I've got the best memories
of that place.
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Dinner hasn't been
the same since.
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It's never been the same since.
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[McSweeney] Perfectly matched
plates and domes
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are just for starters.
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[Lee] Gone fondue potty.
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The bottom of the fondue set
is thicker
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than you'd normally have it
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because it has to
withstand heat.
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[McSweeney] But to serve fondue,
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every pot will need a handle.
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[Shenyue] The only times
I've ever had fondue
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have been when we go skiing,
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and you just eat your
body weight in cheese.
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Oh, I'm hungry.
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[McSweeney] Shenyue is
a professional model
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working and living in London
with her boyfriend, Alex.
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Her cheese set is inspired
by her favourite moments
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from their last
holiday together.
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I'm bad at skiing. My
boyfriend's amazing at
skiing.
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We've only been once
and probably not going again.
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-But, um...
-[chuckling]
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So then I look forward
to the dinner the most.
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You're in the Alps, and
there's
the beautiful moon and stars.
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And that's when the fondue
comes out.
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That's when the fondue
comes out.
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Almost like a cauldron
of fondue.
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Between two people?
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You never finish the cheese
in those things.
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-Well, I beg to differ.
[laughs]
-I beg to differ, yes.
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Potters, don't get yourself
in a pickle,
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but you are now halfway through
your challenge.
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[gasps] Ooh.
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Good woman, Suz.
It's coming finally.
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-[laughs]
-[potters applauding]
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Slow start.
It's gonna get better.
[laughs]
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[McSweeney] As Suz finally
moves on
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from the giant cheese dome...
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[man] I'm just starting
on my pickle jars now.
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...for everyone else,
throwing just got
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a whole lot more intricate.
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Keith and Rich have
asked for two
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identically formed pickle jars.
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[Jodie] I've measured
everything out,
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because if they want
identical things,
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it's crucial that you get
everything weighing the same
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before you even start.
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I've been religiously
measuring
it with my ruler.
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[Lee] Pickle jars
are supposed to be matching.
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They could be sisters.
Not twins. [laughs]
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[McSweeney] Irina's jars could
be of interest to Lee's bees.
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These roses are gonna
be my knobs.
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Roses: my favourite things.
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[McSweeney] Originally
from far-eastern Russia,
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Irina now lives in Essex,
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and when she's not at work
for a private jet company,
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she obsesses over the roses
in her garden and her kiln.
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They'll dominate a set
with a ruffle-edged plate
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and surfaces hand-painted
with rosebush stalks and
leaves.
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[Irina] In Russia,
only hardy roses can grow,
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because the climate, it's
very,
uh, harsh winter.
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So when I came to the UK,
I felt like paradise.
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I got like, if I'm not lying,
four bushes of the same rose.
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I'm not really super
professional making jar lids.
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Hopefully it will be similar.
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[gasps] Oh, I can't be
engineer.
Definitely not.
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My father was an engineer.
My grandfather was an engineer.
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And because I was awarded
a place at art school,
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it didn't mean I was going
to art school
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He decided that
I was gonna be an engineer.
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And I applied for an
engineering apprenticeship
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at Hoover's in Perivale.
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Massive art deco building.
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[McSweeney] Peter's engineering
career lasted 30 years,
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but he's now returned
to his first love:
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to become a design
and technology teacher,
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a passion he shares
with his ten grandchildren.
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What about this?
What do you think?
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Out of a hundred,
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-I'd give it 33.
-Oh!
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[McSweeney] His pickle jars
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and his cheese dome
will be decorated
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with art deco features
from the iconic Hoover
Building.
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Art deco is all about
those sort of clean lines.
334
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How are you planning to bring
that precision into your make?
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00:13:57,500 --> 00:13:59,530
[Peter] I've designed
these sprigs.
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Then I'm going to sculpt
my sculptured lady.
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-[Keith] Wow.
-[McSweeney] Look at her.
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Well, not actually her, clearly.
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-[Keith] No.
-Mine is gonna have a much
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larger bottom, I can tell
you.
[chuckling]
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Modelled on me, isn't it?
[laughs]
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[McSweeney] Family and art
will also come together
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for Hannah's set.
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[Hannah] My granddad
was a painter,
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and they're based on a
painting
that my granddad did.
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Here's a really awful
printout
of the painting.
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[McSweeney] Hannah works
as a housing
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project manager and
lives in Bristol.
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Her granddad Tim has been
a source of inspiration
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since she was little,
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and her favourite painting
by him
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has inspired a cheese set
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that has simple forms but
bold,
colourful decoration.
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00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,230
The design reminds me a bit
of Patrick Heron,
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-the painter in Cornwall.
-I know who that is.
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That wasn't your granddad,
was it?
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00:14:47,066 --> 00:14:48,796
No. Oh, I wish. No, I don't know
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if many people knew
who he was, sadly.
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Potters, you have one hour left.
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Not gonna have everything
finished at this rate.
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[McSweeney] Having had
time to dry,
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the cheese sets are
now leather-hard,
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and the potters must
refine them,
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trimming away excess clay
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to enhance the shape and
finish of their pots
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before getting them
into the drying room,
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ready for the first firing.
368
00:15:12,500 --> 00:15:14,130
This is the fun bit, yeah.
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-Is this the fun bit?
-Yeah.
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-Can I touch it?
-No.
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-Okay.
-[laughs]
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[McSweeney] But some potters
aren't trimming away clay
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to a smooth profile.
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I'm gonna trim it and then
add,
like, the bumpy grooves
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like an old-fashioned beehive.
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I'm taking the raking that
happens in a Zen garden,
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00:15:30,934 --> 00:15:34,074
and I'm going to carve that
into each piece.
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00:15:34,133 --> 00:15:36,273
[McSweeney]
Aralives in Folkestone.
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A retired West End theatre
wardrobe manager,
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he accessorises his
ceramic sculptures.
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But his Zen garden cheese set
will be a simpler affair,
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harmonised with
repeated patterns,
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all enhanced with
a pure white glaze.
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[Ara] I really like
concentric circles.
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The geometry, the sharpness
of it.
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[McSweeney] But Alon doesn't
seem to be a fan
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of refining a perfect circle.
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00:16:02,100 --> 00:16:04,330
[Alon] I knew everyone would
make something circular,
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so I sort of wanted to just
try to be a bit different,
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00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:08,000
change it up.
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[McSweeney] At 20 years old,
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Alon is this year's
youngest potter.
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Raised in Israel, he now
lives
with his family in London
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and is an architecture student.
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00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,800
His square cheese set
will feature
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a motif of unique family roots.
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00:16:22,300 --> 00:16:24,270
All my family has names
from nature.
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-Oh, really?
-Middle sister is Hadar,
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which means "citrus".
400
00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,400
Uh, older sister is Nitzan,
which means "bud".
401
00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:32,297
-[McSweeney] That's beautiful.
-Lovely.
402
00:16:32,367 --> 00:16:35,267
My name in Hebrew means "oak",
and acorns could be great
knobs.
403
00:16:35,333 --> 00:16:36,733
-So, yeah.
-Sorry, what?
404
00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,130
[laughs] Acorns could
be great knobs.
405
00:16:42,100 --> 00:16:44,530
-Is that your dog, Sally?
-Yeah.
406
00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,470
-What was he called again?
-Charlie.
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00:16:46,533 --> 00:16:47,833
[Adam] Aw.
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00:16:47,900 --> 00:16:50,230
Instead of throwing knobs
for my pickle pots,
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00:16:50,300 --> 00:16:52,270
I thought I'll sculpt
little Charlies.
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00:16:52,333 --> 00:16:54,133
And he loves cheese.
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00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,770
Cheddar, Camembert, Brie,
goat's cheese, Stilton.
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[McSweeney] Sal is a teacher
and lives in Cornwall
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with her partner, Hazel,
and their dogs, Fred
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and cheese-loving Charlie.
415
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I haven't got nothing.
All the cheese is gone.
416
00:17:07,033 --> 00:17:09,473
[McSweeney] He will stand guard
on top of her pickle jars
417
00:17:09,533 --> 00:17:12,533
and cheese dome, and Sal
will use fine brushwork
418
00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,570
and glaze to draw him running
around her set.
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00:17:15,633 --> 00:17:18,273
-Isn't he lovely?
-[Sal] Thank you very much.
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00:17:18,333 --> 00:17:20,873
-And his little cheese.
-Yeah.
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00:17:20,934 --> 00:17:22,534
-He eats a lot of cheese.
-He does.
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00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:25,200
It's the only way to get him
to do anything he's told.
423
00:17:25,266 --> 00:17:27,866
-Bribery works a treat.
-[McSweeney] Yeah.
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I'm open to a bit of bribery,
425
00:17:29,700 --> 00:17:31,200
-by the way.
-Are you? Okay. Later.
426
00:17:31,266 --> 00:17:32,566
Just letting you know.
427
00:17:34,333 --> 00:17:37,303
Potters, you have half
an hour left.
428
00:17:37,367 --> 00:17:40,367
-[Irina gasps, splutters]
-[Suz sighs]
429
00:17:40,433 --> 00:17:45,133
I'm just trying to sculpt my
queen bee as quick as I can.
430
00:17:45,834 --> 00:17:48,234
[Peter] And I've got to
sculpt
three ladies.
431
00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:49,870
[Jodie] This is the knob
for the dome.
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00:17:49,934 --> 00:17:51,504
This is, like, the centrepiece
433
00:17:51,567 --> 00:17:53,527
that I have to do in about
five minutes.
434
00:17:55,433 --> 00:17:57,033
[Henry] I've got my spoon.
Everything's okay.
435
00:17:57,100 --> 00:17:58,630
My favourite tool.
436
00:17:58,700 --> 00:18:01,330
I'm trying to make,
like, a rock archway.
437
00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:02,800
I nicked it from the kitchen.
438
00:18:02,867 --> 00:18:05,197
My mum still doesn't know
that this is where it is.
439
00:18:05,266 --> 00:18:09,526
So she'll find out now
and be hopefully not too angry
440
00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,000
but probably very angry.
441
00:18:11,066 --> 00:18:13,926
[grunts] I'm pressing as hard
as I dare.
442
00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,330
But there she is in place.
443
00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,730
[McSweeney] Even if
their domes are complete,
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there is even more
complex refining to do.
445
00:18:23,033 --> 00:18:24,533
[Sal] Oh, so close.
446
00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,730
[McSweeney] The lid
to every pickle jar
447
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must be trimmed
to fit perfectly.
448
00:18:28,967 --> 00:18:32,227
You gotta take into account
the shrinkage rate of the
clay
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from when it's wet
to when it's dry
450
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and from when it's dry
to when it's fired.
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00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:39,730
[Alon] Should fit in like
that,
but it doesn't, really.
452
00:18:40,367 --> 00:18:41,727
[Sal] There we go.
453
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Potters, it is now five
minutes to go.
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[Suz] I'm gonna work to the
wire, just keep going.
455
00:18:58,100 --> 00:18:59,730
Put a little bit
of that on there,
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00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,470
a little bit of that on there,
457
00:19:01,533 --> 00:19:02,703
then put them together.
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00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:03,927
And the trick is to wiggle
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00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,600
until it won't wiggle any more.
460
00:19:05,667 --> 00:19:08,467
We're talking about the
last two minutes now, people.
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00:19:08,533 --> 00:19:10,303
Last two minutes.
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00:19:10,367 --> 00:19:14,127
Welcome. Congratulations, Sal.
First item into the drying
room.
463
00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,170
How are we doing?
We're nearly there?
464
00:19:16,233 --> 00:19:18,573
-That's a good skull.
-It'll do.
465
00:19:18,633 --> 00:19:21,173
-[McSweeney] Quickly, quickly.
-[gasps] What?
466
00:19:22,033 --> 00:19:23,233
[bleep]
467
00:19:24,266 --> 00:19:26,666
Good man, Peter.
That's a determined walk.
468
00:19:26,734 --> 00:19:28,874
-[Peter] Open the door.
-In you go.
469
00:19:28,934 --> 00:19:30,334
Thank you.
470
00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,830
Oh, God. Fabulous.
471
00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:40,130
[McSweeney] Okay, quickly,
back to your benches.
472
00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:44,500
Thus is your very first
day finished.
473
00:19:44,567 --> 00:19:46,227
Congratulations.
474
00:19:48,533 --> 00:19:51,073
[Lee] All calm at the
end of the day, eh?
475
00:19:51,133 --> 00:19:53,573
I tell you what, I'm gonna
have a glass of wine tonight.
476
00:19:53,633 --> 00:19:55,373
-[laughs]
-[Sal] Oh, too bloody right.
477
00:19:56,133 --> 00:19:59,233
[McSweeney] The potters now
face an agonising wait.
478
00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:03,430
Once they're completely dry,
our new studio technician,
Rose,
479
00:20:03,500 --> 00:20:06,500
will take the cheese sets
for their first bisque
firing,
480
00:20:06,567 --> 00:20:09,897
which will harden the clay
so
that it's ready for
decoration.
481
00:20:09,967 --> 00:20:13,397
The petals of Irina's flowers
have me worried.
482
00:20:13,467 --> 00:20:15,527
You can already see
there is a chance
483
00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,800
that there will be some
breaking there.
484
00:20:17,867 --> 00:20:20,167
[Irina] If you look through
the whole set from a distance,
485
00:20:20,233 --> 00:20:21,673
I think it's okay.
486
00:20:21,734 --> 00:20:23,934
And the knobs, um...feels
like they go in your hand
487
00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,170
nicely on all of the pieces.
488
00:20:26,734 --> 00:20:29,834
I'm really worried about
the thickness of Suz's
pieces.
489
00:20:29,900 --> 00:20:33,000
You would put your lids
together
to have them shrink together.
490
00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:35,326
These lids are also quite thick.
491
00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:39,000
That might mean that there's
still a lot of difference
492
00:20:39,066 --> 00:20:42,266
between the shrinking of the
lids and the actual pot.
493
00:20:42,333 --> 00:20:44,733
Obviously, I lost a lot
of time throwing the dome.
494
00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:47,530
There's the chance of things
blowing up or cracks
appearing.
495
00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,670
It's in the hands of the
kiln gods. [laughs]
496
00:20:50,734 --> 00:20:53,104
[McSweeney] The potters will
now have to wait to discover
497
00:20:53,166 --> 00:20:56,796
if their sets survive the
1,000-degree heat of the
kiln
498
00:20:56,867 --> 00:20:59,567
without cracking
or even exploding.
499
00:20:59,633 --> 00:21:01,273
Fingers crossed.
500
00:21:07,300 --> 00:21:08,600
[McSweeney] Each week,
the potters
501
00:21:08,667 --> 00:21:10,497
will face a second challenge.
502
00:21:10,567 --> 00:21:12,527
They'll never know
what they'll be asked to
make,
503
00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,730
but this week, it could
go rather well
504
00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,400
with their cheese sets.
505
00:21:16,467 --> 00:21:18,927
Welcome to your
second challenge,
506
00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,700
which is a throwdown,
507
00:21:21,767 --> 00:21:26,497
and we would like
you to make port chalices.
508
00:21:26,567 --> 00:21:27,427
Okay.
509
00:21:27,500 --> 00:21:28,730
[McSweeney] Master potter Keith,
510
00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,730
if you would like to take
to your wheel.
511
00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,370
Right. Port chalice is
basically
another word for goblet.
512
00:21:35,667 --> 00:21:38,567
Shove it on the wheel,
centre it up,
513
00:21:38,633 --> 00:21:41,273
lift your hands up
just slightly off the wheel,
514
00:21:41,333 --> 00:21:43,333
and you create your base.
515
00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:47,700
Start making the cup when
the stem is quite thick
still,
516
00:21:47,767 --> 00:21:50,967
because you've got
that support of the stem
517
00:21:51,033 --> 00:21:54,833
to really shape your cup
nice and fine,
518
00:21:54,900 --> 00:21:59,270
and then throw up that stem
so it's nice and fluent.
519
00:21:59,333 --> 00:22:03,033
Rib up the side
and really accentuate that
form.
520
00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:04,700
It's just amazing.
521
00:22:04,767 --> 00:22:07,667
[Keith] Finesse that stem.
Make it a bit narrower.
522
00:22:07,734 --> 00:22:11,304
And then I'm literally just
gonna recentre it a bit.
523
00:22:11,367 --> 00:22:13,527
It's growing out of that stem.
524
00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,130
It's so beautiful.
525
00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,370
[Keith] Tidy up the rim
and then wire it off.
526
00:22:19,633 --> 00:22:20,733
And there you go.
527
00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,270
[potters applauding]
528
00:22:23,333 --> 00:22:25,333
We're looking for quantity,
529
00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,030
but as well, we're looking
for quality.
530
00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:30,930
Potters, you have 15 minutes
531
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,430
to make as many chalices
as possible.
532
00:22:33,500 --> 00:22:34,370
Oh!
533
00:22:34,433 --> 00:22:37,403
And your time starts now.
534
00:22:39,867 --> 00:22:42,697
Really difficult. I'm not
that quick at centring,
535
00:22:42,767 --> 00:22:44,527
and it's all about
centring quickly.
536
00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:46,400
[Suz] I can't even remember
how he did the first bit.
537
00:22:46,467 --> 00:22:48,497
-[laughing]
-No hanging about.
538
00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:51,297
-[Keith] Take your time.
-But hurry up.
539
00:22:51,367 --> 00:22:53,027
[all chuckle]
540
00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:55,400
I don't wanna make a
rubbish chalice,
541
00:22:55,467 --> 00:22:57,867
but also I wanna make
more than one.
542
00:22:57,934 --> 00:23:01,634
I think I should be able to
get
seven, eight, I don't know.
543
00:23:01,700 --> 00:23:04,230
How many do you think you'd
be able to throw in 15
minutes?
544
00:23:04,300 --> 00:23:05,470
Twelve, 13.
545
00:23:05,533 --> 00:23:07,033
-Yeah, me too.
-[laughs]
546
00:23:08,033 --> 00:23:09,703
Most stressful thing
I've ever done.
547
00:23:09,767 --> 00:23:12,797
-[Keith] Irina's got one
off.
-She got one already.
548
00:23:12,867 --> 00:23:15,597
[groans] What's happening?
549
00:23:15,667 --> 00:23:18,997
It's terrifying. Oh!
But I've made one. That's
good.
550
00:23:19,667 --> 00:23:21,997
Oh, wow! You have two
done already.
551
00:23:22,066 --> 00:23:23,826
They're not very good, though.
552
00:23:23,900 --> 00:23:28,170
Come on, Jodie. Excellent. Some
people have two done already.
553
00:23:28,233 --> 00:23:30,233
-No way.
-How are we doing, Henry?
554
00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:31,770
-I'm struggling.
-Well done, Adam.
555
00:23:31,834 --> 00:23:33,174
Oh, thanks.
556
00:23:33,233 --> 00:23:35,433
-They all want to be similar.
-Ooh!
557
00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:37,670
Good stuff, Peter. They're
in the same family.
558
00:23:37,734 --> 00:23:39,274
Little and large.
559
00:23:39,333 --> 00:23:42,503
Five minutes gone,
ten minutes left.
560
00:23:42,567 --> 00:23:44,467
It took me five minutes
to do one?
561
00:23:44,533 --> 00:23:46,773
-[Lee] Ah!
-[McSweeney] How many now,
Lee?
562
00:23:46,834 --> 00:23:48,804
-Uh, two and a half.
-Two and a half.
563
00:23:48,867 --> 00:23:51,667
Gotta get it right,
but you've gotta do it
quickly.
564
00:23:51,734 --> 00:23:54,474
I can't seem to get both of
those things at the same time.
565
00:23:54,533 --> 00:23:56,733
It's so difficult to get
that
balance, isn't it,
566
00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:58,400
between form and speed?
567
00:23:58,467 --> 00:24:01,497
[Lee] That is terrible.
That's gonna go in the bin.
568
00:24:01,567 --> 00:24:03,897
Oh, no. My right leg
is starting to shake now.
569
00:24:03,967 --> 00:24:05,597
Oh, that's...
570
00:24:05,667 --> 00:24:07,427
-Oh, oh, oh, oh...
-Oh, here we go.
571
00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:09,370
That's a nice sound.
What are we doing?
572
00:24:09,433 --> 00:24:12,503
Oh, look it's doing a little
bit
of whoa, whoa, whoa.
573
00:24:12,567 --> 00:24:16,467
-Oh, dear.
-Oh, my gosh. Shenyue has six.
574
00:24:16,533 --> 00:24:17,773
No way.
575
00:24:17,834 --> 00:24:19,534
Don't want to make the
rest of you feel bad,
576
00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,700
but you're doing dreadfully
in comparison.
577
00:24:21,767 --> 00:24:23,027
[laughs]
578
00:24:24,467 --> 00:24:27,267
-Sal's look very accurate.
-Yeah, nice. Yeah.
579
00:24:27,333 --> 00:24:30,203
Remember, the speed of the
wheel is important.
580
00:24:30,266 --> 00:24:32,996
-The what?
-[Keith] The speed of the
wheel.
581
00:24:33,066 --> 00:24:34,796
The speed of the wheel
is important.
582
00:24:34,867 --> 00:24:38,497
-You sound like an expert
there.
-I sound like an expert.
583
00:24:38,567 --> 00:24:41,197
-[laughter]
-Oh, dear.
584
00:24:41,266 --> 00:24:44,296
-We're in the last five
minutes.
-[whimpering]
585
00:24:44,367 --> 00:24:47,527
Who needs me to scream at them
to encourage them more?
586
00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,830
-All of us.
-Hurry up!
587
00:24:50,433 --> 00:24:54,733
Quickly! Quickly! Quickly!
588
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,130
That's brilliant advice.
589
00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:57,630
[McSweeney] Last couple
of minutes.
590
00:24:57,700 --> 00:24:59,270
Oh, my life.
591
00:24:59,333 --> 00:25:02,033
It so helps if you breathe
in
while you're doing it.
592
00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:03,730
Focus, Jodie, focus.
593
00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,830
Last minute, everybody.
594
00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:09,273
-Oh, I've got it all over
me.
-[Keith] Come on, kids!
595
00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:11,600
Oh, bugger.
596
00:25:11,667 --> 00:25:14,067
[McSweeney] Finish that one
and start a new one.
597
00:25:14,133 --> 00:25:16,573
And make it your best one.
598
00:25:16,633 --> 00:25:19,133
Yeah. Yeah, this is gonna be
the best one.
599
00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:20,270
Oh, I've lost my wire.
600
00:25:20,333 --> 00:25:22,933
[together] Five, four, three,
601
00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,670
two, one.
602
00:25:25,734 --> 00:25:27,704
Step away from the wheel please.
603
00:25:27,767 --> 00:25:29,097
Whoo-hoo!
604
00:25:29,166 --> 00:25:31,526
[Lee] Oh, my God. Look at those.
605
00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,800
[McSweeney] The potters
now face the judges
606
00:25:33,867 --> 00:25:35,267
for the very first time.
607
00:25:35,333 --> 00:25:37,573
[Hannah] Oh, my gosh.
608
00:25:37,633 --> 00:25:40,033
[McSweeney] Keith and Rich
are looking for chalices
609
00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:43,300
with a distinct stem,
cup and smooth rim.
610
00:25:43,367 --> 00:25:44,827
Any that don't measure up,
611
00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:47,570
we recycle into Keith's
bucket of doom.
612
00:25:47,633 --> 00:25:49,103
-Hi, Jodie.
-Hi, Jodie.
613
00:25:49,166 --> 00:25:50,596
-Wow.
-Hi.
614
00:25:52,900 --> 00:25:55,830
-We've got plenty to look at.
-We have got plenty to look
at.
615
00:25:55,900 --> 00:25:58,930
Fairly similar, which is
good.
This one's a little bit
shorter.
616
00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,970
Yeah, yeah. That's gotta go.
617
00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:03,297
-[McSweeney] Oh!
-[potters groans]
618
00:26:03,367 --> 00:26:05,227
-There's a couple of fat
stems.
-That's not great.
619
00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:07,070
I mean, look at the
state of that one.
620
00:26:07,133 --> 00:26:09,103
[Rich] It's a little bit
square.
[laughs]
621
00:26:09,166 --> 00:26:11,026
Are we gonna stop there?
622
00:26:11,633 --> 00:26:12,803
No.
623
00:26:12,867 --> 00:26:14,327
-[squeals]
-[all laughing]
624
00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,300
[Keith] I think that
has to go in as well.
625
00:26:17,066 --> 00:26:19,866
But what I'm really noticing
is the consistency of the
rim.
626
00:26:19,934 --> 00:26:24,004
They are all roughly the same
thickness. That's not bad.
627
00:26:25,633 --> 00:26:27,773
-Fantastic.
-They're looking wonderful.
628
00:26:27,834 --> 00:26:30,774
You've managed to get a really
nice, even rim on all of them.
629
00:26:30,834 --> 00:26:32,334
It's very consistent.
630
00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:34,600
You've upped the ante
in the shape and the form,
631
00:26:34,667 --> 00:26:37,997
so there's a couple there
that
aren't up to your standards.
632
00:26:38,066 --> 00:26:39,696
[Rich] This is it.
633
00:26:39,767 --> 00:26:42,627
Although it's slightly
slanting,
it's really well
proportioned.
634
00:26:42,700 --> 00:26:44,900
-But this one here.
-That one, yeah.
635
00:26:44,967 --> 00:26:46,527
-That's going in the bin.
-No.
636
00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,300
-I mean, that is a great
set.
-[exhales]
637
00:26:52,667 --> 00:26:54,267
You can see the elephant
in the room.
638
00:26:54,333 --> 00:26:56,033
-[McSweeney gasps]
-[Rich] Tipping it over.
639
00:26:56,100 --> 00:26:58,070
[Keith] This one. Yeah. Yeah.
640
00:26:58,133 --> 00:27:01,133
-Look, it's even crying.
-I know. I almost am.
641
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:02,730
[Rich] There's not much
base to this one.
642
00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:03,770
It has quite a fat stem.
643
00:27:03,834 --> 00:27:05,234
But the cup is beautiful.
644
00:27:05,300 --> 00:27:07,870
I'm gonna save that one
but get rid of that one.
645
00:27:07,934 --> 00:27:09,774
Not enough definition
in the stem.
646
00:27:09,834 --> 00:27:13,274
You were obviously really
concentrating on that first
one,
647
00:27:13,333 --> 00:27:15,433
and then you kind of were
rushing them.
648
00:27:17,333 --> 00:27:19,173
I was going for quality,
I was going for...
649
00:27:19,233 --> 00:27:21,203
-Were you really?
-[all laughing]
650
00:27:21,266 --> 00:27:23,466
-[Ara] I was going for--
-[Keith] No, that's going.
651
00:27:23,533 --> 00:27:25,503
[all] Oh!
652
00:27:26,066 --> 00:27:28,866
The definition between the
stem
and the cup wasn't great.
653
00:27:28,934 --> 00:27:31,134
-Okay.
-I think that one.
654
00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:32,470
[Keith] Yeah. No,
that's no good.
655
00:27:32,533 --> 00:27:34,133
-[Ara gasps]
-[Rich] I'm sorry.
656
00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,230
-Don't do this to me.
-[McSweeney laughing]
657
00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,670
What's really interesting is
that the rims are nice and
thin.
658
00:27:40,734 --> 00:27:42,304
There's definitely a
finesse there,
659
00:27:42,367 --> 00:27:43,727
so I just wonder about this.
660
00:27:44,433 --> 00:27:46,733
-[groans] Bye.
-Just get rid of that.
661
00:27:47,767 --> 00:27:50,167
[Keith] There's definitely
a style there, isn't there?
662
00:27:50,233 --> 00:27:52,103
[Rich] Yeah, a more angular
cup to it.
663
00:27:52,166 --> 00:27:53,826
[Keith] This has hardly
got a stem at all.
664
00:27:53,900 --> 00:27:56,070
Oh, yeah. I've already
said goodbye to that one.
665
00:27:56,133 --> 00:27:57,873
-No, that's a bit hopeless.
-Okay.
666
00:27:57,934 --> 00:28:00,134
-That's going.
-Ooh.
667
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,300
I think we can stop there.
668
00:28:01,367 --> 00:28:02,667
I think that's grand, actually.
669
00:28:02,734 --> 00:28:04,374
I think we could keep going.
670
00:28:04,433 --> 00:28:06,503
We can keep going. Yeah, yeah.
671
00:28:07,667 --> 00:28:09,727
I already created names
for them.
672
00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:11,170
[McSweeney] Oh, go on.
673
00:28:11,233 --> 00:28:13,373
Tanya, Sveta, Irina,
Natasha, Svetlana,
674
00:28:13,433 --> 00:28:16,433
Aliona, Marina,
and this one, Sara.
675
00:28:16,500 --> 00:28:19,370
-Oh, and this one, Margarita.
-[Rich] Wow.
676
00:28:19,433 --> 00:28:23,003
-Well, Margarita can go.
-[all laughing]
677
00:28:23,066 --> 00:28:25,396
-[Rich] I'm not sure about
Sara.
-Poor old Sara.
678
00:28:25,467 --> 00:28:27,327
Please leave poor Sara!
679
00:28:30,367 --> 00:28:32,297
Some of the bases are
a little bit thin.
680
00:28:32,367 --> 00:28:35,127
-This one is starting to
crack.
-Sure, yeah.
681
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,500
We're gonna have to get rid
of that, I think.
682
00:28:39,433 --> 00:28:41,333
-That one is...
-Which one? No.
683
00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:44,170
[McSweeney laughs] I like
how you tried to hide him.
684
00:28:44,233 --> 00:28:45,533
[Keith] ...is hopeless.
685
00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:48,330
This one, the definition
isn't brilliant.
686
00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:49,670
Oh!
687
00:28:51,633 --> 00:28:53,633
-This is wonderful.
-[Lee] It is a good one.
688
00:28:53,700 --> 00:28:56,400
-Shall we talk about the
others?
-This is absolutely terrible.
689
00:28:56,467 --> 00:28:58,267
[Lee] That was my
"last ten second" one.
690
00:28:58,333 --> 00:29:00,103
This looks like me after
a couple ports.
691
00:29:00,166 --> 00:29:02,626
Ah, right, okay. Yeah, that's
gonna have to go, I think.
692
00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:05,630
-[Rich] I think it's gotta go.
-Yeah, yeah. That's gotta go.
693
00:29:05,700 --> 00:29:08,530
-Wow. Ooh!
-And that's gotta go.
694
00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,300
Fair play. I thought you were
just gonna sweep them all in.
695
00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:13,127
-[Keith] No, no, no.
-So it's fine.
696
00:29:15,433 --> 00:29:17,273
There's definitely
quantity here.
697
00:29:17,333 --> 00:29:20,073
-Well, there is at the
moment.
-[McSweeney and Rich laugh]
698
00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:22,533
This one isn't
brilliant definition.
699
00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,500
[Rich] Yeah, you need
a very definite...
700
00:29:24,567 --> 00:29:26,167
[Keith] We'll have to
get rid of that one.
701
00:29:26,233 --> 00:29:27,903
That's not a great look.
702
00:29:27,967 --> 00:29:31,297
[Rich] No stem. My eye just
keeps being drawn to this one.
703
00:29:31,367 --> 00:29:33,967
[Keith] Well, let's just
take
that one away then as well.
704
00:29:34,033 --> 00:29:35,833
-Shall we stop there?
-I think so.
705
00:29:35,900 --> 00:29:37,130
I think that's fair.
706
00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,370
-Maybe after that one.
-[all] Oh!
707
00:29:40,533 --> 00:29:42,773
[Keith] And I think
we can stop there.
708
00:29:45,633 --> 00:29:47,333
They could have been
slightly taller.
709
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,530
They're not perfect
by any stretch.
710
00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,670
But I can really appreciate
the consistency in them,
711
00:29:52,734 --> 00:29:55,104
and I'm kind of loath
to throw any of them away.
712
00:29:55,166 --> 00:29:57,096
-[Rich] I think they look
great.
-Well done.
713
00:29:57,166 --> 00:29:59,496
-Yeah.
-Oh, thank you!
714
00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:04,697
[McSweeney] Keith and Rich
will now rank
715
00:30:04,767 --> 00:30:05,867
the potters' chalices
716
00:30:05,934 --> 00:30:07,674
from the worst set to the best.
717
00:30:07,734 --> 00:30:12,304
In 12th place, with four
chalices, is Henry.
718
00:30:14,100 --> 00:30:19,200
Peter, Ara, Hannah, Lee and
Suz each threw five
chalices.
719
00:30:19,266 --> 00:30:22,526
Adam, Irina and Alon threw six.
720
00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,330
And with Sal, Shenyue and
Jodie all throwing eight,
721
00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,300
the judges will rank
these top three
722
00:30:28,367 --> 00:30:29,827
on the quality of
their throwing.
723
00:30:29,900 --> 00:30:32,500
In third place: Shenyue.
724
00:30:34,633 --> 00:30:36,433
In second place...
725
00:30:38,967 --> 00:30:40,327
Jodie.
726
00:30:42,533 --> 00:30:45,173
-First place: Sal.
-Thank you.
727
00:30:45,233 --> 00:30:48,273
Well done, Sal.
Well done. Brilliant.
728
00:30:48,333 --> 00:30:51,403
-Thank you so much, guys.
-[McSweeney] Really good.
729
00:30:51,467 --> 00:30:54,367
And well done, all of you.
Well done, everyone.
730
00:31:04,433 --> 00:31:06,403
-Brilliant.
-Thank you.
731
00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:11,230
It's 20 years of learning
how to do it,
732
00:31:11,300 --> 00:31:13,400
and all of a sudden
somebody says,
733
00:31:13,467 --> 00:31:15,067
"Yeah, all right, you're
pretty good at that."
734
00:31:15,133 --> 00:31:16,703
It's kind of awesome.
735
00:31:16,767 --> 00:31:19,767
And if you don't stop asking
me questions, I might cry
again.
736
00:31:29,700 --> 00:31:31,970
[McSweeney] It's day
two of the main make,
737
00:31:32,033 --> 00:31:34,303
and after a 24-hour firing,
738
00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:37,467
the cheese sets are ready
to be decorated.
739
00:31:37,533 --> 00:31:40,103
But the potters won't know
if their work has survived
740
00:31:40,166 --> 00:31:42,026
the intense heat of the kiln
741
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:43,830
until they remove the hessian.
742
00:31:43,900 --> 00:31:46,000
I think we're all feeling
a bit vulnerable today,
really.
743
00:31:46,066 --> 00:31:48,296
Have I got intact pieces?
744
00:31:48,367 --> 00:31:50,897
Worst-case scenario,
the sprigs have blown off.
745
00:31:50,967 --> 00:31:53,827
-The dome might not come out.
-The sculptures have fallen
off.
746
00:31:53,900 --> 00:31:55,330
The jars might snap off.
747
00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,600
I hope there will be something
to decorate.
748
00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:00,830
[McSweeney] Good morning,
potters.
749
00:32:00,900 --> 00:32:04,000
Now, your cheese sets
have been bisque-fired,
750
00:32:04,066 --> 00:32:05,666
and they're hiding under
the hessian,
751
00:32:05,734 --> 00:32:08,274
so hopefully no cracks
or broken knobs.
752
00:32:08,333 --> 00:32:10,603
We'd like to see you
enhance your pieces
753
00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:13,367
and really bring
your cheese sets together.
754
00:32:13,433 --> 00:32:15,133
This is a domestic
ware challenge,
755
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,530
so these have to be
user friendly.
756
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,970
Think about the areas
that you're glazing,
757
00:32:20,033 --> 00:32:22,533
but also think about
the areas you're not glazing.
758
00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:26,030
You have two and a half hours
to decorate your cheese sets.
759
00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:29,730
Potters, your time starts now.
760
00:32:32,767 --> 00:32:35,567
[gasps] Yeah!
761
00:32:35,633 --> 00:32:37,433
Do a little dance!
762
00:32:37,500 --> 00:32:41,830
Just to see the piece not
broken, it's overwhelming.
763
00:32:41,900 --> 00:32:43,300
Absolutely overwhelming.
764
00:32:43,367 --> 00:32:45,227
I try to hold my tears back.
765
00:32:45,300 --> 00:32:47,570
[McSweeney] But while
some might be relieved
766
00:32:47,633 --> 00:32:50,103
to find intact forms
and functioning pots...
767
00:32:50,166 --> 00:32:51,696
Hey!
768
00:32:51,767 --> 00:32:57,197
...Alon's round lids
don't quite fit his square
jars.
769
00:32:57,266 --> 00:33:00,526
Maybe. Come on.
770
00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,370
-[McSweeney] And he's not
alone.
-I might have to tap it.
771
00:33:11,300 --> 00:33:15,030
No. No, no, no, no.
772
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:16,700
It's getting glazed in place.
773
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:19,270
[McSweeney] But to
begin decorating,
774
00:33:19,333 --> 00:33:21,503
the first substance the
potters
need to apply
775
00:33:21,567 --> 00:33:23,497
to their cheese sets
isn't glaze.
776
00:33:23,567 --> 00:33:27,467
First job is to put wax
resist
on all of the bits
777
00:33:27,533 --> 00:33:29,103
that I don't wanna get glaze on.
778
00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:30,896
[McSweeney] As well
as decoration,
779
00:33:30,967 --> 00:33:33,727
the wax is also a crucial
substance for function.
780
00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,070
The dome is fired together,
781
00:33:36,133 --> 00:33:38,473
so you have to keep the
glazes separate.
782
00:33:38,533 --> 00:33:40,773
So this shiny bit is wax resist.
783
00:33:40,834 --> 00:33:44,674
The dome will go on top.
The wax resist will burn away,
784
00:33:44,734 --> 00:33:49,034
and the dome shouldn't,
fingers
crossed, stick to the plate.
785
00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:50,700
Otherwise, I'll have
a cheese dome
786
00:33:50,767 --> 00:33:52,527
with no way of getting
the cheese in.
787
00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:54,830
No way of getting the cheese
out. An actual nightmare.
788
00:33:55,633 --> 00:33:57,503
The potters are free to use
789
00:33:57,567 --> 00:33:59,627
any of the glazes available
in the studio.
790
00:33:59,700 --> 00:34:01,370
[Shenyue] Electric blue.
791
00:34:01,433 --> 00:34:04,233
But in ceramics,
all is not what it seems.
792
00:34:04,300 --> 00:34:06,000
[Jodie] I got a feeling the
tu tu tango
793
00:34:06,066 --> 00:34:07,866
isn't gonna be very tango.
794
00:34:07,934 --> 00:34:10,134
Glazes can radically
change colour
795
00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:11,330
in the heat of the kiln.
796
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,330
[Shenyue] You never know exactly
797
00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:14,500
how it's going to be.
798
00:34:14,567 --> 00:34:17,197
I'm going in completely blind.
799
00:34:17,266 --> 00:34:19,726
[McSweeney] And
Jodie's dark desert highway
800
00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,670
could end up lighter
than she and her dad remembered.
801
00:34:22,734 --> 00:34:25,574
I really hope it comes
out orange.
802
00:34:25,633 --> 00:34:27,933
Peach canyons. [chuckles]
803
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:29,530
So this is Monument Valley.
804
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,270
So you can see the
orange canyons
805
00:34:31,333 --> 00:34:33,303
contrasting with the blue sky,
806
00:34:33,367 --> 00:34:36,097
so that's something I've
incorporated into my design.
807
00:34:36,166 --> 00:34:39,566
Hopefully I'll be able to
capture a bit of depth to
them
808
00:34:39,633 --> 00:34:41,773
so they just look
a bit more alive
809
00:34:41,834 --> 00:34:43,704
rather than just like
a flat painting.
810
00:34:43,767 --> 00:34:46,467
[McSweeney] But a
flat painting...
811
00:34:46,533 --> 00:34:47,873
[winces]
812
00:34:47,934 --> 00:34:49,834
...is at the heart
of Hannah's design.
813
00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:52,800
[Hannah] My granddad's paintings
are all over my parents' house.
814
00:34:52,867 --> 00:34:54,697
It's very inspiring.
815
00:34:54,767 --> 00:34:57,297
Extremely chilled guy,
816
00:34:57,367 --> 00:34:59,627
and I don't wanna
plan it out too much.
817
00:35:01,033 --> 00:35:02,573
Irina and Sal, however...
818
00:35:02,633 --> 00:35:04,773
Writing on a curved surface
is interesting.
819
00:35:04,834 --> 00:35:07,774
...are taking the time
to plan every brushstroke.
820
00:35:07,834 --> 00:35:10,174
[Sal] Opposite the handle
is my halfway spot.
821
00:35:10,233 --> 00:35:12,533
So I wrote this one forwards
822
00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:16,000
and then started at the
halfway
and wrote this one backwards.
823
00:35:16,066 --> 00:35:19,366
And I'm dyslexic, but
that's ridiculous. [laughs]
824
00:35:19,433 --> 00:35:20,803
[McSweeney] Suz has managed
to come up
825
00:35:20,867 --> 00:35:22,397
with a design that requires
826
00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:24,367
more preparation
than anyone else's.
827
00:35:24,433 --> 00:35:28,673
[Suz] Palm trees, desert
island,
pirates going round the sides,
828
00:35:28,734 --> 00:35:31,474
treasure map, and the
jars to be painted
829
00:35:31,533 --> 00:35:33,603
to look like wooden barrels.
830
00:35:34,734 --> 00:35:36,274
So a lot to do.
831
00:35:36,333 --> 00:35:37,803
[McSweeney] Lee's preparation
should be
832
00:35:37,867 --> 00:35:39,097
a little more straightforward.
833
00:35:39,166 --> 00:35:40,996
Need a bigger brush.
834
00:35:41,066 --> 00:35:43,926
But he will have to coat
every
inch of his beehive set
835
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:47,030
-in multiple layers of
glaze.
-[Lee] Coat number two.
836
00:35:47,100 --> 00:35:50,270
To make it look like
it's been smothered in
honey.
837
00:35:50,333 --> 00:35:52,733
[Lee] Just to get
the sheer volume of it all
on,
838
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,870
I'm literally using
a paintbrush from home.
839
00:35:55,934 --> 00:35:57,574
-[Sal] Are you?
-[laughing] Yeah.
840
00:35:57,633 --> 00:36:01,603
Ara will be even more
reliant
on just one colour.
841
00:36:01,667 --> 00:36:03,597
Everything's gonna be dipped
in white
842
00:36:03,667 --> 00:36:06,997
because I'm hoping the grooves
will actually do the work for
me
843
00:36:07,066 --> 00:36:08,826
with the light and shadow
and stuff like that.
844
00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:11,500
Okay, so that's just gonna
have
a white glaze on it?
845
00:36:11,567 --> 00:36:13,567
Yeah, my gut says just
go for it.
846
00:36:13,633 --> 00:36:15,333
-Simple but effective.
-Hopefully.
847
00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,130
Bit like me, really,
quite frankly.
848
00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:19,570
Oh, I don't know.
849
00:36:20,433 --> 00:36:25,073
Potters, you have one hour
remaining for your decoration.
850
00:36:25,133 --> 00:36:26,503
It runs away with you,
doesn't it?
851
00:36:26,567 --> 00:36:28,497
The time. It's just,
like, "What?"
852
00:36:28,567 --> 00:36:32,267
I do enjoy glazing,
and especially brush-on
glazes.
853
00:36:32,333 --> 00:36:34,133
I think it's very personal.
854
00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:36,200
[Sal] I've got to draw
my Charlies.
855
00:36:36,266 --> 00:36:38,566
When I paint them,
it won't just be flat grey.
856
00:36:38,633 --> 00:36:40,703
I'll use maybe four or
five different greys
857
00:36:40,767 --> 00:36:42,727
and sort of try and
create some texture
858
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:44,470
and some life in his coat.
859
00:36:44,533 --> 00:36:46,373
But something even
more lifelike
860
00:36:46,433 --> 00:36:48,833
has washed up on
Treasure Island.
861
00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,200
-Is that meant to be Rich?
-Yes.
862
00:36:53,333 --> 00:36:55,333
We have Keith here.
863
00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:57,430
And this must be...
864
00:36:57,500 --> 00:37:00,370
[laughing]
865
00:37:01,700 --> 00:37:03,470
-What am I doing?
-[Suz] Yeah, that's you.
866
00:37:03,533 --> 00:37:06,703
-I'm holding a barrel.
-[Suz laughing]
867
00:37:07,633 --> 00:37:09,773
-I thought we were friends.
-I know, I know.
868
00:37:09,834 --> 00:37:11,604
I thought we were the
stripy sisterhood.
869
00:37:11,667 --> 00:37:13,627
Well, I thought
you should be in on the act.
870
00:37:13,700 --> 00:37:15,200
Well, you know what?
I cannot believe
871
00:37:15,266 --> 00:37:18,166
I'm being immortalised
in a cheese set.
872
00:37:19,066 --> 00:37:23,066
Bring the list. I have
something
to cross off my bucket list.
873
00:37:23,834 --> 00:37:27,374
Having just about got away
with squared forms...
874
00:37:27,433 --> 00:37:30,733
It's manganese, so super
toxic.
Whoo! [chuckles]
875
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,700
...Alon is taking an even
bigger
risk with his decoration
876
00:37:33,767 --> 00:37:36,427
by mixing glaze with
metal oxides.
877
00:37:36,500 --> 00:37:38,030
What have you got
on the go there?
878
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:40,100
So this has got a lot
of manganese,
879
00:37:40,166 --> 00:37:42,226
a bit of copper, and
a bit of cobalt.
880
00:37:42,300 --> 00:37:44,630
[McSweeney] If carefully
mixed in with glazes
881
00:37:44,700 --> 00:37:46,430
during the final firing,
882
00:37:46,500 --> 00:37:49,670
metal oxides can create
some of the most
unpredictable
883
00:37:49,734 --> 00:37:52,274
but spectacular colours
in ceramics.
884
00:37:52,333 --> 00:37:54,503
What's it got in it?
Manganese, you were saying?
885
00:37:54,567 --> 00:37:56,797
[Alon] It's got manganese,
like 60-something per cent.
886
00:37:56,867 --> 00:37:58,797
-Wow.
-Yeah, it's a lot of
manganese.
887
00:37:58,867 --> 00:38:01,127
-So where are you putting
this?
-On the acorns.
888
00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:02,600
Quite risky, 'cause it
could turn out
889
00:38:02,667 --> 00:38:04,527
bronzy gold, which is
the ideal,
890
00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:07,330
but it also could go
very dark brown.
891
00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:09,970
How do you think that's gonna
interact with other glazes?
892
00:38:10,033 --> 00:38:11,273
Are you hopeful they'll be...
893
00:38:11,333 --> 00:38:12,973
-No idea. We'll see.
-[Rich laughs]
894
00:38:13,033 --> 00:38:14,833
This is a glaze I've
never tried.
895
00:38:14,900 --> 00:38:16,730
That's a bold move.
896
00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:17,870
-[Alon] Yeah.
-Week one.
897
00:38:17,934 --> 00:38:19,374
Good place to try it out.
898
00:38:19,433 --> 00:38:21,603
-No pressure.
-I know. No pressure at all.
899
00:38:22,467 --> 00:38:26,467
Ladies and gentlemen,
you have half an hour left.
900
00:38:26,533 --> 00:38:28,873
-Oh, my God.
-[whimpering]
901
00:38:28,934 --> 00:38:30,734
It's not a problemo .
902
00:38:31,767 --> 00:38:33,597
[McSweeney] Not only
do the potters
903
00:38:33,667 --> 00:38:35,467
have to complete
their decorations...
904
00:38:36,533 --> 00:38:38,803
as these are homeware pieces,
905
00:38:38,867 --> 00:38:40,927
to be functional, every item
906
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,270
must also be coated in
a second clear glaze.
907
00:38:44,333 --> 00:38:46,673
[Jodie] That glossiness
is so you can wash it.
908
00:38:46,734 --> 00:38:49,434
None of your food is gonna
soak into that clay.
909
00:38:49,500 --> 00:38:51,230
[McSweeney] But
transparent glaze
910
00:38:51,300 --> 00:38:53,500
doesn't start life clear.
It's used to coat
911
00:38:53,567 --> 00:38:56,327
all their decorative work,
which
means the potters won't know
912
00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:58,000
if it's succeeded until
it's been fired.
913
00:38:58,066 --> 00:38:59,666
[singing softly]
914
00:38:59,734 --> 00:39:02,674
But for some, a final glaze
will have to wait.
915
00:39:02,734 --> 00:39:04,834
It's the finessing.
You shouldn't rush.
916
00:39:04,900 --> 00:39:06,800
Gotta get her face on.
917
00:39:06,867 --> 00:39:08,897
[Hannah] I've cut out
some stencil-y things,
918
00:39:08,967 --> 00:39:10,567
so I've got some blobby stuff,
919
00:39:10,633 --> 00:39:13,473
but then I've also got
some sharper stencils on top.
920
00:39:15,300 --> 00:39:16,900
[Jodie] That's an atomiser.
921
00:39:16,967 --> 00:39:19,427
So I've put a half-and-half
mix of water and glaze,
922
00:39:19,500 --> 00:39:21,270
and I've sprayed it
over the stencils
923
00:39:21,333 --> 00:39:24,733
so I'll get the "dusk till
dawn"
kind of thing, you know?
924
00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,500
I think I saw it
in a craft shop.
925
00:39:27,567 --> 00:39:29,767
I was like, "That's brilliant."
926
00:39:29,834 --> 00:39:32,074
Ladies and gentlemen,
we're gonna have a problem.
927
00:39:32,133 --> 00:39:35,003
[McSweeney] Things aren't going
so brilliantly for Ara.
928
00:39:35,066 --> 00:39:37,226
[Ara] The glaze is a bit
too thick.
929
00:39:37,300 --> 00:39:41,100
If I don't get the stuff
out
that I've put in,
930
00:39:41,166 --> 00:39:43,996
it can actually disappear
under the thick glaze.
931
00:39:44,066 --> 00:39:47,866
Big blob in the middle.
Oh, my God. That's terrible.
932
00:39:47,934 --> 00:39:50,474
But it'll have to do,
'cause I've got to move on.
933
00:39:50,533 --> 00:39:51,873
What's the time?
934
00:39:51,934 --> 00:39:53,504
Ten minutes left.
935
00:39:53,567 --> 00:39:54,867
Hurry up, Irina.
936
00:39:54,934 --> 00:39:57,634
Get those flower
petals petalled.
937
00:39:57,700 --> 00:40:00,800
I'm pushing it now. Then I've
got ten of these to do so...
938
00:40:00,867 --> 00:40:03,197
-Oh, looking good. Quickly!
-Oh, I know!
939
00:40:03,266 --> 00:40:06,266
-How are we doing, Peter?
-Bottom's nearly waxed.
940
00:40:06,333 --> 00:40:08,703
We've got a wet bottom here.
We must not have that,
941
00:40:08,767 --> 00:40:10,667
-so quickly.
-[Sal] Everybody needs
942
00:40:10,734 --> 00:40:12,974
to wax their bottoms.
[laughing]
943
00:40:13,033 --> 00:40:15,433
A bit of advice from Sal.
944
00:40:15,500 --> 00:40:17,700
Everybody needs to wax
their bottoms.
945
00:40:17,767 --> 00:40:20,127
They do things differently up
in Stoke, apparently.
946
00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:21,700
[Hannah] I'm sorry.
947
00:40:21,767 --> 00:40:23,297
I'm probably gonna need
to go last
948
00:40:23,367 --> 00:40:24,767
on the clear, guys.
949
00:40:24,834 --> 00:40:27,104
-Oh, bugger.
-What are you dipping here now?
950
00:40:27,166 --> 00:40:29,226
-Transparent.
-[McSweeney] Come on, come on.
951
00:40:29,300 --> 00:40:30,600
Do you want me to do the rim?
952
00:40:30,667 --> 00:40:31,867
I'd really appreciate it.
953
00:40:31,934 --> 00:40:34,074
This isn't great timekeeping.
954
00:40:34,133 --> 00:40:35,673
The bees would know better.
955
00:40:35,734 --> 00:40:36,904
[Adam] Oh, my God.
956
00:40:36,967 --> 00:40:38,297
Do you want me to
clean the rims?
957
00:40:38,367 --> 00:40:39,427
[Lee] Just grab my...
958
00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:41,330
We are in the last minute now.
959
00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,300
-Which one's your bench?
-Uh, that one.
960
00:40:43,367 --> 00:40:45,927
-Put it on your board.
-[Lee] Thank you, love.
961
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,300
[exclaims] Oh, my God.
962
00:40:48,367 --> 00:40:49,697
[Lee] Cheers, guys.
963
00:40:50,266 --> 00:40:54,026
Well done. Such great work.
964
00:40:54,734 --> 00:40:56,534
Congratulations.
965
00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:59,100
Oh! My God.
966
00:41:01,266 --> 00:41:04,426
The potters must now take
their finished work to Rose
967
00:41:04,500 --> 00:41:05,930
for the final firing.
968
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:07,770
Gonna do a little prayer?
969
00:41:07,834 --> 00:41:09,404
[laughing]
970
00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:11,667
The next time they
will see their cheese sets
971
00:41:11,734 --> 00:41:14,604
will be when they're
revealed
in front of the judges.
972
00:41:14,667 --> 00:41:16,897
I hope they're kind of blue,
white and yellow.
973
00:41:16,967 --> 00:41:19,027
How I wanted them to be.
[laughs]
974
00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:21,730
Not the grey-colour smear.
975
00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:23,630
I think I, uh, probably
976
00:41:23,700 --> 00:41:25,970
overstretched what
I could do in the time.
977
00:41:26,033 --> 00:41:30,703
I honestly feel as though every
second of every minute, I used.
978
00:41:30,767 --> 00:41:33,067
Time management would obviously
be something
979
00:41:33,133 --> 00:41:34,473
I would really have to look at.
980
00:41:34,533 --> 00:41:36,273
I got everything finished.
981
00:41:36,333 --> 00:41:38,673
I got everything the colours
that I want them to be.
982
00:41:38,734 --> 00:41:41,634
And I hope to God none of it
sticks together in the
firing.
983
00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:48,570
[McSweeney] It's judgement day.
984
00:41:48,633 --> 00:41:51,833
The cheese sets have had
their final 24-hour firing
985
00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:53,830
at 1,000 degrees centigrade,
986
00:41:53,900 --> 00:41:57,230
and there is nothing more
that the potters can do.
987
00:41:57,300 --> 00:41:59,270
They won't see their
finished work
988
00:41:59,333 --> 00:42:01,703
until it's revealed
to the judges.
989
00:42:06,433 --> 00:42:10,533
Potters, well done
on your first week.
990
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,430
We have before us
12 cheese sets,
991
00:42:14,500 --> 00:42:16,300
and I'm sure you are
as keen as us
992
00:42:16,367 --> 00:42:18,227
to see how they all turned out.
993
00:42:18,300 --> 00:42:22,130
So without further ado, Jodie,
994
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:26,130
could you please bring your
cheese set up for the judges?
995
00:42:29,066 --> 00:42:30,396
Whoa. Oh, yeah.
996
00:42:30,467 --> 00:42:33,367
-[Keith] How you feeling,
Jodie?
-Nervous.
997
00:42:33,433 --> 00:42:36,233
[laughing] So am I.
998
00:42:42,467 --> 00:42:46,167
-Colours are a bit washed out.
-My initial thoughts are...
999
00:42:51,033 --> 00:42:52,203
you've done really well.
1000
00:42:52,266 --> 00:42:53,996
-Oh, really?
-[Keith] Really.
1001
00:42:54,066 --> 00:42:57,296
The cheese dome is a perfect
size. Feel the weight of
that.
1002
00:42:57,367 --> 00:42:59,467
-It's brilliant.
-It's lovely. Beautifully
made.
1003
00:42:59,533 --> 00:43:01,833
Absolutely brilliant.
I love that you lift up
1004
00:43:01,900 --> 00:43:04,200
the cheese dome,
and you see the road there.
1005
00:43:04,266 --> 00:43:07,066
Technically speaking,
the make is fantastic.
1006
00:43:07,133 --> 00:43:08,803
The lids couldn't fit
any better,
1007
00:43:08,867 --> 00:43:11,427
the pickle jars to the
cheese dome to the pan.
1008
00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:13,870
And in terms of the
proportion,
they're bang on.
1009
00:43:13,934 --> 00:43:16,404
I was really worried that the
design might just look flat
1010
00:43:16,467 --> 00:43:18,697
because you hadn't brought
any other texture into it.
1011
00:43:18,767 --> 00:43:20,927
But the way you've sprayed
it on creates real depth,
1012
00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:22,070
and the stencils,
1013
00:43:22,133 --> 00:43:23,503
you've got that hard edge,
1014
00:43:23,567 --> 00:43:25,397
you've got the softness
of the spray.
1015
00:43:25,467 --> 00:43:27,567
I think it's really
effective.
It works really beautifully.
1016
00:43:27,633 --> 00:43:29,603
-Really well done, Jodie.
-Thank you.
1017
00:43:29,667 --> 00:43:31,497
-[Keith] Fantastic.
-Thank you.
1018
00:43:32,767 --> 00:43:33,767
How are you feeling?
1019
00:43:34,667 --> 00:43:36,697
-I'm speechless.
-[judges chuckle]
1020
00:43:38,367 --> 00:43:40,367
Very blue. I love the leaves.
1021
00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,900
[Keith] That blue colour
really,
really works for you.
1022
00:43:43,967 --> 00:43:46,627
You've managed to get
some definition on the leaf.
1023
00:43:46,700 --> 00:43:49,030
This is an accent.
It works really well.
1024
00:43:49,100 --> 00:43:50,500
It's nice and consistent.
1025
00:43:50,567 --> 00:43:52,167
Where the glaze is on some
of the very ends
1026
00:43:52,233 --> 00:43:53,573
of some of the petals,
1027
00:43:53,633 --> 00:43:55,103
it's a bit sharp,
and I was worried
1028
00:43:55,166 --> 00:43:56,426
it might feel a bit delicate.
1029
00:43:56,500 --> 00:43:58,100
But actually, it feels like it
1030
00:43:58,166 --> 00:44:00,196
handles the weight of the dome.
1031
00:44:02,467 --> 00:44:04,727
-Not as bad as I thought.
-[Keith laughs]
1032
00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:07,500
[Henry] It was all about
the waves hitting the rocks.
1033
00:44:07,567 --> 00:44:09,297
The cheese dome's a bit small.
1034
00:44:09,367 --> 00:44:12,397
But this works really well.
I'm loving the facets.
1035
00:44:12,467 --> 00:44:15,527
It's a lovely contrast
between the glaze and texture.
1036
00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:17,870
It does sort of feel
like it's a rock.
1037
00:44:17,934 --> 00:44:19,204
Carved it with my spoon.
1038
00:44:19,266 --> 00:44:21,296
Your magic spoon's
done you proud.
1039
00:44:23,033 --> 00:44:24,303
As a set, it seems to work
1040
00:44:24,367 --> 00:44:25,867
really well, doesn't it?
1041
00:44:25,934 --> 00:44:27,134
Thank you.
1042
00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:28,200
I would've liked
to have seen
1043
00:44:28,266 --> 00:44:29,326
a bit more sparkle.
1044
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:31,000
A bit more of that night sky.
1045
00:44:31,066 --> 00:44:32,366
Yeah.
1046
00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:34,970
[Rich] I love the barnacles.
1047
00:44:35,033 --> 00:44:37,533
I just think they really
tie
everything together,
1048
00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:40,070
and they make it feel like
it's of the sea.
1049
00:44:40,133 --> 00:44:42,173
This works really well.
It's actually
1050
00:44:42,233 --> 00:44:43,833
surprisingly nice to hold.
1051
00:44:43,900 --> 00:44:46,600
A bit like you, Rich. You're
surprisingly nice to hold.
1052
00:44:46,667 --> 00:44:48,227
Why, thank you.
1053
00:44:48,300 --> 00:44:49,730
Are you ready?
1054
00:44:53,633 --> 00:44:57,333
[exclaims] It would've been
nice
to get it finished.
1055
00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:59,600
[Rich] You did give yourself
an awful lot of work.
1056
00:44:59,667 --> 00:45:01,597
And obviously,
you had troubles in the make,
1057
00:45:01,667 --> 00:45:03,927
which I think have sort of
shown
in some of these pieces.
1058
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:06,630
[Keith] The lid is stuck.
That really won't come off.
1059
00:45:06,700 --> 00:45:10,270
Let's take the centrepiece
here.
It's a bit on the heavy side.
1060
00:45:10,333 --> 00:45:12,703
[Rich] But look at
those illustrations.
1061
00:45:12,767 --> 00:45:15,497
This one's crying,
so I think that must be...
1062
00:45:15,567 --> 00:45:17,697
-You, Rich. You.
-[Rich] Possibly. Possibly.
1063
00:45:17,767 --> 00:45:20,167
-[Keith] This is Rich?
-[Suz] Rich, the cabin boy.
1064
00:45:20,233 --> 00:45:22,473
-And then, who's this?
-[McSweeney] Aphrodite, I
think.
1065
00:45:22,533 --> 00:45:24,603
-That was it. Venus.
-[all chuckling]
1066
00:45:24,667 --> 00:45:27,867
You're obviously very, very
talented with your
illustration.
1067
00:45:27,934 --> 00:45:30,534
This having the map underneath
is absolutely brilliant.
1068
00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:32,670
[Rich] It's an awful shame
you didn't finish it.
1069
00:45:32,734 --> 00:45:34,604
I think there's the makings
of something
1070
00:45:34,667 --> 00:45:37,167
that could've been
really special.
1071
00:45:38,533 --> 00:45:40,603
These ladies aren't as elegant
as I wanted.
1072
00:45:40,667 --> 00:45:43,827
Art deco as a concept
is quite precise, isn't it?
1073
00:45:43,900 --> 00:45:45,600
-Yes, very.
-[Keith] And it's quite
sharp.
1074
00:45:45,667 --> 00:45:47,697
There's an elegant woman
in there somewhere
1075
00:45:47,767 --> 00:45:49,327
waiting to get out.
1076
00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:51,370
But I think the colours
actually draw it together
1077
00:45:51,433 --> 00:45:53,703
really nicely as a set.
1078
00:45:53,767 --> 00:45:55,597
I'm very disappointed
1079
00:45:55,667 --> 00:45:57,927
because I had real trouble
with the glaze.
1080
00:45:58,500 --> 00:46:00,000
Yeah, it's completely fused.
1081
00:46:00,066 --> 00:46:01,126
The glaze has obviously
1082
00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:02,400
really moved over that resist.
1083
00:46:02,467 --> 00:46:03,927
Absolutely.
1084
00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:06,270
And the pickle jars. Again,
the lid comes off this one,
1085
00:46:06,333 --> 00:46:07,833
but we can't get the lid
off that.
1086
00:46:07,900 --> 00:46:09,400
Ah, again, it's run down.
1087
00:46:09,467 --> 00:46:11,667
You've gone for a very
simple look,
1088
00:46:11,734 --> 00:46:13,574
and the simpler the look,
1089
00:46:13,633 --> 00:46:16,273
if it doesn't work, it's
like,
"Oh, my God."
1090
00:46:16,333 --> 00:46:19,203
Bit nervous, 'cause I think
1091
00:46:19,266 --> 00:46:21,066
I took a bit too many
risks in this one.
1092
00:46:21,133 --> 00:46:24,273
But I had to.
1093
00:46:24,934 --> 00:46:27,974
Oh, my God. Whoo!
1094
00:46:29,500 --> 00:46:32,030
It turned out gold. Oh, my God.
1095
00:46:32,100 --> 00:46:33,970
[all laughing]
1096
00:46:34,033 --> 00:46:35,733
Oh, my God.
1097
00:46:37,734 --> 00:46:42,374
Oh, love. This is
absolutely brilliant.
1098
00:46:42,433 --> 00:46:43,973
[Rich] Almost looks like metal.
1099
00:46:44,033 --> 00:46:46,633
That's just so much
pure oxide in the glaze.
1100
00:46:46,700 --> 00:46:49,630
The way the light catches
this
is really quite beautiful.
1101
00:46:49,700 --> 00:46:51,830
[Keith] You took a risk
not just with that,
1102
00:46:51,900 --> 00:46:55,200
but you took a risk with
squaring up the cheese dome.
1103
00:46:55,266 --> 00:46:56,796
You're showing the real
attributes
1104
00:46:56,867 --> 00:46:58,397
of the material itself,
1105
00:46:58,467 --> 00:47:00,697
that you can manipulate it
into what you want.
1106
00:47:00,767 --> 00:47:03,567
But obviously, the elephant
in
the room here is the fact
1107
00:47:03,633 --> 00:47:06,333
that we can't take the lids
off the pickle jars.
1108
00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:08,600
But I really admire
your ambition,
1109
00:47:08,667 --> 00:47:10,927
because to come in here
week one,
1110
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:12,470
take something from the wheel
1111
00:47:12,533 --> 00:47:14,303
and make it into
a completely different shape,
1112
00:47:14,367 --> 00:47:16,567
I mean, it's a recipe for
disaster, really,
1113
00:47:16,633 --> 00:47:17,833
but you went for it.
1114
00:47:17,900 --> 00:47:19,230
[Keith] Well done, Alon.
Well done.
1115
00:47:19,300 --> 00:47:20,630
Thank you. Thank you.
1116
00:47:23,233 --> 00:47:25,703
Oh, it's all right.
It's not too bad.
1117
00:47:25,767 --> 00:47:27,227
[Rich] Your overall design
1118
00:47:27,300 --> 00:47:29,270
is brought together by
this yellow
1119
00:47:29,333 --> 00:47:31,103
that's coming through
the whole lot.
1120
00:47:31,166 --> 00:47:32,566
And it's faultless as a colour.
1121
00:47:32,633 --> 00:47:34,703
It almost feels like
liquid honey.
1122
00:47:34,767 --> 00:47:37,197
The form is incredible.
1123
00:47:37,266 --> 00:47:39,796
The fact that you've managed
to get those lovely,
1124
00:47:39,867 --> 00:47:40,927
soft thrown lines
1125
00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:42,300
right through everything--
1126
00:47:42,367 --> 00:47:43,827
They're all straight-sided,
1127
00:47:43,900 --> 00:47:45,300
perfectly matching pickle jars.
1128
00:47:45,367 --> 00:47:48,467
They feel evenly thrown.
I want to hold it.
1129
00:47:48,533 --> 00:47:51,003
I can't emphasise enough
how difficult it is
1130
00:47:51,066 --> 00:47:52,626
to get that fluidity
in the throwing.
1131
00:47:52,700 --> 00:47:55,000
[Keith] Although this
could've been slightly
taller,
1132
00:47:55,066 --> 00:47:56,666
could've been slightly
more generous
1133
00:47:56,734 --> 00:47:58,004
with the cheese, please.
1134
00:47:58,066 --> 00:47:59,466
Next time. But I think
1135
00:47:59,533 --> 00:48:01,903
that's taken away
by the charm of it.
1136
00:48:01,967 --> 00:48:04,797
-It's fantastic. Brilliant.
-Yeah. Outstanding set,
really.
1137
00:48:04,867 --> 00:48:08,097
-[exhales] Great, thank you.
-[McSweeney] Well done,
darling.
1138
00:48:08,166 --> 00:48:09,696
-[exhales]
-Okay?
1139
00:48:09,767 --> 00:48:13,397
A bit nervous. It's
just inspired by my granddad,
1140
00:48:13,467 --> 00:48:15,727
and, um, tried to make
a cheese set
1141
00:48:15,800 --> 00:48:18,730
that I could picture being
in his home.
1142
00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:21,100
-So shall we have a look?
-Yes.
1143
00:48:22,700 --> 00:48:25,800
Oh, no. [groaning]
1144
00:48:25,867 --> 00:48:28,967
[Keith] I take it from that
you're not that impressed?
1145
00:48:29,033 --> 00:48:30,333
[Hannah] No.
1146
00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:32,300
I didn't leave myself time
to glaze,
1147
00:48:32,367 --> 00:48:34,627
and I literally threw them
in the bucket,
1148
00:48:34,700 --> 00:48:38,070
so there is no way
that's coming off that
plate.
1149
00:48:38,133 --> 00:48:39,573
Well, I mean, I would say--
1150
00:48:39,633 --> 00:48:42,673
-[gasps, exclaims]
-[all laugh]
1151
00:48:42,734 --> 00:48:45,274
It's a miracle!
1152
00:48:45,333 --> 00:48:48,433
The pottery gods have spoken.
1153
00:48:48,500 --> 00:48:51,300
That is one thing that is
better
than I thought. That's good.
1154
00:48:51,367 --> 00:48:54,797
And actually, Hannah, don't
give yourself too much of
a...
1155
00:48:54,867 --> 00:48:56,227
[chuckles]
1156
00:48:57,467 --> 00:48:59,367
It's-- This is great.
1157
00:48:59,433 --> 00:49:02,303
This reaction you've got
here,
it's absolutely brilliant.
1158
00:49:02,367 --> 00:49:05,167
Pottery-- It's a wonder,
isn't
it? You know... [laughs]
1159
00:49:05,233 --> 00:49:06,733
Oh, sorry.
1160
00:49:06,800 --> 00:49:08,130
We'll just cry together.
1161
00:49:08,200 --> 00:49:09,300
[Rich] Yeah, I'll take
over, shall I?
1162
00:49:09,367 --> 00:49:10,997
You guys have a moment.
1163
00:49:11,066 --> 00:49:13,366
[Keith] Honestly, you were
going
for that abstract painting.
1164
00:49:13,433 --> 00:49:15,503
It's actually worked really,
really well for you.
1165
00:49:15,567 --> 00:49:18,227
I just think it's got
energy,
it's got life about it.
1166
00:49:18,300 --> 00:49:19,870
The fact that you've got
different decoration
1167
00:49:19,934 --> 00:49:21,404
on each part of your set,
1168
00:49:21,467 --> 00:49:23,097
but it does really feel
like
it comes together
1169
00:49:23,166 --> 00:49:24,566
as a coherent design,
1170
00:49:24,633 --> 00:49:27,473
is really testament
to your creativity
1171
00:49:27,533 --> 00:49:29,373
in the application
of the glazes.
1172
00:49:29,433 --> 00:49:31,073
Thanks.
1173
00:49:31,633 --> 00:49:34,473
-So how you feeling, Sal?
-Oh, I'm nervous. Terrified.
1174
00:49:34,533 --> 00:49:37,403
Shall we have a look at
Charlie?
1175
00:49:39,567 --> 00:49:41,967
Okay. It's a little patchy,
1176
00:49:42,033 --> 00:49:44,333
which is a bit of
a disappointment.
1177
00:49:44,400 --> 00:49:46,830
It's brilliant, mate.
It's brilliant.
1178
00:49:46,900 --> 00:49:48,300
-Thank you.
-It's fantastic.
1179
00:49:48,367 --> 00:49:50,867
I haven't even picked it up
yet,
and it looks good.
1180
00:49:50,934 --> 00:49:52,734
The definition of the dog there
1181
00:49:52,800 --> 00:49:55,830
and the way that you've used
those pigments,
1182
00:49:55,900 --> 00:49:57,470
it's absolutely fantastic.
1183
00:49:57,533 --> 00:49:58,973
[Rich] Just the way you've added
1184
00:49:59,033 --> 00:50:00,573
different colours onto
the surface,
1185
00:50:00,633 --> 00:50:02,803
and then you've put
that transparent over the
top,
1186
00:50:02,867 --> 00:50:05,467
and it's sucked into all that
texture that you've got put
on.
1187
00:50:05,533 --> 00:50:07,433
It just makes it feel like fur.
1188
00:50:07,500 --> 00:50:10,900
[Keith] The attention to
detail
in the sculptural knobs there
1189
00:50:10,967 --> 00:50:12,827
is absolutely fantastic.
1190
00:50:12,900 --> 00:50:15,400
You've even got
little holes in the cheese.
1191
00:50:15,467 --> 00:50:18,127
You've not distorted
or smudged any of the writing.
1192
00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:20,930
It just looks like it's been
written on with confidence.
1193
00:50:21,000 --> 00:50:22,630
[Keith] And as for pickle jars,
1194
00:50:22,700 --> 00:50:25,130
they're identical,
they're sublime.
1195
00:50:25,200 --> 00:50:26,770
I mean, there is literally
1196
00:50:26,834 --> 00:50:29,074
no element on this set
that we can fault.
1197
00:50:29,133 --> 00:50:31,303
-Fantastic. Brilliant.
-Thank you.
1198
00:50:31,367 --> 00:50:33,127
-[Rich] Yeah, really lovely
set.
-Well done.
1199
00:50:33,200 --> 00:50:36,330
Thank you. Yeah, don't cry.
I'll do it again.
1200
00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:37,670
Yeah.
1201
00:50:37,734 --> 00:50:39,374
Well done.
It's a pleasure to look at.
1202
00:50:39,433 --> 00:50:41,673
-[Rich] Yeah.
-Thanks, Keith. Thank you.
1203
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:46,870
When Keith cries, I cry.
It's hard not to.
1204
00:50:46,934 --> 00:50:48,474
He's so emotional about it.
1205
00:50:48,533 --> 00:50:50,273
And I'm passionate about it,
1206
00:50:50,333 --> 00:50:52,503
so the two of us--
a terrible pair.
1207
00:50:52,567 --> 00:50:55,497
I just wish you could lift
the dome. [chuckles]
1208
00:50:55,567 --> 00:50:59,027
At least it stuck together
very uniformly.
1209
00:50:59,100 --> 00:51:00,870
[Suz] Feeling pretty nervous
just now.
1210
00:51:00,934 --> 00:51:04,174
I think there's a really
strong chance of me going home.
1211
00:51:11,433 --> 00:51:13,333
[McSweeney] Keith and Rich
must now decide
1212
00:51:13,400 --> 00:51:15,400
who'll be our first Potter
of the Week
1213
00:51:15,467 --> 00:51:17,627
and who will be going home.
1214
00:51:18,333 --> 00:51:21,773
So that moment,
it was absolutely amazing
1215
00:51:21,834 --> 00:51:24,334
to see when the hessian
is pulled off the set,
1216
00:51:24,400 --> 00:51:26,530
and they get to see their set
for the very first time.
1217
00:51:26,600 --> 00:51:28,400
The reactions were
extraordinary.
1218
00:51:28,467 --> 00:51:30,667
It also just shows how
passionate they are
1219
00:51:30,734 --> 00:51:32,234
about what they've done.
1220
00:51:32,300 --> 00:51:34,300
You've gotta love that.
It's absolutely brilliant.
1221
00:51:34,367 --> 00:51:37,027
So, Potter of the Week?
1222
00:51:37,100 --> 00:51:39,030
Well, I mean, Sal is
certainly up there.
1223
00:51:39,100 --> 00:51:41,300
[McSweeney] Sal won the
port chalices.
1224
00:51:41,367 --> 00:51:44,167
[Rich] And her cheese set
was just beautiful.
1225
00:51:44,233 --> 00:51:46,233
[Keith] For me, another
person up there is Jodie.
1226
00:51:46,300 --> 00:51:48,400
She'd done that landscape
with that road
1227
00:51:48,467 --> 00:51:50,167
disappearing off into
the distance.
1228
00:51:50,233 --> 00:51:52,373
-It was brilliant.
-[Rich] I've got to mention
Lee.
1229
00:51:52,433 --> 00:51:55,403
The way he put those undulating
surfaces into the forms,
1230
00:51:55,467 --> 00:51:56,927
it just made you want
to touch it.
1231
00:51:57,000 --> 00:51:58,270
It was so tactile.
1232
00:51:58,333 --> 00:51:59,773
As much fun as
it is talking
1233
00:51:59,834 --> 00:52:01,504
about all the potters
who've done well,
1234
00:52:01,567 --> 00:52:05,627
unfortunately, a few didn't
do as well.
1235
00:52:05,700 --> 00:52:10,430
Well, the big cheese dome in
the
room for me has got to be Ara.
1236
00:52:10,500 --> 00:52:12,500
He talked about the
simplicity of design
1237
00:52:12,567 --> 00:52:15,467
and how he wanted the glaze
to really enhance that
surface.
1238
00:52:15,533 --> 00:52:17,333
Unfortunately, he put it
on too thick,
1239
00:52:17,400 --> 00:52:19,000
and it fused the whole
thing together.
1240
00:52:19,066 --> 00:52:21,566
Is there anybody else
who you think is in danger?
1241
00:52:21,633 --> 00:52:23,833
-Suz, unfortunately.
-Yeah.
1242
00:52:23,900 --> 00:52:26,630
There were little glimmers
of absolute excellence,
1243
00:52:26,700 --> 00:52:28,830
but that was meant to be
across the whole set.
1244
00:52:28,900 --> 00:52:30,630
You now have a decision to make.
1245
00:52:30,700 --> 00:52:32,670
-Do you need more tea?
-Yeah, more tea. Yeah.
1246
00:52:32,734 --> 00:52:35,774
-We need more tea and biscuits.
-Maybe a little bit of cheese.
1247
00:52:35,834 --> 00:52:37,134
[laughing]
1248
00:52:47,000 --> 00:52:51,630
Potters, well done on
your first week in the
pottery.
1249
00:52:51,700 --> 00:52:53,430
Your cheese sets
were magnificent.
1250
00:52:53,500 --> 00:52:55,000
You're all winners to me.
1251
00:52:55,066 --> 00:52:56,696
But unfortunately,
I'm not a judge.
1252
00:52:56,767 --> 00:52:59,027
Which came as a bit of
a surprise to me,
1253
00:52:59,100 --> 00:53:00,230
I'm not going to lie.
1254
00:53:00,300 --> 00:53:02,070
Firstly, the good news.
1255
00:53:02,133 --> 00:53:05,703
This week's Potter
of the Week is...
1256
00:53:08,834 --> 00:53:10,274
Sal.
1257
00:53:10,333 --> 00:53:12,503
[all cheering]
1258
00:53:15,433 --> 00:53:16,633
Aw!
1259
00:53:17,734 --> 00:53:20,404
Well done, Sal. Congratulations.
1260
00:53:20,467 --> 00:53:23,567
Okay. Now the really,
really rubbish bit
1261
00:53:23,633 --> 00:53:25,203
that I don't want to do,
1262
00:53:25,266 --> 00:53:29,066
but I checked, and
contractually I have to do
this.
1263
00:53:31,133 --> 00:53:35,173
The potter who's going
to leave us is...
1264
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:39,800
Ara.
1265
00:53:39,867 --> 00:53:41,897
-I'm so sorry, Ara.
-I know. I know.
1266
00:53:41,967 --> 00:53:43,827
It's fine. No, no, honestly.
1267
00:53:43,900 --> 00:53:46,070
-It's all right.
-Oh!
1268
00:53:50,400 --> 00:53:51,970
I'm being crushed here,
by the way.
1269
00:53:52,033 --> 00:53:53,203
[all laughing]
1270
00:53:53,266 --> 00:53:56,326
I hate white glaze. [laughs]
1271
00:53:56,400 --> 00:53:59,600
-So much love to you, Ara.
-Honestly--
1272
00:53:59,667 --> 00:54:02,397
Gutted. There's no point
in ifs and buts and things.
1273
00:54:02,467 --> 00:54:04,527
It just didn't work for me
on the day.
1274
00:54:04,600 --> 00:54:06,570
In these sort of weird times,
1275
00:54:06,633 --> 00:54:08,303
we're all in this
bubble together.
1276
00:54:08,367 --> 00:54:11,427
And I do feel that we've
created
a bit of a family here.
1277
00:54:11,500 --> 00:54:14,170
And you are one of those
members of the family.
1278
00:54:14,233 --> 00:54:15,933
-[kisses]
-Thank you. Thank you.
1279
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:17,530
Well done.
1280
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:21,270
-Well done.
-Well done to you.
1281
00:54:21,333 --> 00:54:23,103
[Sal] I have no idea
what's just happened.
1282
00:54:23,166 --> 00:54:24,226
I'm Potter of the Week.
1283
00:54:24,300 --> 00:54:26,070
I can't think of a word to...
1284
00:54:26,133 --> 00:54:28,473
Honestly, you've addled
my brains.
1285
00:54:31,567 --> 00:54:33,497
If you talk to anybody
who knows me,
1286
00:54:33,567 --> 00:54:35,997
they'll say I've always got
something to say.
1287
00:54:36,066 --> 00:54:37,866
And I just can't think
of anything.
1288
00:54:37,934 --> 00:54:40,434
[McSweeney] Sal's cheese set
is the first work
1289
00:54:40,500 --> 00:54:44,300
that Rose will place
in our Throw Down Gallery.
1290
00:54:44,367 --> 00:54:47,467
-[Lee and Sal laugh]
-[Jodie] I'm chuffed for
Sal.
1291
00:54:47,533 --> 00:54:49,973
Every time I speak to her,
I just wanna grab a notepad,
1292
00:54:50,033 --> 00:54:53,033
because she's just got
so much knowledge about
pottery.
1293
00:54:53,100 --> 00:54:55,600
So, yeah, well deserved.
1294
00:54:56,600 --> 00:54:59,230
I texted my husband yesterday
and said, "I'll see you."
1295
00:54:59,300 --> 00:55:02,400
[laughs] And I honestly
thought I was out.
1296
00:55:02,467 --> 00:55:05,427
[interviewer]
1297
00:55:05,500 --> 00:55:09,570
Take over the world. [laughs]
1298
00:55:11,734 --> 00:55:13,234
[McSweeney] Next time...
1299
00:55:13,300 --> 00:55:14,370
-Whoa!
-Nice one!
1300
00:55:14,433 --> 00:55:15,973
...it's bricks...
1301
00:55:16,033 --> 00:55:17,103
Ah, not good.
1302
00:55:17,166 --> 00:55:18,566
...and buildings.
1303
00:55:18,633 --> 00:55:20,333
Respect to the hand builders
of the world.
1304
00:55:20,400 --> 00:55:22,670
A towering clay construction
challenge.
1305
00:55:22,734 --> 00:55:23,904
Ooh!
1306
00:55:23,967 --> 00:55:25,227
And a gruelling spot test...
1307
00:55:25,300 --> 00:55:27,570
Come on, get your backs into it!
1308
00:55:27,633 --> 00:55:30,233
...will reveal
which potter's
foundations...
1309
00:55:30,300 --> 00:55:33,170
-Oh, no.
-...are about to collapse.
1310
00:55:34,900 --> 00:55:36,170
[gasps]97247