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It's week two and we've already
lost a potter,

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leaving us with just 11.

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Now it's all about secrets this
week

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and I have a few secrets of my
own,

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but I keep them pretty well
hidden. Shh.

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This is good telly, isn't it?

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Wait till you see.

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Has anyone seen my last
custard cream?

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Welcome to The Great Pottery
Throw Down. Shh.

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No!

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Last time, the gates of
Gladstone

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welcomed a brand-new
batch of potters...

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Ooh. ..all eager to hit the
wheel... I'm starting to panic
now.

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..and to throw a birthday tea
set.

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Jesus Christ.

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And while Lois' cake stand,
cups and cream pot...

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It's quite a big ask, isn't it?
..secured her Potter of the
Week...

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It's absolutely wonderful.
..Caitlin struggled.

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Oh, no! Definitely feeling like
I'm under pressure.

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But in the end, it was Vithu...
It's gonna be really, really
tight.

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..who became the first potter
to leave the competition. It's
OK.

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This week... Argh! BLEEP!

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Ooh. ..the potters have their
engineering skills put to the
test.

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This is a nightmare, isn't it?
As they slab build keepsake
boxes

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with a hidden secret.
So I'm just trying to listen.

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Is that too much?

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And face a blindfolded
throw down challenge.

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Torture, pottery torture.

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Who will engineer a victory?

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Yes! It worked. And who... I'm
really shaking. ..will fall
apart?

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Don't mind me. No, I won't.
I'm just judging you.

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It's week two
and our potters are back.

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Potter of the Week last week,
oh, my God.

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Yeah, it's given me
a little boost for today.

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I'm quite looking forward to
getting in there and cracking
on with the next thing.

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First we go slab building.
I've slab built one box
in the last eight years,

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so I'm not the biggest fan
of slab building.

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Slab building is very precise.

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I'm not the best mathematician,
but I've got a good eye.

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I'm feeling a little bit more
confident than last week.

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I love my pottery family
already.SHE GIGGLES

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I know it's really cringe,
but it's true.

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Welcome back, potters.

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For this week's main make
challenge,

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the judges would like you to
slab build a personal keepsake
box

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that has a smaller, hidden,
secret box inside.

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Now we want the boxes
to reflect a passion of yours,

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so if you're really into '70s
glam rock, then this should be
your chosen passion.

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We're really looking for a
statement piece, so think about
how you can bring your passion

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into that form and decoration
of your keepsake boxes.

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But your smaller box needs to
fit securely inside the larger
box,

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and your outer lid needs to be
disguised, we don't want
to see where it is.

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OK then, potters, you have been
given

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six hours to make and refine
your personal keepsake boxes

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and your time starts...now.

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The potters' boxes, along with
their smaller secret siblings

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and concealed lids, must be
made using the slab building
method.

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No, I don't slab build.
I've never slab built,

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well, I made a little butter
dish before but it's not my
thing.

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So that means task number one
is rolling out their slabs.

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It's hard to get a ball of clay

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and make it as flat as
possible.

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Slab building's, like, very
serious.

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I think if I was really good at
it, I would love it, but I'm
not.

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So hand-building challenge.

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A keepsake box with a disguised
lid

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with another little
secret box inside.

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Yeah, I mean, we're gonna
learn more about our potters'
passions,

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but we're also gonna find out
whether they can slab build.

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And people often think slab
building is quite an easy
process,

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but it's really not. There's
loads our potters are gonna
have to get right

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to make sure their lidded boxes
are well constructed.

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It's a civil engineering
project, isn't it?

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It is. I mean, our potters
have to be super accurate

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with all of those measurements

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but they also need to be aware
that that clay is gonna warp
and move.

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If they've got a complex
mechanism

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or a complex way in which that
lid is fitting into the box,

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that warping could cause
real issues.

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What I love about some
of our examples here

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is that the whole form and the
structure

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is incorporated into the lid.
Yeah. I mean, this parrot here,
for example,

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you wouldn't know that it was a
box,

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but you lift the head, it's a
box. I think that integration
of the lid,

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with the rest of the box, is
going to be key to success in

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this challenge.
Dun-dun-dun-dun.

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Hello, Fabiola. Oh, hi there.
Hi, Fabiola. How are you?

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I'm all right, how are you?
Well, I'm very happy here.

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Made it through the first week.
I did it and I'm here

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and I'm going to fight for it.
Absolutely.

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Tell us about your passions.
OK, I'm going to make a box

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that symbolises dancing.

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Dancing? Ah. Because dancing
is just a language of the
world.

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Anywhere you go, you just move
your body and dance

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and everyone will understand
you.

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Wherever Fabiola goes, she
brings the Colombian carnival
vibes.

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Whoo! But she has never happier
than when dancing with husband,
Mauricio.

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I love you. I love you more.

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Her keepsake box will feature
her daughters, Mariana and
Daniela,

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dancing at either end,
and for extra movement,

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she's aiming for a cylindrical
base that will rock back and
forth.

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So, you don't have a flat
bottom? It's all...curved?

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Yeah. Right, OK. It's all...
Believe me, it's all curved.

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I love a curvy bottom. My
husband asked too, "Ooh, is
that too much?"

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Also embracing a curvier design
is Fliss.

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So I am making a wave box

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and it's going to be coming
over like this. Wow.
Just like this actually. OK.

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And it's going to be
representing my passion for the
ocean.

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When she's not down at the
beach, carving up the waves,

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Fliss loves to spend her
weekends doing a spot of
figurative sculpture.

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This is an abstract hand.

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She's hoping to use her
sculpting skills to create a
wave,

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inside which will sit a
treasure chest, beneath a lid,

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topped with a very special
dolphin.

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So dolphins actually ride
waves, and my sister found out

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she was pregnant when she saw
dolphins flying off waves so...
Wow. Yeah.

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Cute. Did the dolphin tell her?
Yeah, the dolphin told her.
"You're pregnant."

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We both tried to do the noise,
we can do it.

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So you want another cup
of tea, Siobhan?Yeah.

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Also on the hunt for tea is
Helen.

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I go mudlarking on the Thames,

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near the Cutty Sark,
cos it's a tea clipper,

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my story was that a tea caddy
had fallen over the side

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and sunk to the depths
of the Thames

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and had ended up with all the,
sort of, detritus and

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everything from the Thames all
over it.

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Mudlarking might be
a relatively new hobby,

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but Helen has already built up
quite the collection of
knick-knacks.

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Look at the soldier. I'm going
to try and put that in one of
my pots.

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Covered in seaweed, shells
and mudlarking finds,

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the lid of Helen's tea caddy
will be completely disguised.

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Hidden inside, a chest which
contains Helen's first souvenir
from the Thames.

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It is amazing,
the things that you find.

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Nothing precious, nothing
valuable, but it's still fun.

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Helen may have had to dig
through the mud of the Thames
to find her treasures,

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but Lois found hers
a little closer to home.

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So my design is, kind of,
inspired by my gran.

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I'd look around her house and
really enjoyed seeing all her

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things she'd collected over the
years. Yeah.

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I, kind of, got into antiques,
so I've brought this Chinese fu
dog.

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That's, kind of,
like my main inspiration.

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OK. I made mine a French
bulldog because I just think
they're cute.

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Lois' boys, Jacob and Samuel,
love playing with their
grandparents' dog, Oscar. Up.

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Hooray.

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An allergy to pets means
they can't have a dog at home,

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so Lois is making an
allergen-free pooch today.

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Her French bulldog box will be
a culture clash of design
inspiration,

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with its antique, ceramic style
body and its concealed lid,

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which can only be opened
with a secret key

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disguised as a Peruvian style
rug.

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The rug itself is quite a good
way of concealing a lid. Yeah.

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With the tassels.
No, no, no, absolutely.

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But to have that added element,
it's ambitious.

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You've got a lot to do.
Lots of technical elements.
Yeah.

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So we're gonna leave you to
it. Yeah.

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But with over 30 slabs making
up his keepsake box...

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I'm not panicking yet.
I'll save that for later.

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..Jon's ambitious design
is out of this world.

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My thing is science fiction.
I love science fiction.

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I've been reading science
fiction for 30 years or so,

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so it's a science fiction
spaceship.

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Used to designing bridges
and buildings,

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Jon's structural engineering
background

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should come in handy today

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as there is no room for error
with his precisely-engineered
spacecraft,

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which will be transporting
a smaller box

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carved to look like
an alien artefact

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in its hold,
at the stern of the ship.

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There's lots of engineering in
this, lots of measurements and
accuracy,

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I've got a former to form it
all in, so it's all very, very
methodical and planned,

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as long as all the dimensions
are right, if I start going
wrong, it's gonna be obvious

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cos it's gonna look all warped
and bent and I'll have to

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pretend it's a crashed
spaceship then, so...

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As well as getting their
calculations spot-on...

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26 and a half, how did that
happen?

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That one's 26.
This is a nightmare, isn't it?

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..the potters need to handle
their slabs with caution.

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I'm really shaking, honestly.

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And this is the main part of my
box, so hopefully, I won't
break it.

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I'm trying to be really
careful. If it's too wet and
you move

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and you cut it, and you
whatever, you start distorting
the clay,

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and it's no longer going to be
as lovely and precise as you
hoped.

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Just trying to minimise
how much we move the slabs,

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just trying to keep them
completely flat,

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so they don't bend
and warp later on.

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Yeah, I will be in... BLEEP!

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I mean, whoops. Ooh.

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Shall I help? Can I help?

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It's all right, I'll do it.
I'll be responsible for any

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bends in it. Let's move it
quickly.

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I feel like the less time
it's bending...

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I might do that one again.

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Thanks.

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Oh, I knew that was gonna
happen.

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Potters, that's one hour gone.

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Your first hour gone.

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Ooh.
Whether shaped over a former...

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It's important to have a
former, for this to dry
properly,

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in the position you want to
have it. ..or laid out like
flat-pack furniture...

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A lot of template pieces to do,
a lot.

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..the potters have
a multitude of slabs to dry

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before they can start to
construct, not one, but two
boxes.

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I'm really worried about time,
really.

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I mean, I have so many things
to do.

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But Jon has an even
bigger to-do list.

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I just dropped quite a few
of the pieces on the floor,

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I've rescued some of them,
but some of them have gone,

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so I'm just trying to make sure
I know what I've broken
and what I've got to make new,

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so I don't miss anything out
for the next stage.

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As Jon tries to resurrect
his spaceship...

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I seem to have broken more
than I thought I had.

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..Derek is hoping to bring a
childhood relic back to life.

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So I am making
a 1970s portable telly.

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It's really about childhood
memories... Right.

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..and my passion for watching
telly.

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It doesn't get enough credit
as a leisure activity.

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In the days before the
Internet, television was a

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window to the world for young
Derek.

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He will be attempting
to recreate the sharp angles

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of his retro television
and transistor radio,

228
00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,800
which will be revealed
by removing the TV screen.

229
00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,560
There's a lot of construction,
obviously. There is.

230
00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:31,680
But there's a lot of elements
that really need not to warp.
Yeah.

231
00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,440
Right, OK.

232
00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,640
I'm looking at you, Derek. I
know you are. I'm looking.
Yeah. Yeah.

233
00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:40,080
It's a risk doing something
that isn't organic in form.
Yes.

234
00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,960
But there is something very
organic growing over on
Christophe's bench.

235
00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,160
I have a passion for plants.

236
00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,640
My house is a jungle.

237
00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:52,960
I think I just counted out
over 70 plants at my place.

238
00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,000
When he's not watering
his plethora of plants...

239
00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:57,920
Here it is.

240
00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,960
..Christophe and boyfriend,
Seb, love feeding their
friends.

241
00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,000
That's yoghurt.

242
00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,640
Today the only thing Christophe
will be feeding

243
00:13:04,680 --> 00:13:07,120
will be his carnivorous
pitcher plant.

244
00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,760
Its brightly coloured leaves
will form a concealed lid

245
00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,520
under which will sit his secret
box, which has been ingested,

246
00:13:13,560 --> 00:13:15,480
along with a few unlucky flies.

247
00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,320
And it seems the pitcher plant

248
00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,240
is already attracting
another potential victim.

249
00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,320
Talking about fly, and she's
already interested about it.

250
00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,040
Sorry, goodbye.

251
00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:30,480
George, however, is making a
much more insect-friendly
habitat.

252
00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,600
I keep bees, so it's going to
be a beehive with honeycomb in.

253
00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,640
Wow. Hives come flat-packed,
which is perfect for slab
building. Ahh.

254
00:13:37,680 --> 00:13:40,240
Well, your bench does look like
a hive of industry.

255
00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,320
It looks like a mess.
Nicely done. See what I did?

256
00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:43,920
Nicely done. I'll give him that
one.

257
00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,480
George caught the beekeeping
bug aged eight, after his mum,
Clarissa,

258
00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,120
took up the hobby.
They're lovely and quiet.

259
00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:53,960
So far. Famous last words,
isn't it? SHE LAUGHS

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His beehive will be constructed
from flat, clay slats

261
00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,880
and to continue the theme,
his smaller box will be

262
00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:01,960
imprinted with a honeycomb
effect.

263
00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,880
If the Pottery was a hive,
who's the queen bee?

264
00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:07,920
Oh, queen bee?
I think Keith might be queen
bee.

265
00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,800
You can be queen, Siobhan.

266
00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,680
Potters, I've got a secret for
you. You're halfway through.

267
00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,000
We're halfway, that's fine.
Keeping my cool.

268
00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:29,360
As Jon's replacement spaceship
panels hit the drying room...

269
00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,520
A bit of scoring and slipping.

270
00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,560
..attention turns to the
smaller keepsake boxes...

271
00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,960
The little box is decorated
with beeswax,
you get a honeycomb pattern.

272
00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,960
..which should complement the
overall theme of their design.

273
00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,240
This is the radio.
Telly finished at midnight,

274
00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,400
so after telly went off,
then radio was your friend.

275
00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,760
Now is also the opportune
time... I'm gonna quickly make
a dolphin.

276
00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,360
..for the potters to make any
sculptured or moulded
decorative elements.

277
00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:57,560
So these are sprigs of things
that I've found in the Thames.

278
00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:01,000
It's gonna be the dog's head.
He's got his ears here.

279
00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,840
But Lois' Frenchie isn't the
only furry friend in the
Pottery today.

280
00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,880
My design is about snoozing in
bed with my animals.

281
00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,120
I had a lot of health problems,
in the last few years,

282
00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:19,240
so I found comfort in having my
bed and just chilling

283
00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,440
and having the pets with me and
they, kind of, take over the
bed.

284
00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,280
Billy the cat,
and Heidi the Jack Russell

285
00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,520
also like to snuggle up
on the sofa with Rebecca.

286
00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,960
Although sometimes three's a
crowd.

287
00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,960
The duvet on Rebecca's bed
will lift up to reveal wooden
slats,

288
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,960
beneath which her alarm-clock
shaped box will hide.

289
00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:40,000
It's a bit disgusting really,
innit? Having animals on your
bed.

290
00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:41,680
I didn't think of that.

291
00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,920
Rebecca and her pets
might enjoy a duvet day...

292
00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:46,840
I mean,
I just love my animals so much.

293
00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,440
..but James prefers
to pound the pavements.

294
00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,760
In my spare time,
I like to go running.
You really like running though?

295
00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:55,800
Yeah, I don't like to do it
very often... Because it's
awful?

296
00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,640
I can see why people wouldn't
like it. If evolution wanted us
to run,

297
00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:03,160
they wouldn't have given us the
brain capacity to invent Uber.

298
00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,600
James also likes to share
his passion for kickboxing

299
00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,640
with daughters, Poppy and
Jasmine. Do I get a go,
Jasmine?

300
00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,000
From the cushion soles
to the intricate stitching,

301
00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,840
James is aiming to make his box

302
00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,000
in the shape of his favourite
running shoes.

303
00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,040
I've gotta get it made so then
I can actually do all the
embellishments

304
00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,240
and that, hopefully, will make
it stand out. That's the idea.

305
00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,560
While James is keen to keep up
his step count,

306
00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,720
Caitlin is collecting air
miles. I'm inspired by, kind
of,

307
00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,520
my love for travelling. Oh, OK.

308
00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,480
The thing that I always have,
no matter what, is my backpack

309
00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:40,040
with all my belongings in it,
so it's inspired by my
backpack.

310
00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,080
And how are you constructing
the lid? Is that the top

311
00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:43,680
section where you'd open the
backpack?

312
00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,720
Well, that's what it would
normally be like. - Ahhh.

313
00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,280
But...

314
00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:50,760
But no, the lid is somewhere
else.

315
00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,080
From the French Alps
to Southeast Asia,

316
00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,480
Caitlin's trusty backpack has
travelled over 12,000 miles
with her.

317
00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,240
With its textured canvas
surface design

318
00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,680
and threadbare pockets,
Caitlin's hoping to capture the
essence

319
00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:05,760
of her battered, old backpack.

320
00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:10,240
Her concealed lid will be the
front pocket, behind which her
globe-inspired small box

321
00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,040
will be locked securely away.

322
00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:16,000
I've got this key, which is
attached to my water bottle on
the outside,

323
00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,360
it's gonna slot into the side
of the bag,

324
00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,920
then when I try and take it
out, I won't be able to take it

325
00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:22,800
out without removing the water
bottle

326
00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:24,960
and then I'll be able
to take the lid off.

327
00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,280
And Lois is taking
the same approach.

328
00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:31,160
This is my key type
locking mechanism thing.

329
00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,680
We have spoken about it...
Yeah. ..and we're egging each
other on

330
00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:35,640
and hoping that our pieces
are successful.

331
00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,000
With their larger slabs dried
to leather hard...

332
00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:40,720
It's a nice consistency now.

333
00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,960
Like, it holds its shape still
and you can refine it quite
nicely

334
00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,480
without it, like, slumping.

335
00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:49,680
..the potters can start to
bring their boxes to life.

336
00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:53,760
I've got these 3D printed
rollers to add some texture to
the surface.

337
00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,960
It's quick progress that,
it feels like you've suddenly
made

338
00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,120
a big step with very little
effort, I like doing that bit.

339
00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,320
It's really difficult
to make fabric out of clay,

340
00:18:03,360 --> 00:18:06,760
so I used this hessian when I
was rolling out the clay, so
hopefully,

341
00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,320
it'll have more of a textured
look.

342
00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:11,000
But while retaining texture
is important...

343
00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,760
Hopefully with the wood
texture, it will add a little
bit more character.

344
00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:18,960
..it's crucial their
intricately engineered jigsaw
of slabs

345
00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,000
fit together flawlessly.

346
00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,080
What are you most worried about
with this build?

347
00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:28,480
Oh, gosh. I'm not a very good
engineer, unlike some very
good...

348
00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,720
mathematicians in the room.
Like some actual engineers
here. Yeah.

349
00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:33,840
I don't know,
this looks pretty impressive.

350
00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,000
Oh, gosh, it's the first thing
I've ever made that's so
structured.

351
00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,480
Really?
I'm just making supports
inside,

352
00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,200
so that it's a lot more stable.

353
00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,640
If the slabs aren't
supported adequately

354
00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,440
during the construction
stage...

355
00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:52,200
This is the internal structure
of the plants, it has to be
something solid enough

356
00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:53,960
to be sure that it's going to
stand.

357
00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,200
..or the joints are not
strong enough...

358
00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,120
Adding quite a few coils just
to strengthen it further on the
inside.

359
00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,640
It's like sealant for a
bathroom basically, but for
clay.

360
00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,120
Holding my breath.

361
00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,480
..the slabs could start moving,
causing structural issues.

362
00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,800
And I've got some gaps here
that I'm going to have to fill
in.

363
00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:12,480
We'll get there, we'll get
there.

364
00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,680
With a very wonky telly.
Don't mind me.

365
00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,120
No, I won't. I'm just judging
you.

366
00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,120
Oh, for KEEPSAKE!

367
00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,720
You've an hour left.
Did you roll your eyes?

368
00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,360
No. Did you roll you eyes?
Definitely didn't, Miss.

369
00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,080
That was a top quality pun
going on there. It was.

370
00:19:33,120 --> 00:19:34,960
As the boxes take shape...

371
00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,480
I am now putting in texture
to represent some of the
fabric.

372
00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:43,120
..the potters can start to work
on their concealed lids.

373
00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,360
So this is the screen of the
TV, which is also the lid,

374
00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,880
so I'm just making these
devices, which will stop it
falling off.

375
00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,600
But for some, this means
the nerve-racking task

376
00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,040
of cutting into their
structure.

377
00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,200
I'm really shaking.

378
00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,520
This is a crucial moment, yeah.

379
00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,040
Cutting blind through
the external walls...

380
00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,760
..runs the risk of damaging any
internal support structures.

381
00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,680
I'm just trying to listen...

382
00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:13,760
So there's a bit of clay...

383
00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:17,440
Oh, good.

384
00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:19,880
Get off, get off, get off.

385
00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,520
That's good.

386
00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,280
Yeah, pleased with that.

387
00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:31,760
Yeah, that was a big moment for
me.

388
00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,920
Potters, you've half an hour
left. No, no, no, no, no.
Half an hour left.

389
00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,720
As well as concealing their
lids... It's great to see it
coming together.

390
00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:45,400
I'll have lots of coral and
seaweed going over the join,

391
00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,040
so you won't see that join.

392
00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,400
..Lois and Caitlin have
key mechanisms to disguise.

393
00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,360
Does it fit?

394
00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,000
Whoo!

395
00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:55,160
Phew.

396
00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:59,280
And all the potters have to use
every unforgiving minute...

397
00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,320
I've got to get a move on.
..to ensure their boxes...

398
00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:05,840
The shape is TV-esque.
..don't look like boxes.

399
00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:07,680
Does it look like a backpack?

400
00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:11,600
This is the aged beehive. It's
been out in the elements a long
time.

401
00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,640
How are you getting on?
Almost there.

402
00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:17,480
I don't want you to tell us
that we have ten minutes left
because I need more than that.

403
00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:20,440
I'm not going to say
that you've ten minutes left.

404
00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,440
OK, I lie, I would say that you
have ten minutes left, potters.

405
00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,400
If it's not in the drying room,
it ain't getting fired.

406
00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:32,000
My lid is hidden.
The dolphin will be hiding it.

407
00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,440
Ooh, look at these,
look at all the creatures.

408
00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:38,680
Made a bit of a mess. You've
made a wonderful mess. It's
fabulous. Thank you. I love it.

409
00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,240
One minute left, potters,
one minute left.

410
00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,360
If it's not in the drying
room...

411
00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,320
It ain't getting fired!
That's it. That's it.

412
00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:49,640
I think this is going to have
some bits coming off in the
kiln.

413
00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:51,320
I think I'm finished.

414
00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:56,360
Ooh, we've got a fly-eating
plant heading into the drying
room.

415
00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,280
That looks amazing, Christophe.

416
00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,080
Five, four, three,

417
00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:04,440
two...

418
00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,280
..one.

419
00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,640
You did it.

420
00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,480
That was insane!

421
00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,600
I can't believe I've just done
that, to be honest.

422
00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:19,880
The pin fit the hole
and if it survives the firing,

423
00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,320
I will be so relieved.

424
00:22:21,360 --> 00:22:26,640
I found that really fun because
I actually turned the slab
building

425
00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,880
into sculpture.

426
00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,280
The two dancers, one is Daniela
and one is Mariana,

427
00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,840
which are my lovely daughters,
so I just pray

428
00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,400
that everything goes well
in the kiln for my box.

429
00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:46,200
The wheels are out,
the wheels are out.

430
00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:50,360
The potters' second challenge
is, as ever, a mystery wrapped
in hessian.

431
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,240
You look scared. Good.

432
00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,840
Your second challenge this week
is a throw down

433
00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:02,000
and the judges would like you
to make three stacking mixing
bowls.

434
00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:06,080
And, of course, to show us the
way is our master, Keith Brymer
Jones,

435
00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:08,360
please take the wheel. OK.

436
00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:12,280
So you've got three different
sizes, small, medium and large,

437
00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:16,320
so we're really looking
for that difference in sizes.

438
00:23:16,360 --> 00:23:18,320
- Hold on a second, Keith. Yeah.
- No!

439
00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:20,280
This does all look
a bit straightforward,

440
00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,160
it's almost like you could just
do it with your eyes closed.
Oh, no.

441
00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:30,080
My kids are gonna love this.
OK, so... That is cruel.

442
00:23:30,120 --> 00:23:33,400
The moment that clay goes on
the wheel, you'll have to have
this down,

443
00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:37,400
so before you start, really
think about where everything
is.

444
00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:42,600
It's just incredible how your
hands become far more sensitive

445
00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,200
to the clay.
I hope you're all still there.

446
00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:51,440
I'm gonna do quite a generous
rim on there cos it's a mixing
bowl.

447
00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,680
In with my knuckle
and I'm just picking up that
clay,

448
00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:58,720
and I'm just stopping
underneath the rim, well, I
hope I am anyway.

449
00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:04,520
And I'm using my fingers to
really sense the contour of the
pot.

450
00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:08,400
I suppose this is the hardest
part because you're literally
trying

451
00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,240
to rib up the side to make it
nice and neat,

452
00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:16,080
but the hand on the inside can
feel whether you've made that
bowl shape

453
00:24:16,120 --> 00:24:17,520
and then, just tip that off.

454
00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,720
Oh, no.

455
00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,360
OK. Then feel for the next one.

456
00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,480
What we're trying to, sort of,
explore with you

457
00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:31,280
is what your sense and feel
and pressure and touch are
like.

458
00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,160
It's actually quite relaxing.

459
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,880
They don't look that relaxed.
No.THEY CHUCKLE

460
00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:37,840
And just wire it through.

461
00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,320
Last but not least, the big
lump.

462
00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:46,520
In you go with your finger,
making that base.

463
00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,240
Collar up that clay,
make a nice, generous rim,

464
00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,560
don't forget to breathe
and hey presto.

465
00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:54,120
Wow.

466
00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:57,840
So we're after a nice, defined
rim

467
00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,240
and we want that nice curve
of a mixing bowl.

468
00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:04,760
And they've got to look as
though they can stack inside
each other.

469
00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,320
Small, medium and large.

470
00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:09,080
OK, potters, back to your
benches.

471
00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:15,840
The judges have given you
25 minutes. Oh!

472
00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:20,040
And your time starts...now!

473
00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:21,480
God!

474
00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:25,800
Right, blindfolds on now.
I have no idea what's going on.

475
00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,840
Ooh, my God.
Make sure that clay's centred,

476
00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,320
that's the most important
thing. Oh!

477
00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:34,760
I don't even know how deep I'm
going. That's looking really
good, Rebecca.

478
00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,080
Thank you, I needed that.

479
00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:40,520
How are you getting on?
I'm just trying to think about
what a bowl looks like.

480
00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,120
They sort of look like this.

481
00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,880
Oh, thank you, Siobhan.
Does that help? That's perfect.

482
00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,000
Well, it's definitely a bowl
but what shape, is another
thing.

483
00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,640
Oh, God, what happened there?

484
00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,560
Oh, nice, Helen. Got
your first one off, that's
great.

485
00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,800
James, you won't be able
to find your wheel again.

486
00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:59,600
I'm going to do the medium one
now.

487
00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:00,680
Ooh!

488
00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,680
That's it, Christophe. Don't
wire through your pot, for
God's sake.

489
00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:09,600
Don't tell me that. That's it.

490
00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,600
Lovely. Have a feel
for the next size, great.

491
00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,840
Oh, my gosh, do you know
you're on your second one?

492
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:19,600
And it's looking good.
Are you happy? Oh, yeah,
it looked beautiful.

493
00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:24,040
James is on his second one.
Actually, it's not as bad
as I thought it'd be,

494
00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:25,720
well, for all I know.

495
00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,800
I'm not really feeling the
curve of the bowl. What are you
feeling?

496
00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,840
I'm feeling a lot of lumps.
Bowls have lumps. We all have
lumps.

497
00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,520
Yeah. Can you just stay here
cos you're making me feel more
calm?

498
00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,560
Oh, do I? Nobody has ever
said that before.

499
00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:39,840
Torture, pottery torture.

500
00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:44,240
I'm just following what my body
and muscle memory

501
00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,200
is telling me to do.

502
00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:47,880
It is a really good skill,

503
00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,720
to be aware of your hands
and where they are

504
00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,520
and what the clay should feel
like,

505
00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:55,360
and you should respond
to how the clay feels, I think.

506
00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,720
You're halfway through,
potters. Oh! OK.

507
00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,720
Oh, my word!
Lois, how many have you made?

508
00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,720
One. Fabiola? Two.

509
00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:07,680
James? On to three, third.
Whoa! He's on his third.

510
00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:11,200
Nice one, James. Should be
all right, as long as I can
find it.

511
00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,680
Here it is. Derek,
careful when you put it down.
Oh.

512
00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,560
Your guardian angel. Oh, thank
you.

513
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,040
Do you know where
your third ball is, Fliss? No.

514
00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,880
Fliss has walked out of the
Pottery. THEY LAUGH

515
00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:27,320
I've had enough.

516
00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:29,840
So tell me what you're doing
there now.

517
00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:34,160
So I'm gonna endeavour to find
where my finger isn't moving.

518
00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,520
This is somewhere close to
centre.

519
00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,320
Oh, it isn't, it's miles off.
It's miles off.

520
00:27:39,360 --> 00:27:42,000
Right, third, we're on to the
third one. We have to make this

521
00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:43,520
one big. This is the hardest
one.

522
00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:47,160
Oh, no. This is embarrassing.

523
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,200
I'm gonna have to rush
the third one, I imagine.

524
00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:52,680
How long have they got,
Siobhan? Potters, you have five
minutes left.

525
00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,480
Where? What?

526
00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,680
Right, come on, we can do this.
I think we can. What can I do?

527
00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:58,840
Just go away.

528
00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,800
Speed of the wheel, Lois,
think about it.

529
00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,240
It's such a big lump.

530
00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,800
It would help if I could see.
It would help, wouldn't it?

531
00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,960
I messed it up, the third one.
I cut it with a nail,

532
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,000
hoping to pull up a new lip.

533
00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,440
Lois, last couple of seconds.

534
00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,000
Great! It's fat and then thin.

535
00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:24,440
Five, four, three, two,
one!

536
00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,600
Down tools, well done.
Well well done.

537
00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,440
Blindfolds off.

538
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,240
Oh, my God.

539
00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,480
Phew. I mean, that's terrible.

540
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,800
Mine's just full of water.

541
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,840
I've thrown three cylinders.

542
00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:42,520
Keith and Rich are looking for
three stackable mixing bowls,

543
00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,000
with smooth, flared sides,
beautifully defined rims

544
00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:49,200
and a consistency of form
across a set.

545
00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,560
I can tell what you've been
trying to do here. Make bowls.

546
00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,560
How long have you been doing
this? THEY LAUGH

547
00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,440
But, you know, we can see here
that you were really trying to

548
00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,160
go for that bulbous kind of
shape.

549
00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:04,080
You were almost there. Yeah,
they look like they would
stack...

550
00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:05,920
Yeah, absolutely.
..effectively, inside each
other.

551
00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,440
And it's, kind of, minor
tweaks, to be spot-on. Yeah.

552
00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,160
I was convinced, in my head,

553
00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:15,160
I was flaring these bowls
out like that. Yeah. Massive.

554
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,920
Bizarre, isn't it?
And then you take the blindfold
off

555
00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:21,160
and it's a utensil holder.
Yeah, you've made a flowerpot.

556
00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,200
Yeah. On a positive note,
they're consistently
cylindrical,

557
00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,480
so it is just a matter of...
They're great cylinders, Derek.

558
00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:31,800
You've thrown them well, it's
just about readjusting that
perception in your head. Yeah.

559
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:37,240
Let's just do that, shall we? I
was hoping you'd spend a bit
longer,

560
00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,840
so it would have evaporated.
Just dried out! Yeah. Let's
just do that.

561
00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:44,480
These two are not too bad at
all. This one's lovely. Yeah.

562
00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,200
They're just a little bit
narrow.

563
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,800
Well...Well...Well.

564
00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:53,120
They're really, really good.

565
00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,040
You've really managed
to get that bowl shape.

566
00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,520
And actually, all of the rims
are beautifully matching.

567
00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:02,440
And I would say, they would
stack really rather
beautifully.

568
00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:03,840
Really wonderful effort.

569
00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:06,760
They're really well thrown.

570
00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:09,240
They're just not quite
that bowl shape.

571
00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,560
But they are very consistent.
I mean, all of the rims
are the same width.

572
00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,120
Well done, Fliss.
Thank you so much.

573
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:20,200
What I can tell from these is
that you made them exactly the
same way.

574
00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,480
You can tell by the marks
and there's a certain style

575
00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,040
running all the way through
them.

576
00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,360
I mean, they're definitely
three different sizes,

577
00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,280
just slightly different forms.

578
00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,400
The impressive thing is you
haven't gone through the base.

579
00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:35,240
I usually go through if I've
not...THEY LAUGH

580
00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:40,040
They're not quite the shape
we were after.

581
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,640
But I actually rather like the
energy that that one's got.

582
00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:44,400
Obviously completely
the wrong form so...

583
00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:51,120
The bases look quite thin.
I mean, you know,

584
00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,840
first time you've ever done it.
Yeah. And there's three,
kind of, bowls.

585
00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:01,640
We can see what you've tried
to do there. I was learning
to do it on this one.

586
00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,120
Right, on that one. Did a bit
better. Pressure on that one.

587
00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,600
I know what I'm capable of and
I think I could have done

588
00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,760
better than that. Don't beat
yourself up. OK.

589
00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,600
I won't. Really. But I might.
No, don't!

590
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:15,960
The judges will now order
the potters from worst to
first.

591
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,600
In 11th place...Lois.

592
00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,600
It's just that last one. OK.
Just a bit unhinged.

593
00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:24,880
In 10th place...Derek.

594
00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,360
In ninth place...George.

595
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,160
Eighth is Jon, seventh is
Fabiola,

596
00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,480
Rebecca is sixth, Helen is
fifth,

597
00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,080
and Fliss is fourth.

598
00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:38,120
In third place...Christophe.

599
00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,280
Really lovely effort.

600
00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,920
So in second place...

601
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,400
..Caitlin. Well done, Caitlin.

602
00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:50,360
So that leaves first place,
James. Fantastic, James.

603
00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,880
Well done.Thank you.

604
00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,160
It is comforting,
really comforting actually,

605
00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:57,720
to think, "Oh, actually,
yes, I can do this."

606
00:31:57,760 --> 00:31:59,560
It was all right, wasn't it?

607
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:02,360
That should be my new
icebreaker. "Hi, I'm Caitlin,

608
00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:04,600
I can make three bowls
blindfolded."

609
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,640
That didn't go too great. I
like...

610
00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:09,520
I like to challenge myself

611
00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,920
so when I get given challenges,

612
00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,120
I just wanna do the best I can

613
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,840
and it's just my personality
to be a little bit hard on
myself.

614
00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,760


615
00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,280


616
00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:31,200
It's decoration day
for the keepsake boxes

617
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:35,320
and after a 24-hour
bisque-firing, kiln technician,
Rose,

618
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,360
is laying out the potters'
boxes,

619
00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:39,000
ready for glazing.

620
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,360
I am very nervous. I actually
had a nightmare last night

621
00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,000
that it exploded so...

622
00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:48,200
I think anything's better
than what I dreamt last night.

623
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:52,640
I'm hoping that there hasn't
been too much warping

624
00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,240
in the kiln because mine has
a lot of straight sides,

625
00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,680
so if those are warped a bit,
then that could be a problem.

626
00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:02,720
As long as it doesn't
come in pieces,

627
00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:06,120
I will...I will be quite happy,
yeah.

628
00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:10,400
Oh, there is utterly no
confidence in my build
whatsoever.

629
00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:12,440
The hand building was
a challenge for me.

630
00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:15,480
I think I just want to rip off
the hessian like ripping off a
Band-Aid,

631
00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,560
so I can just get it over
and done with.

632
00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,320
Welcome back, potters.

633
00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:26,000
Your keepsake boxes
have been bisque-fired

634
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,600
and are ready for decorating.

635
00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,480
We really want to see you using
those glazes and colours

636
00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,160
to really enhance your theme.

637
00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:35,800
Now, clever decoration at this
point will really help you

638
00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:37,720
to disguise those lids.

639
00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:42,360
When you remove the hessian,
you will see if your keepsake
boxes have survived the kiln.

640
00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:45,120
Don't worry if it's not exactly
as you expected,

641
00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:48,040
anything can happen in pottery,
so just keep going.

642
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:51,080
OK, potters, you have a range
of glazes and oxides

643
00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:54,520
and three hours with which to
decorate your keepsake boxes.

644
00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:58,560
And your time starts...now!

645
00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:00,400
Potters, get decorating.

646
00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,480
Oh, my God, I don't want to
look.

647
00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,920
Oh, no.

648
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:08,680
There is a few cracks, yeah,
going up my wave.

649
00:34:08,720 --> 00:34:10,480
It worked.

650
00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:14,320
Oh, yeah. But his head's
massive.

651
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:18,440
But the bit that I was worried
about was my pin,

652
00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:22,520
so that comes out which,
in my eyes, is a success.

653
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,280
No, no, no, no, no.

654
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:26,320
What's the problem?
The box doesn't quite fit.

655
00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:31,000
There's a piece I meant to cut
out, so I just need to gently
persuade it with a rolling pin.

656
00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:33,200
Yes!It worked!

657
00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:36,640
Pretty good. That should
hopefully work now.

658
00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:39,640
But not everybody is quite so
happy.

659
00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,280
Lost the two heads

660
00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,240
and a pair of arms.

661
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,880
But...it's rocking.

662
00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:52,880
I mean, I cannot be
disappointed. I just carry on.
I will work hard.

663
00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:57,240
The potters have an array of
glazes and oxides to help bring
their boxes to life.

664
00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,920
So I'm just doing a very,
very light pink

665
00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:04,800
on the duvet. I think my
signature style is quite
child-like.

666
00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:10,600
So it will be
quite...illustratative.

667
00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:13,920
And while some are enjoying the
predictability of
underglazes...

668
00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:17,440
Underglazes are a bit like
paints, they do vary a bit as
they go through the fire,

669
00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,160
but they come out quite close
to the colour you put them in.

670
00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:23,240
..others are gambling with
the volatility of oxides.

671
00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:27,200
The oxides are good.
These dark bits where it's
thicker, it goes really dark.

672
00:35:27,240 --> 00:35:31,480
It might even go quite black,
but I, kind of, like that sort
of organic,

673
00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:34,880
the way it looks afterwards,
so it will be a bit of a
surprise

674
00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:36,800
how it comes out.

675
00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:40,560
But Fliss' broken wave will
need more than just decoration.

676
00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:45,320
Glaze, like, melts
and it fuses together,

677
00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,000
so I think I'm just going to go
for it with the glazes

678
00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:50,720
so that it seals really
perfectly.

679
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:54,640
Fliss may have a plan to glaze
her wave but Derek has a
problem

680
00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:56,560
no amount of decoration can
fix.

681
00:35:56,600 --> 00:36:00,200
So my lid is the screen,
so it's a bit wibbly-wobbly,

682
00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:05,000
but it's bowed out a bit, so it
slides on and pops on there,

683
00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:06,440
and then...

684
00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:12,880
And then does that and doesn't
fall forward at all, honest.

685
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:18,160
Potters, you're halfway
through, halfway through. Ahhh.

686
00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:21,520
Time's really creeping up,
so I need to get a wriggle on.

687
00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:24,680
I just want the instruments to
pop,

688
00:36:24,720 --> 00:36:27,560
but I'm shaking so much.

689
00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:31,960
While all the potters are
aiming to enhance their boxes
with bold colours,

690
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,760
for some, it's an opportunity
to further camouflage their
lid.

691
00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:41,800
So I'm hoping that the bits
and pieces that I'm painting,

692
00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:46,400
so they'll pop, I'm hoping that
that will detract the eye,

693
00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:50,320
so that the lid will be
a little bit of a secret.

694
00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:55,000
But as the layers build up,
it's crucial they don't trample
on their texture.

695
00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:57,840
So we can see the texture
on the clay,

696
00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:00,680
and that's the fabric texture
I want to have,

697
00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:04,760
so if I sponge it, then I'm
hoping it'll make it lighter

698
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,680
and it'll leave a more
textured feel.

699
00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:09,800
So you've done a lot
of grey painting.

700
00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:14,080
Are you going to...? Like, this
will be, like, a flat
grey-black colour?

701
00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:17,160
I'm hoping. I've put some wash
on the end and some manganese,

702
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,480
which might, hopefully,
darken all of the detail. Oh.

703
00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:24,800
Oh, you've made such, you know,
intricate details... Yes, yes.

704
00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,120
I want those to come out
darker, so they stand out.

705
00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:29,240
How did you do that again, you
had a special little...?

706
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:30,840
A little 3D printed roller.
Yeah, yeah.

707
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,480
I think it's my saviour really.

708
00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:36,360
If this doesn't work, could you
just, like, 3D print a new
one? I did think about it.

709
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:43,000
Potters, that's half an hour
left, half an hour left.

710
00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:45,520
Yeah.

711
00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:50,520
I'm using copper carbonate and
white underglaze on my little
dolphin.

712
00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:54,920
They should, hopefully, come
out like a metallically
bluey-grey.

713
00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:58,520
Yeah, I'm just trying to get
all the extra glaze

714
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:02,480
from the slats, it's really
important you get all
those little details in.

715
00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,040
I'm just making sure I don't
forget about this wee box.

716
00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:08,680
I know, I'm not a square
earther but I only have flat
sides,

717
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:11,000
so I'll try to wrap a world
around it.

718
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,240
It's hard to know when to stop.

719
00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,880
We don't want him to turn
just completely black.

720
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,960
It's probably best just to stop
where I am and get clear glaze
on properly.

721
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,560
Transparent glaze gives the
potters the option to add

722
00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:24,000
a high-gloss sheen to their
colours. Oh, God.

723
00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:25,880
In it goes.

724
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:28,520
But not everyone is going
for the full dunk.

725
00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:31,840
So I'm putting transparent
glaze in patches.

726
00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:35,520
Yeah, I don't want the wood
grain to have that glossy feel.

727
00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,360
Five minutes left, potters.

728
00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:41,960
These are the last little bits,
just the last finishing
touches.

729
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,160
OK. Three, two, one, dunk.

730
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,040
Oh, God, oh, God, oh, God.

731
00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:48,720
One minute left.

732
00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,800
I've glazed the inside, I've
waxed that, waxed that, let's
just go.

733
00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:59,040
..seven, six, five, four,
three, two, one!

734
00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:03,120
Tools down. Well done, potters.

735
00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:09,480
Mine is so messy.

736
00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:12,520
The potters must now take their
keepsake boxes to Rose

737
00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,560
for one final firing.

738
00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:16,680
Oh, yay, yay.

739
00:39:16,720 --> 00:39:20,160
How did it go?
Well...it's all right.

740
00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,400
When they next see them,
it'll be judgment time.

741
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:26,480
I think it went all right. I
don't know what it's going to
look like.

742
00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:30,160
We'll see if everything comes
out in one piece.

743
00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:32,960
Aye, this one's been a good
time.

744
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:37,440
I think there is the stress
that it will just look like a
blue brick,

745
00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:39,680
to be honest, which we don't
want.

746
00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:43,960
But, yeah, it'll be exciting
to see it and it's not long
now.

747
00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:49,440
It's judgment day

748
00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:51,760
and after a 24-hour gloss
firing,

749
00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:55,680
the potters' keepsake boxes
are ready to come out of the
kiln.

750
00:39:55,720 --> 00:39:59,560
I think I'm prepared a lot more
for what's about to happen.

751
00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:04,360
There we go. It's gorgeous.
Oh, my gosh.

752
00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,680
After the trouble I had making
it,

753
00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:09,960
I was really happy with the way
decoration went,

754
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,480
so I'm just really looking
forward to seeing it.

755
00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:15,880
It's in one piece, well,
it's in the pieces it should be
in.

756
00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:19,920
Here we go. It never enters my
mind that I would be Potter of
the Week,

757
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:23,280
I just want to be average,
sail through in the middle,

758
00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:25,320
and just get to enjoy the
experience

759
00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:28,560
and enjoy everyone else's
achievements at the same time.

760
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:34,280
11 keepsake boxes now face the
judgment of Keith and Rich.

761
00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:39,960
Potters, I make no secret
of the fact

762
00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:44,200
that I think your keepsake
boxes are beautiful,

763
00:40:44,240 --> 00:40:46,720
but I'm not the one judging,
these two are

764
00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:50,080
so let's get on with it.
Lois, would you please bring

765
00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:52,400
your keepsake box up to the
judges?

766
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:55,520
Here he is.

767
00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:07,400
On first, sort of, approach,
you wouldn't know it's a box

768
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:09,560
and that's what's
so lovely about it.

769
00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:14,080
It's just so sensible to use
that Peruvian blanket
to disguise the lid.

770
00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:16,280
I've got to say as well, the
application of copper is

771
00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:18,040
incredible. Had you not used
the oxide,

772
00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:19,800
it wouldn't have enhanced
that detail,

773
00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:22,760
it's just a really well
thought out approach.

774
00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:26,320
Well, look, Lois, I know you
really got upset in the second
challenge,

775
00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:29,880
didn't you? Mm.
And you came 11th, right?
Mm-hm.

776
00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:32,360
Come on. You know, don't...

777
00:41:33,640 --> 00:41:36,600
Don't give yourself such
a hard time all the time,

778
00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,600
because this is fantastic.

779
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:41,000
It just really works really
well.

780
00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:43,720
The thing actually
that strikes me most

781
00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:47,160
is that you've managed to use
the key, if you like, to the
lid,

782
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:50,200
in such a, sort of, decorative
way

783
00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:54,120
and you, literally, can't tell
whether that would come off or
not.

784
00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:56,640
You've just thought about every
aspect. Yeah. I love the way

785
00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:58,160
you've got those four little
lugs,

786
00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:02,120
just to retain the keepsake
box. What's your keepsake?

787
00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:06,960
It's my late grandma's ring.
Well, I'm already spoken for,
so...

788
00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:09,440
Oh, I know. I'm not. Siobhan,
yeah.

789
00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:13,160
Well done, Lois. Thank you.

790
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:22,160
The moment you started walking
towards the bench,

791
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:25,600
you could tell what it was. It
seems to have worked really,
really well.

792
00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:29,120
I'm just really impressed
with that lid and the way it
fits.

793
00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:32,040
I love the fact that you
haven't gone with a glossy
glaze.

794
00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:35,560
You've, kind of, retained so
much texture, right down to the
stitching

795
00:42:35,600 --> 00:42:39,320
and the fact that you've put
black underglaze into those,
it's just really lovely.

796
00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:41,600
You've got your keepsake box.

797
00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:44,640
What is in there? When I did
do a few local runs,

798
00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:46,680
my daughters gave me
some little medals.

799
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:49,960
Those objects that your
children make for you because
they care so much

800
00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,480
are the most beautiful
keepsakes.

801
00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:56,520
Well, it's wonderful, I'm just
really impressed with that lid.
It's really good.

802
00:43:02,240 --> 00:43:04,440
It's an amazing structure

803
00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:08,800
and I don't think there's a
crack in sight. I see, you've
got the mechanism there

804
00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:11,120
to get your lid off.

805
00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:14,720
Yeah, the quality of the
construction is outstanding.

806
00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:17,600
And these edges are so nice
and sharp.

807
00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:20,280
So just tell us a little bit
about the box itself.

808
00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:23,720
Yes, the box is supposed to be
an alien artefact. And what's
in the scroll?

809
00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:26,440
The scroll is just a list of
science fiction books that I've

810
00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:28,160
enjoyed reading, so... Oh,
lovely.

811
00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:32,560
That's it.It has docked.

812
00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:35,600
If there was any slight
comment about it,

813
00:43:35,640 --> 00:43:38,960
it would have been just pare
some of the colour back on
this. Yeah.

814
00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:42,360
You could have enhanced the
texture of the surface of the
spaceship

815
00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,360
a little bit more.

816
00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:55,360
It's great.
Really, really wonderful.

817
00:43:55,400 --> 00:43:58,280
And there's something about
the use of colour, that pink,

818
00:43:58,320 --> 00:44:01,640
it's so subtle and yet with the
animals on the bedspread,

819
00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:03,880
absolutely fantastic.

820
00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:06,920
I love the fact that the whole
top section lifts off

821
00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:09,960
and, I mean, the slats,
they're beautiful.

822
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:13,640
The fact that you haven't
glazed the slats, you've really
thought about

823
00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:16,520
the texture of the material
that you're trying to emulate.

824
00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:18,960
And then we've got
your little box here,

825
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:23,120
I mean, that is so crisp,
you've just got that absolutely
spot-on.

826
00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:24,760
And what's your keepsake?

827
00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:28,160
That's my aquamarine engagement
ring

828
00:44:28,200 --> 00:44:30,760
and I just love it.Yeah.

829
00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:33,080
Last but not least, does it
fit?

830
00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:35,480
There we go.

831
00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:39,840
Fantastic. Well done, Rebecca.
Thank you. Thank you.

832
00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:48,720
Well, I think it tells
your story beautifully.

833
00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:51,440
It really feels like
it's just an object

834
00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:53,920
that's fallen to the bottom
of a river

835
00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:56,000
and it's got all of that
detritus and growth.

836
00:44:56,040 --> 00:45:00,040
And the fact that you've
overlaid all these different
objects

837
00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:03,840
to really conceal that lid
works really, really well.

838
00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:07,080
And then, of course,
you've got your little box

839
00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:09,040
and there's...
So, what's that in there then?

840
00:45:09,080 --> 00:45:11,520
That was my first find,

841
00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:14,600
it's just a little clay pipe.
Works really, really well.

842
00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,760
Well done, Helen. It's great,
thank you. Thank you. Well
done.

843
00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:31,240
Ooh. I mean, talk about
an engineered lid.

844
00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:35,080
And it's well concealed.
Crikey, I mean, you wouldn't
know that that was a lid.

845
00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:38,480
For me, the decoration
is a bit on the garish side.

846
00:45:38,520 --> 00:45:41,040
I'm really drawn to the small
box. I know, I know.

847
00:45:41,080 --> 00:45:43,160
Because that is just exquisite.

848
00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:46,080
And who's this little fellow
in here then?

849
00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:49,040
So when I was a kid,
I'd been fostered

850
00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:52,760
and this woman came to see me
in the hospital when I was
at the age of four,

851
00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:54,960
and she alerted social services

852
00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:58,280
about the urgency for me
to be fostered. Right.

853
00:45:58,320 --> 00:46:02,640
So she basically saved my life,
she offered me this little
teddy bear,

854
00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:04,520
so since then I still have it.

855
00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:07,760
Isn't it amazing how, you know,
just a simple object like that

856
00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:10,240
can carry so much meaning
and emotion?

857
00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:13,520
A really brave move.
A really brave construction.

858
00:46:13,560 --> 00:46:15,680
So well done, Christophe.
Well done. Thank you.

859
00:46:15,720 --> 00:46:17,120
Thank you. Well done. OK.

860
00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:24,120
I was really concerned
about you trying to emulate,

861
00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:26,120
kind of, man-made materials...
Yes.

862
00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:28,560
So was I. ..something quite
organic. Right.

863
00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:31,160
But actually, overall,
it's a beautiful quality of
finish.

864
00:46:31,200 --> 00:46:34,320
And obviously we can see here,
your screen is a bit warped.

865
00:46:34,360 --> 00:46:36,240
It has warped the wrong way.
Yeah.

866
00:46:36,280 --> 00:46:39,800
But I love that. Oh, thank you.
The lines,

867
00:46:39,840 --> 00:46:41,800
absolutely wonderfully
executed.

868
00:46:41,840 --> 00:46:45,680
Is there anything in it? Yeah,
there is. It's a tie, my dad's.

869
00:46:45,720 --> 00:46:49,000
He was on telly quite a bit in
the '70s and '80s as a
political analyst

870
00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:51,320
and they gave him that tie
from the local station.

871
00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:53,040
Does the box fit in?

872
00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:54,880
Ah, yes. It does fit.

873
00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:57,200
On the whole,
it's worked quite well,

874
00:46:57,240 --> 00:46:59,800
but, yeah, love that.

875
00:47:03,840 --> 00:47:05,960
What's wonderful,
to start off with,

876
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:07,960
is that you've chosen a
structure

877
00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:11,240
that literally lends itself
to having that secret lid.

878
00:47:11,280 --> 00:47:15,240
You know, I love this texture
of the honeycomb on the small
box.

879
00:47:15,280 --> 00:47:18,120
And then, of course, you've got
all your bees in there. Wow.

880
00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:20,880
I think I would want it to
remain a secret, I'm not sure

881
00:47:20,920 --> 00:47:22,840
I'd want to take it out any
time soon.

882
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:24,360
I don't think we will.

883
00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:27,200
And then we've got another
little secret, underneath here.
Ah.

884
00:47:27,240 --> 00:47:30,320
So where does your box fit
within? Wow.

885
00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:34,160
So squidge her up, I don't
think it's... Ooh, there she
is.

886
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:37,080
Great idea, though,
to conceal it within the lid.

887
00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:39,680
Well done, George. Thanks so
much.

888
00:47:43,160 --> 00:47:44,880
It dances. It dances.

889
00:47:44,920 --> 00:47:48,600
Yeah. Yes. Headless dancers
but it dances. Exactly, yeah.

890
00:47:48,640 --> 00:47:51,000
It's a real shame that you had
these breakages...

891
00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:54,880
Yes. ..but I just admire your
ambitious approach to form.

892
00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:57,640
In ceramics, it's always a bit
of a daunting process

893
00:47:57,680 --> 00:48:00,240
when you're creating something
that moves around.

894
00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:04,400
I particularly like those.
My two daughters. Beautiful.

895
00:48:04,440 --> 00:48:07,320
I'm curious, what's your
keepsake?

896
00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:11,720
My bag was stolen so my music
and my phone disappeared

897
00:48:11,760 --> 00:48:14,600
and my girls, they bought
that little box for me to say,

898
00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:18,160
"Mummy, don't worry, you will
have a little bit of music on
the bus."

899
00:48:18,200 --> 00:48:19,840
Music wherever you go. Yeah.

900
00:48:22,160 --> 00:48:24,120
I think it's Firestarter
by The Prodigy.

901
00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:26,440
I believe it is.

902
00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:34,400
Well, on first observation,
you've got a few stress cracks,

903
00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:38,280
here, there and everywhere.
That's a bit of a shame.

904
00:48:38,320 --> 00:48:41,880
But what I'm really liking is
this.

905
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:45,200
That colour, it looks
fantastic, really, really
lovely.

906
00:48:45,240 --> 00:48:48,960
Is it a concealed lid?
Erm...maybe not as concealed

907
00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:52,520
as we would have hoped.
What do you think, Rich?

908
00:48:52,560 --> 00:48:55,760
I mean, I always think it's
really difficult when you're
emulating something as organic

909
00:48:55,800 --> 00:48:58,680
as a wave, and I think,
in your construction,

910
00:48:58,720 --> 00:49:01,680
the one saving grace
is this white area of foam

911
00:49:01,720 --> 00:49:04,360
because it, kind of, makes it
feel much more stylised.

912
00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:07,560
Let's have a look at your box.
What's the keepsake? Oh, sorry,

913
00:49:07,600 --> 00:49:11,560
he's a little tortoise
who's been handed down,
generation by generation.

914
00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:13,720
Aww, lovely.
Wow, what a lovely thing. Yeah.

915
00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:19,120
It's a backpack,

916
00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:22,640
and, you know, it's travelling
around the world,
it works really, really well.

917
00:49:22,680 --> 00:49:27,600
Not only has the clay taken on
the impression of canvas,

918
00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:29,720
you've got a softness
to construction.

919
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:33,080
You've, kind of, softened the
edges, so it feels like a
backpack should feel.

920
00:49:33,120 --> 00:49:36,520
And then we've got
the concealed lid.

921
00:49:37,880 --> 00:49:42,440
Wow. You would so obviously
think that this would be the
lid

922
00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:46,120
and the fact that you've
disguised it there, it's
fantastic.

923
00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:49,760
I love the fact that you've got
that little water bottle in a
pocket. This is wonderful.

924
00:49:49,800 --> 00:49:52,440
It's just a really great idea.
Really, the more I look at it,

925
00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:55,640
the more I think it's a really
wonderful object.

926
00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:57,280
What's the red dot all about
there?

927
00:49:57,320 --> 00:50:00,680
They're the places that I would
like to go, in future, if I
can. Right.

928
00:50:00,720 --> 00:50:04,040
And I'm loving the little bell.
Where's that from then?

929
00:50:04,080 --> 00:50:07,720
Anywhere I go, you will always
find me at a craft market
and this was one in Munich,

930
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:09,680
I decided to buy it as a
memento.

931
00:50:09,720 --> 00:50:13,880
You know, at the end of the
day, it's all about what's in
your head,

932
00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:16,520
and how you interpret that
with the clay,

933
00:50:16,560 --> 00:50:19,360
and you've done it in such
an incredible way.

934
00:50:19,400 --> 00:50:21,320
Really well done. Thank you.

935
00:50:22,560 --> 00:50:25,200
I'm happy they liked it,
I'm really proud,

936
00:50:25,240 --> 00:50:27,960
as the one I wanted
was attention to detail

937
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:32,640
and I got that out, but I don't
think I'll be Potter of the
Week, no.

938
00:50:32,680 --> 00:50:36,960
I don't know if they're going
to take into account the heads.

939
00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:41,080
That's my only worry, but I
don't know what is going to
happen.

940
00:50:41,120 --> 00:50:44,120
A part of me obviously
wants to stay,

941
00:50:44,160 --> 00:50:47,760
but then, if I have to leave,
I will leave happy

942
00:50:47,800 --> 00:50:52,400
because I met so many people
and I learned so much.

943
00:50:52,440 --> 00:50:56,160
I definitely feel like
I'm potentially one of the
people

944
00:50:56,200 --> 00:50:58,760
who might be going home,
I don't know.

945
00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:00,600
Er, yeah.

946
00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:13,320
I've really enjoyed this week

947
00:51:13,360 --> 00:51:16,840
with lots of secret passions
and blindfold throw downs,

948
00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:21,800
but I get the impression that
it's actually quite a tough
week to judge.

949
00:51:21,840 --> 00:51:26,040
Yeah, I mean, the overall
quality of the making has been
outstanding.

950
00:51:26,080 --> 00:51:28,560
It really has. And I think it's
made all the more difficult

951
00:51:28,600 --> 00:51:31,200
because all of the stories
attached to them are that
personal.

952
00:51:31,240 --> 00:51:33,240
So let's go right, then, to the
top,

953
00:51:33,280 --> 00:51:36,640
who do you think is in
contention for Potter of the
Week?

954
00:51:36,680 --> 00:51:39,520
Well, Lois has to be in
contention. Yes.

955
00:51:39,560 --> 00:51:42,160
My word. It is amazing.

956
00:51:42,200 --> 00:51:47,480
The problem we have, with Lois,
is that she came last in the
second challenge. Ah, I see.

957
00:51:47,520 --> 00:51:50,120
Another one up there for us
is Caitlin.

958
00:51:50,160 --> 00:51:53,440
That stylised, cartoon version
of a backpack,

959
00:51:53,480 --> 00:51:56,480
and that attention to detail,
with that flask on the side,

960
00:51:56,520 --> 00:51:59,160
acting as a key, was just
fantastic.

961
00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:02,000
And... She came second
in the second challenge,

962
00:52:02,040 --> 00:52:04,360
so, all in all, she's had
a very, very good week.

963
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:08,000
Who do you think is in danger
of going home this week?

964
00:52:08,040 --> 00:52:11,920
One of them has got to be
Fliss. There was quite a lot of
cracks in the construction.

965
00:52:11,960 --> 00:52:14,720
Was the lid disguised?
I don't really think it was.

966
00:52:14,760 --> 00:52:17,320
Fabiola had an interesting week
as well.

967
00:52:17,360 --> 00:52:21,120
I mean, it's an ambitious form,
to make something that rocks...
Yeah.

968
00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:23,760
..it's no mean feat,
but it's heartbreaking

969
00:52:23,800 --> 00:52:26,720
when something so personal...
Yeah. ..kind of, goes wrong.

970
00:52:26,760 --> 00:52:30,840
Well, as usual, I don't envy
you. I will be away drinking
tea

971
00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:33,480
and having custard creams,
so good luck.

972
00:52:43,120 --> 00:52:46,480
Potters, the judges have made
their decision.

973
00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:50,240
This is the bit I hate the
most.

974
00:52:50,280 --> 00:52:52,720
You have the sweet joy
of announcing a winner,

975
00:52:52,760 --> 00:52:56,600
coupled with the bitter fact
that we have to say goodbye to
one of you.

976
00:52:56,640 --> 00:53:00,400
This week's Potter of the Week
goes to...

977
00:53:04,160 --> 00:53:06,960
..Caitlin. Well done!

978
00:53:09,840 --> 00:53:12,120
Smile.

979
00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:14,640
It's a good thing.
Yeah, you look shocked.

980
00:53:14,680 --> 00:53:16,400
Well done. OK.

981
00:53:16,440 --> 00:53:20,080
Now the bit without the smiles.

982
00:53:20,120 --> 00:53:23,400
This week, the person
who is leaving the Pottery
is...

983
00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:30,960
..Fliss.

984
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:32,480
Oh, wow.

985
00:53:32,520 --> 00:53:35,320
Thanks, guys. I'm so sorry.

986
00:53:35,360 --> 00:53:39,520
So gutted. I think everyone
here is so incredible

987
00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:44,280
and the standards are just
beyond me, I just couldn't keep
up.

988
00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:48,720
Thank you. You're just a star.
Oh, I love you.

989
00:53:48,760 --> 00:53:50,400
I am very proud of myself,
yeah,

990
00:53:50,440 --> 00:53:53,840
and I really understand clay
a lot more.

991
00:53:53,880 --> 00:53:55,360
See you, Fabs.

992
00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:58,800
A little bit sad. She is, like,
the same age as my daughter...

993
00:53:59,960 --> 00:54:02,800
..so, you know,
I wanted her to do good.

994
00:54:03,800 --> 00:54:07,840
But she's amazing and she does
beautiful things and I'm sure
I'm not going to...

995
00:54:07,880 --> 00:54:11,160
This is not the last time
that I'm going to see her

996
00:54:11,200 --> 00:54:13,400
and I wish her the best.

997
00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:16,640
So as Fliss leaves the Pottery,

998
00:54:16,680 --> 00:54:21,680
Caitlin's keepsake box takes
second spot in the Throw Down
Gallery.

999
00:54:22,680 --> 00:54:24,680
Caitlin's design was
incredible.

1000
00:54:24,720 --> 00:54:28,200
She'd put texture, a really
beautiful, subtle texture

1001
00:54:28,240 --> 00:54:31,560
into every slab. I loved the
way that concealed the lid

1002
00:54:31,600 --> 00:54:34,840
and her little keepsake box
that slid inside was
so well put together,

1003
00:54:34,880 --> 00:54:39,480
just really simple, really
beautiful and effectively
built.

1004
00:54:39,520 --> 00:54:43,120
I don't know what to say. Ah,
man.

1005
00:54:43,160 --> 00:54:46,600
What...? Wow. Yeah.
What has happened?

1006
00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:50,040
Well done. Thank you very much.
It's fantastic.

1007
00:54:50,080 --> 00:54:55,320
Maybe it's just I need to have
more confidence in myself,

1008
00:54:55,360 --> 00:54:57,160
and being Potter of the Week,

1009
00:54:57,200 --> 00:55:00,080
it's just chipping away at
that, sort of, self-doubt.

1010
00:55:00,120 --> 00:55:02,040
I think that's what I feel
right now.

1011
00:55:02,080 --> 00:55:05,600
I'm here and I'm, sort of,
meant to be here, which is
really nice.

1012
00:55:05,640 --> 00:55:11,120
Next time, Retro Week sees the
potters take on a trio of
birds...

1013
00:55:11,160 --> 00:55:13,560
I'm soaring, I'm flying,
I'm winging it.

1014
00:55:13,600 --> 00:55:17,080
..and get thrown by an
old-school hot water bottle.

1015
00:55:17,120 --> 00:55:20,840
Who has their knob off? I've
got a knob off, but I'm doing
it again.

1016
00:55:20,880 --> 00:55:24,280
I'm picky about my knobs.
Whose feathers will be ruffled?

1017
00:55:24,320 --> 00:55:26,240
Don't drop it.

1018
00:55:26,280 --> 00:55:28,200
And who will reach new heights?

1019
00:55:28,240 --> 00:55:30,520
What's the difference between
lorikeets and parakeets?

1020
00:55:30,560 --> 00:55:32,640
There's a LORRA lorikeets.
A LORRA lorikeets.

1021
00:55:33,960 --> 00:55:35,960
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