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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:03,703 --> 00:00:07,774 In two places? You've broken your leg in two places? 2 00:00:07,841 --> 00:00:09,509 I know, I know. 3 00:00:09,609 --> 00:00:11,678 Look, if it's any consolation, you should see the other guy. 4 00:00:11,745 --> 00:00:13,913 Don't cry, Keith. I'm fine. 5 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:16,549 I'm sorry I'm such an eejit. I messed things up. 6 00:00:16,649 --> 00:00:18,451 So what are we gonna do without you? 7 00:00:18,518 --> 00:00:22,088 I know you think that I'm an integral part of the show, 8 00:00:22,155 --> 00:00:26,026 but don't worry, I have found someone else to stand in for me 9 00:00:26,126 --> 00:00:29,295 while me and my leg recover. 10 00:00:29,362 --> 00:00:31,331 - All right, lads. - Oh, Ellie, hi. 11 00:00:31,398 --> 00:00:34,934 Siobhan! Get better soon. But for now, I've got this. 12 00:00:35,001 --> 00:00:39,039 We've found 12 of the nation's best amateur potters, 13 00:00:39,105 --> 00:00:43,443 so let the battle to find the champion of the pottery begin. 14 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:49,082 Welcome to the new series of The Great Pottery Throw Down! 15 00:00:49,149 --> 00:00:51,551 We've scoured the length and breadth of Britain 16 00:00:51,651 --> 00:00:55,155 in search of 12 of the nation's finest home potters. 17 00:00:55,255 --> 00:00:58,158 Walking in through those gates, it was, like, "Wow!" 18 00:00:58,224 --> 00:00:59,726 It doesn't feel real. 19 00:00:59,793 --> 00:01:02,362 To be honest, at every stage, I've expected somebody 20 00:01:02,429 --> 00:01:05,265 to sort of say to me, "No, love, go home, we're only joking." 21 00:01:05,365 --> 00:01:07,033 (man) I started pottery because of this show, 22 00:01:07,133 --> 00:01:10,036 so to actually be here, I don't really know what to think. 23 00:01:10,103 --> 00:01:13,473 This is completely bonkers. I'm having to pinch myself. 24 00:01:13,573 --> 00:01:18,111 I am actually, yep, I'm here. I'm here! 25 00:01:18,211 --> 00:01:20,213 (Ellie) Each week they'll be tasked 26 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:24,584 with transforming lumps of raw clay into stunning ceramics. 27 00:01:24,684 --> 00:01:26,386 I'm feeling really nervous, yeah. 28 00:01:26,486 --> 00:01:28,455 There's days when you can't throw, 29 00:01:28,521 --> 00:01:30,490 and I don't want it to be one of those days. 30 00:01:30,557 --> 00:01:32,225 I am out of my comfort zone. 31 00:01:32,325 --> 00:01:33,526 When I'm making stuff at home, 32 00:01:33,593 --> 00:01:35,028 I've got all the time in the world. 33 00:01:35,128 --> 00:01:36,996 Me and Kate Bush, we live in that shed. 34 00:01:37,063 --> 00:01:38,598 Everything they create will be judged 35 00:01:38,665 --> 00:01:41,734 by master potter Keith Brymer Jones. 36 00:01:41,801 --> 00:01:44,070 (Keith) What I'm really, really looking forward to 37 00:01:44,170 --> 00:01:45,905 is quite frankly to be inspired. 38 00:01:46,005 --> 00:01:49,876 When I see that potter make that idea come to life with clay, 39 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:51,711 I can't help but get emotional. 40 00:01:51,811 --> 00:01:54,881 It's... It's absolutely brilliant. 41 00:01:54,948 --> 00:01:57,951 My partner, she's, like, "You better make Keith cry 42 00:01:58,051 --> 00:01:59,886 by the time you get home." 43 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:01,754 I don't know what I would do if he started crying. 44 00:02:01,855 --> 00:02:05,992 Also casting a critical eye, ceramics expert Rich Miller. 45 00:02:06,092 --> 00:02:07,427 The thing I love about clay 46 00:02:07,527 --> 00:02:09,562 is from the moment you open up that bag, 47 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:11,798 there are a world of possibilities. 48 00:02:11,865 --> 00:02:14,334 That inanimate mud can become anything. 49 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,037 I'm just so excited to see what they're gonna make. 50 00:02:18,104 --> 00:02:20,039 Oh, my pretty one. 51 00:02:20,106 --> 00:02:23,076 The potters will face 20 brand new challenges. 52 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:24,911 - Whoo! - This is good. This is fun. 53 00:02:25,011 --> 00:02:28,681 I like pressure. I describe it as the Olympics of pottery. 54 00:02:28,748 --> 00:02:31,918 - - Designed to push them... - I'm panic painting. 55 00:02:31,985 --> 00:02:34,487 - - ...to their limits. - Oh, there goes one. 56 00:02:34,554 --> 00:02:37,957 Try another one! Try, try! 57 00:02:38,024 --> 00:02:40,126 I'm not at all nervous. 58 00:02:42,328 --> 00:02:44,664 - Are you ready? - Ready as I'll ever be. 59 00:02:44,764 --> 00:02:47,267 After which, one will be named champion... 60 00:02:47,367 --> 00:02:50,136 Quite delighted, to be honest. I had a little internal "whoo!" 61 00:02:50,203 --> 00:02:52,105 ...of The Great Pottery Throw Down. 62 00:02:52,205 --> 00:02:53,573 (Keith) This one's a bit dodgy. 63 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:56,309 - Ugh... - In fact, it's really dodgy. 64 00:02:58,144 --> 00:03:01,047 Anything can happen, right? It's Throw Down. 65 00:03:01,114 --> 00:03:04,951 (theme music plays) 66 00:03:31,477 --> 00:03:33,112 (Ellie) So I think I've got the gist of the show. 67 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:34,647 (Keith) Yeah, go on, then. 68 00:03:34,714 --> 00:03:36,583 So we're at Gladstone Pottery in Stoke 69 00:03:36,683 --> 00:03:38,318 because it's the home of British pottery. 70 00:03:38,384 --> 00:03:39,485 Yeah, well done. 71 00:03:39,552 --> 00:03:40,987 Yeah, 12 amateur potters 72 00:03:41,087 --> 00:03:43,022 are set two challenges each week, 73 00:03:43,122 --> 00:03:45,124 after which a potter of the week is crowned, 74 00:03:45,191 --> 00:03:47,393 but then sadly one potter does have to go home. 75 00:03:47,493 --> 00:03:48,995 Yeah, well done. We're impressed. 76 00:03:49,095 --> 00:03:50,830 And I'm the one who decides who stays and goes. 77 00:03:50,930 --> 00:03:54,634 - No, we do that bit. - Well, what do I do, then? 78 00:03:54,734 --> 00:03:57,503 (Keith) Well, you just have to sort of walk around smiling 79 00:03:57,604 --> 00:04:00,573 and be warm and maybe funny? 80 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,575 Oh, and you must make sure 81 00:04:02,642 --> 00:04:04,344 the potters don't have dirty bottoms. 82 00:04:04,444 --> 00:04:07,480 - Yeah. - What kind of a show is this? 83 00:04:13,987 --> 00:04:18,157 Good morning, potters, and welcome to the pottery. 84 00:04:18,224 --> 00:04:20,827 How are you feeling? Nervous? Excited? 85 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:22,362 Confused about why Siobhan 86 00:04:22,428 --> 00:04:24,597 sounds a lot less Irish in person? 87 00:04:24,664 --> 00:04:27,433 Fair enough. No, Siobhan has sadly broken her leg. 88 00:04:27,533 --> 00:04:29,602 So until she is well enough to come back, 89 00:04:29,669 --> 00:04:32,905 I have been charged with keeping her pottery wheel spinning. 90 00:04:33,006 --> 00:04:36,042 Or another pottery metaphor. I don't really understand. 91 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:37,710 Now, for your first challenge, 92 00:04:37,810 --> 00:04:39,679 the judges would like you to make 93 00:04:39,746 --> 00:04:42,282 a five-piece children's crockery set 94 00:04:42,348 --> 00:04:45,118 inspired by your own childhood memories. 95 00:04:45,184 --> 00:04:48,788 Keith and Rich would like you to make a plate, a side plate, 96 00:04:48,888 --> 00:04:51,591 a bowl, a beaker with two handles, 97 00:04:51,691 --> 00:04:53,793 and a character eggcup. 98 00:04:53,893 --> 00:04:56,329 I want to see artistic hand-building. 99 00:04:56,396 --> 00:04:58,865 I want to see nicely thrown pots. 100 00:04:58,965 --> 00:05:00,867 And don't forget clean bottoms. 101 00:05:00,967 --> 00:05:04,237 I'm keen to see a really cohesive design. 102 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:05,972 Think about how you're gonna bring 103 00:05:06,039 --> 00:05:07,907 all of those separate elements of your set together, 104 00:05:08,007 --> 00:05:10,677 whether that's through texture, color, form, 105 00:05:10,743 --> 00:05:11,744 or all of those things. 106 00:05:11,844 --> 00:05:14,314 Right, you have three hours 107 00:05:14,414 --> 00:05:17,150 to make your five-piece children's crockery set. 108 00:05:17,250 --> 00:05:20,586 Potters, get potting! 109 00:05:20,687 --> 00:05:23,423 - Ooh. - Ah. 110 00:05:23,523 --> 00:05:26,359 To be here is the ultimate. 111 00:05:26,426 --> 00:05:28,328 Oh, it's great. This is like being in my shed. 112 00:05:28,394 --> 00:05:30,363 Except the lighting's better, it's warmer, 113 00:05:30,430 --> 00:05:31,798 and I've got a whole day to do pottery 114 00:05:31,864 --> 00:05:33,266 rather than, um, ten minutes. 115 00:05:33,366 --> 00:05:35,535 Before the potters can begin throwing, 116 00:05:35,601 --> 00:05:37,403 they must wedge their clay, 117 00:05:37,470 --> 00:05:40,206 a process that helps remove any air bubbles. 118 00:05:40,273 --> 00:05:42,041 They'll then have three hours 119 00:05:42,108 --> 00:05:44,043 to throw their five-piece children's crockery set, 120 00:05:44,110 --> 00:05:46,212 and a further two and a half hours 121 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,148 to add any hand-built elements and refine. 122 00:05:49,248 --> 00:05:51,084 (woman) As you can see, I'm a bit of a messy individual. 123 00:05:51,150 --> 00:05:54,587 Trying to work clean is going to be a challenge here. 124 00:05:54,687 --> 00:05:57,924 So, Rich, the first week, the first challenge. 125 00:05:57,990 --> 00:06:00,293 I mean, it's right up my street. Domestic-ware. 126 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,929 (Rich) We've asked our potters to start with a thrown form, 127 00:06:02,995 --> 00:06:04,797 but then they're gonna sculpt them and alter them, 128 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:06,632 and that adds an extra layer of difficulty. 129 00:06:06,733 --> 00:06:10,169 And it's gotta be user-friendly. We don't want sharp edges. 130 00:06:10,236 --> 00:06:11,404 The form is gonna be critical. 131 00:06:11,471 --> 00:06:12,972 This beaker, for example, 132 00:06:13,039 --> 00:06:14,374 having these two handles 133 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,209 that are beautifully smooth and round, 134 00:06:16,275 --> 00:06:18,878 but it adds all sorts of problems into the make. 135 00:06:18,945 --> 00:06:21,214 They've gotta be aligned perfectly. 136 00:06:21,280 --> 00:06:22,849 The profile has to match. 137 00:06:22,915 --> 00:06:24,784 And the beaker, albeit small, wants to be 138 00:06:24,884 --> 00:06:27,286 the right proportion to the rest of the set. 139 00:06:27,353 --> 00:06:30,723 Yeah. I mean, this is a lovely example of an eggcup. 140 00:06:30,790 --> 00:06:32,825 Putting this tail and these two little ears 141 00:06:32,925 --> 00:06:36,229 gives it real character, and the egg just sits perfectly. 142 00:06:36,329 --> 00:06:38,531 We don't wanna hear, "Oh, no, it was for duck eggs." 143 00:06:38,598 --> 00:06:39,966 It's gotta fit that medium egg. 144 00:06:40,032 --> 00:06:42,802 - Absolutely. - Small and perfectly formed. 145 00:06:42,869 --> 00:06:46,172 - Like you. - That's right. 146 00:06:48,107 --> 00:06:49,442 - Morning, Anna. - Good morning. 147 00:06:49,509 --> 00:06:51,444 - Hi, Anna. - How are you? 148 00:06:51,511 --> 00:06:54,046 Excited, nervous. A bit terrified. 149 00:06:54,113 --> 00:06:56,015 You look like the most pottery potter here. 150 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:59,085 You've got clay on your face, a paintbrush in your hair. 151 00:06:59,152 --> 00:07:02,688 - On trend. Love it. - I'm just messy. 152 00:07:02,755 --> 00:07:04,390 So tell us about your design. 153 00:07:04,490 --> 00:07:07,160 (Anna) It's actually based on a childhood memory. 154 00:07:07,226 --> 00:07:09,762 It was our first time as kids on a farm, and we had ducks. 155 00:07:09,829 --> 00:07:11,330 One morning, the shed was open, 156 00:07:11,397 --> 00:07:13,800 and there was feathers all over the ground, no ducks. 157 00:07:13,866 --> 00:07:15,401 So my dad got us sticks, 158 00:07:15,468 --> 00:07:18,004 and we went to hunt the fox that stole the ducks. 159 00:07:18,070 --> 00:07:21,240 Social care worker Anna is from County Fermanagh, 160 00:07:21,307 --> 00:07:24,143 Northern Ireland, and grew up working on dad Pat's farm. 161 00:07:24,243 --> 00:07:25,912 (Anna) That's great. Thanks, Daddy. 162 00:07:26,012 --> 00:07:28,281 Anna will use brightly colored sculpted figures 163 00:07:28,347 --> 00:07:30,316 to bring her family fable to life, 164 00:07:30,383 --> 00:07:32,718 and like all the best stories, it has a twist. 165 00:07:32,785 --> 00:07:35,388 Decades later, we were discussing this memory, 166 00:07:35,488 --> 00:07:36,823 and my mother started laughing, 167 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:39,025 because my father had killed the duck. 168 00:07:39,125 --> 00:07:40,726 He had taken us out on the foxhunt 169 00:07:40,793 --> 00:07:42,762 so my mother could pluck and cook the duck 170 00:07:42,829 --> 00:07:45,731 that we came home to and ate for dinner. 171 00:07:46,999 --> 00:07:48,768 Josh has also been influenced 172 00:07:48,835 --> 00:07:51,370 by some slightly questionable dad parenting. 173 00:07:51,437 --> 00:07:52,839 I used to love motorbikes. 174 00:07:52,905 --> 00:07:54,874 We used to always go on holiday to Portugal. 175 00:07:54,974 --> 00:07:57,877 There's a photo there of me on a motorbike with my dad. 176 00:07:57,944 --> 00:07:59,011 (Ellie) Health and safety alert. 177 00:07:59,078 --> 00:08:00,746 No, none of that. 178 00:08:00,847 --> 00:08:03,382 Josh, a design technology teacher from Reading, 179 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:06,085 spent many happy adrenaline-filled summers 180 00:08:06,152 --> 00:08:07,553 with family in Portugal. 181 00:08:07,653 --> 00:08:09,689 His motorbike-themed set, 182 00:08:09,755 --> 00:08:11,491 decorated in the colors of the Portuguese flag, 183 00:08:11,557 --> 00:08:13,493 features a beaker with handlebars, 184 00:08:13,559 --> 00:08:15,495 and plates designed to look like a racetrack. 185 00:08:15,561 --> 00:08:17,463 (Josh) The plate, two plates merged into one. 186 00:08:17,563 --> 00:08:19,332 So that's just gonna be one piece? 187 00:08:19,398 --> 00:08:22,001 (Josh) That's why I'm throwing two, joining it together. 188 00:08:22,068 --> 00:08:24,070 - You feeling fairly confident? - I think so, yeah. 189 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:25,705 I don't know what the time is, but yeah. 190 00:08:25,805 --> 00:08:27,874 (both) You've got five minutes. 191 00:08:27,974 --> 00:08:30,910 (Tom) Yeah, so the first thing you wanna do is make a plate. 192 00:08:31,010 --> 00:08:33,079 Throwing a plate requires a firm hand 193 00:08:33,145 --> 00:08:36,048 to compress the clay into a perfectly even disc. 194 00:08:37,884 --> 00:08:40,253 I've made all the plates in my house. They are wobbly. 195 00:08:40,319 --> 00:08:41,854 But they're plates, and I made them. 196 00:08:41,921 --> 00:08:43,523 What more do you need from a plate 197 00:08:43,589 --> 00:08:45,324 other than a flat surface that you can eat off? 198 00:08:45,391 --> 00:08:48,327 Ooh, that's got a wobble on it. 199 00:08:48,394 --> 00:08:51,063 (woman) Slightly annoyed that my first plate is wonky, 200 00:08:51,163 --> 00:08:53,866 but also glad that I've made a plate. 201 00:08:53,966 --> 00:08:56,969 But even if they are happy with their thrown forms... 202 00:08:57,036 --> 00:08:58,604 Ooh, crikey. 203 00:08:58,671 --> 00:09:02,308 ...the potters aren't out of the woods yet. 204 00:09:02,408 --> 00:09:05,745 (man) Oh. For God's sakes. 205 00:09:08,147 --> 00:09:09,949 The wire rose up and just cut through it, 206 00:09:10,049 --> 00:09:13,953 and all that work's just gone, and it's just like... argh! 207 00:09:14,053 --> 00:09:17,390 Museum assistant Bill lives in Scarborough, 208 00:09:17,490 --> 00:09:20,493 and is a proud grandfather to two-year-old Phoebe. 209 00:09:24,430 --> 00:09:26,566 Bill's designed his crockery with her in mind, 210 00:09:26,632 --> 00:09:28,768 but the elephant-themed set commemorates 211 00:09:28,834 --> 00:09:31,270 the unforgettable day the circus came to town. 212 00:09:31,370 --> 00:09:34,440 One of my earliest memories is Mum coming into the garden, 213 00:09:34,507 --> 00:09:36,242 saying, "Billy, come and see the elephants." 214 00:09:36,309 --> 00:09:38,744 I was dragged down the road just in time to see 215 00:09:38,844 --> 00:09:41,480 four huge elephants coming down from the railway station. 216 00:09:41,547 --> 00:09:44,150 - Wow. Quite a sight. - And the smell. 217 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:46,118 Not just the sight. It was the smell of them. 218 00:09:46,185 --> 00:09:49,622 - But you're not doing the dung? - I'm not doing the dung, no. 219 00:09:49,722 --> 00:09:51,824 It might look like a bit of dung at the moment, but... 220 00:09:51,924 --> 00:09:54,360 I think you've achieved it. That's great. 221 00:09:56,028 --> 00:09:57,463 (woman) I do love animals. 222 00:09:57,563 --> 00:09:58,598 When I was younger, 223 00:09:58,664 --> 00:10:00,733 I was fascinated by storybooks 224 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,570 where the animals wore human clothes. 225 00:10:04,637 --> 00:10:07,707 I didn't speak till I was four, very behind, 226 00:10:07,807 --> 00:10:10,676 so I lived in a bit of a world of make-believe. 227 00:10:10,743 --> 00:10:14,013 Retired occupational therapist Lucinda lives in Shropshire, 228 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,248 where she's passing her passion for wildlife 229 00:10:16,315 --> 00:10:17,750 on to her grandkids. 230 00:10:17,850 --> 00:10:20,486 (child) Ooh! Take care of it, Granny. 231 00:10:20,553 --> 00:10:22,788 If it dies, you might be a bit upset. 232 00:10:22,888 --> 00:10:26,225 Immortalized in clay, Hannibal, Lucinda's pet tortoise, 233 00:10:26,325 --> 00:10:28,294 will lead a pack of her childhood chums 234 00:10:28,361 --> 00:10:30,963 in her intricately decorated crockery set. 235 00:10:31,030 --> 00:10:32,999 There is a lot of work in there. 236 00:10:33,065 --> 00:10:34,967 Are you gonna have time to get all of that detail 237 00:10:35,034 --> 00:10:36,402 into the actual set? 238 00:10:36,469 --> 00:10:38,871 - Watch me. Watch me. - Fighting talk. 239 00:10:38,971 --> 00:10:40,873 - That sounds determined. - I like it. Great. 240 00:10:40,973 --> 00:10:42,208 - Yeah, I will. - (Rich) Great. 241 00:10:42,274 --> 00:10:43,676 That's good. 242 00:10:43,743 --> 00:10:46,245 Bill's finally managed to throw his plate. 243 00:10:46,312 --> 00:10:49,782 I'm feeling a little bit better now after my debacle. 244 00:10:49,882 --> 00:10:51,851 But there's no time to relax. 245 00:10:51,917 --> 00:10:53,052 What am I doing now? Bowl. 246 00:10:53,119 --> 00:10:55,054 No crockery set is complete 247 00:10:55,121 --> 00:10:57,156 without a breakfast bowl, 248 00:10:57,256 --> 00:11:00,760 which one potter is fashioning into something fearsome. 249 00:11:00,826 --> 00:11:02,695 That's the mouth of the beast. 250 00:11:02,762 --> 00:11:05,231 When I was younger, my sister and I just used to make stuff. 251 00:11:05,331 --> 00:11:07,433 One of the favorite things we used to make was monsters. 252 00:11:07,533 --> 00:11:10,436 Father of four Nick lives in Barry, South Wales, 253 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:13,673 and has worked as a prop maker for over 20 years. 254 00:11:13,773 --> 00:11:15,107 His colorful crockery contains 255 00:11:15,207 --> 00:11:17,543 a monstrous amount of textural detail 256 00:11:17,643 --> 00:11:19,945 that'll take all his modeling know-how to pull off. 257 00:11:20,046 --> 00:11:21,747 What's the best thing you've ever made? 258 00:11:21,847 --> 00:11:24,283 I made Peter Capaldi's TARDIS console, 259 00:11:24,350 --> 00:11:26,152 and I've made all the sonic screwdrivers. 260 00:11:26,252 --> 00:11:28,954 - Oh, wow! - What a claim to fame. 261 00:11:29,055 --> 00:11:30,890 Is that what that is in your pocket? 262 00:11:30,956 --> 00:11:32,391 That's my lucky pencil. 263 00:11:32,491 --> 00:11:35,428 But Nick's monsters might not be 264 00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:37,630 the fiercest creatures in the pottery. 265 00:11:37,730 --> 00:11:40,032 (woman) I'm doing my design based on dinosaurs. 266 00:11:40,132 --> 00:11:41,600 I just love dinosaurs. 267 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:43,836 As a kid, I had all the dinosaur books, 268 00:11:43,903 --> 00:11:45,237 and we'd go to the museums. 269 00:11:45,304 --> 00:11:47,206 I was the dinosaur kid. 270 00:11:47,273 --> 00:11:50,309 Recent design graduate and this year's youngest potter, 271 00:11:50,409 --> 00:11:52,445 21-year-old AJ lives in Aberdeen. 272 00:11:52,511 --> 00:11:55,614 This self-confessed geek likes to impress partner Kelda... 273 00:11:55,681 --> 00:11:57,149 - Ta-da! - Oh, wow. 274 00:11:57,249 --> 00:11:58,784 ...with their latest cosplay creations. 275 00:11:58,884 --> 00:12:00,386 (Kelda) Absolutely adorable. 276 00:12:00,486 --> 00:12:02,388 AJ's crockery set and mini Jurassic world 277 00:12:02,488 --> 00:12:04,557 features diddy dinosaur characters 278 00:12:04,623 --> 00:12:06,292 and prehistoric plant life. 279 00:12:06,358 --> 00:12:09,161 The decoration, are they gonna be really colorful, or...? 280 00:12:09,228 --> 00:12:11,964 Yeah, I was going for soft shapes, bright colors. 281 00:12:12,031 --> 00:12:13,466 Oh, wow. OK. 282 00:12:13,566 --> 00:12:15,167 - My little girl would love it. - Oh, good. 283 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:17,603 She would smash that on the floor in a heartbeat. 284 00:12:17,670 --> 00:12:19,772 (laughter) 285 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:23,676 So you're halfway through now. That's your halfway time check. 286 00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:25,678 - Coming your way. - Go, go, go, Gadget! 287 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:27,446 As the potters' bowls and plates 288 00:12:27,513 --> 00:12:29,215 hit the drying room to firm up... 289 00:12:29,281 --> 00:12:30,249 Thank you, Rose. 290 00:12:30,316 --> 00:12:31,283 ...attention can turn 291 00:12:31,350 --> 00:12:32,551 to their smaller items. 292 00:12:32,651 --> 00:12:34,120 (AJ) This is gonna be the beaker, 293 00:12:34,186 --> 00:12:37,323 my dinosaur egg with a little face poking out. 294 00:12:37,389 --> 00:12:39,125 Ensuring their beakers are in proportion 295 00:12:39,191 --> 00:12:41,527 to the rest of their set is paramount. 296 00:12:41,594 --> 00:12:44,163 (Anna) The difficulty with these is getting the size right 297 00:12:44,230 --> 00:12:45,931 for small children. 298 00:12:45,998 --> 00:12:48,067 You just think you've got it, and then it's not, 299 00:12:48,167 --> 00:12:50,069 so... bring it in a bit. 300 00:12:50,169 --> 00:12:52,772 But no beaker is complete without handles. 301 00:12:52,838 --> 00:12:57,209 So, uh... do you come here often? What's happening here? 302 00:12:57,276 --> 00:12:59,078 So at the moment I'm pulling handles. 303 00:12:59,145 --> 00:13:02,414 Right. Any tips for handle pulling? 304 00:13:02,481 --> 00:13:04,250 (Jenny) Make sure that it's as moist as possible, 305 00:13:04,316 --> 00:13:06,252 so your hands are really moist, really wet, 306 00:13:06,318 --> 00:13:08,587 so that it just slips through your fingers. 307 00:13:08,687 --> 00:13:11,724 It's a really good idea to concentrate on the tip first. 308 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:13,225 If the tip ends up bigger, 309 00:13:13,325 --> 00:13:15,227 you end up pulling the whole lot off. 310 00:13:15,327 --> 00:13:17,329 - And that's not a good look. - That would be disastrous. 311 00:13:17,396 --> 00:13:18,998 Absolute disaster. 312 00:13:19,064 --> 00:13:22,768 (Zahra) I am making a rabbit with a waistcoat, 313 00:13:22,835 --> 00:13:24,570 and his ears will be the handles. 314 00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:26,806 I'm doing Alice in Wonderland, 'cause it's a story 315 00:13:26,872 --> 00:13:29,008 my mum used to read to us when we were little. 316 00:13:29,074 --> 00:13:31,877 Zahra lives in Manchester, and followed in the footsteps 317 00:13:31,944 --> 00:13:34,947 of her Iraqi-born mum to pursue a career in medicine. 318 00:13:35,047 --> 00:13:37,116 Can you lean forward for me, sweetheart? 319 00:13:37,216 --> 00:13:38,651 Her set brings together 320 00:13:38,717 --> 00:13:41,086 some of Lewis Carroll's most iconic characters, 321 00:13:41,153 --> 00:13:44,123 including a bowl containing the pipe-smoking caterpillar. 322 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:45,357 You're a doctor, is that right? 323 00:13:45,424 --> 00:13:48,527 I know, it surprises me too sometimes. 324 00:13:48,594 --> 00:13:50,329 It feels like if you work in a hospital, 325 00:13:50,396 --> 00:13:51,864 then this is quite chilled out. 326 00:13:51,964 --> 00:13:53,399 It's literally not life and death. 327 00:13:53,465 --> 00:13:54,834 Do you think that helps you a little bit? 328 00:13:54,934 --> 00:13:57,336 Um, no, 'cause I'm still really nervous. 329 00:13:57,403 --> 00:13:59,371 No, it is, Ellie. It is life and death. 330 00:13:59,438 --> 00:14:01,407 Sorry. I've misunderstood the show. 331 00:14:01,473 --> 00:14:03,475 He's gonna start crying now. What you doing? 332 00:14:03,542 --> 00:14:06,212 Christine's imagination has also been fired 333 00:14:06,278 --> 00:14:07,947 by her mother's tales. 334 00:14:08,047 --> 00:14:11,517 When we were young, my mum was really interested in fairies. 335 00:14:11,584 --> 00:14:13,118 She used to take us through the bluebell woods, 336 00:14:13,185 --> 00:14:15,387 and she'd show us the knots in trees, 337 00:14:15,487 --> 00:14:17,923 and she'd say that they were the doors, so we'd knock on them 338 00:14:17,990 --> 00:14:19,892 and leave little daisy posies and things like that, 339 00:14:19,959 --> 00:14:22,761 so my inspiration is flowers and fairies. 340 00:14:22,828 --> 00:14:25,130 Christine grew up one of eight siblings. 341 00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:27,967 Living in Preston, and now a mum of two herself, 342 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:30,636 she loves nothing more than a big family get-together. 343 00:14:30,736 --> 00:14:31,704 (laughter) 344 00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:33,205 She's hoping to capture 345 00:14:33,272 --> 00:14:34,907 the spirit of her childhood fairyland 346 00:14:35,007 --> 00:14:36,609 with an ornate crockery set 347 00:14:36,675 --> 00:14:38,677 styled on the white narcissus flower, 348 00:14:38,744 --> 00:14:41,247 and populated with delicate hand-sculpted butterflies, 349 00:14:41,313 --> 00:14:43,115 flowers, and a fairy. 350 00:14:43,215 --> 00:14:45,851 (Christine) The little fairy that's sitting on the eggcup, 351 00:14:45,918 --> 00:14:50,389 she's the hardest, she's challenging. 352 00:14:50,489 --> 00:14:53,359 It might be the smallest piece, but the eggcup... 353 00:14:53,425 --> 00:14:54,760 Oh, there goes one. 354 00:14:54,827 --> 00:14:56,762 ...could cause the potters 355 00:14:56,829 --> 00:14:59,031 the biggest headache. 356 00:14:59,131 --> 00:15:00,933 Oh, might try that one again. 357 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,068 - (laughs) - Right, take two. 358 00:15:03,168 --> 00:15:06,405 Throwing intricate forms leaves no margin for error. 359 00:15:06,472 --> 00:15:09,275 I'm remaking Mr. Mad Hatter eggcup, 360 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:13,679 because the hat fell off, basically. 361 00:15:13,746 --> 00:15:16,949 While Zahra's eggcup is missing its all-important headwear... 362 00:15:17,049 --> 00:15:18,350 Plenty of time. 363 00:15:18,450 --> 00:15:20,853 ...Tom's will soon be in need of some shoes. 364 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,622 I'm making alien feet on my alien eggcup. 365 00:15:23,722 --> 00:15:25,491 What I've done is thrown that on the wheel, 366 00:15:25,557 --> 00:15:28,594 and then I've cut across there, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. 367 00:15:28,694 --> 00:15:30,729 It's even got a little alien shoe thing going on. 368 00:15:30,796 --> 00:15:33,532 That didn't happen when I practiced. That's awesome. 369 00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:36,602 Tom, a computer programmer from Bath, and his wife, Fleur, 370 00:15:36,669 --> 00:15:39,405 love to get back to nature in their vintage caravan. 371 00:15:39,471 --> 00:15:43,008 - Amazing view. - Girders. Some old tires. 372 00:15:43,075 --> 00:15:44,944 Inspired by a childhood obsession 373 00:15:45,044 --> 00:15:46,645 with galaxies far, far away, 374 00:15:46,712 --> 00:15:49,148 his set features an extraterrestrial eggcup 375 00:15:49,248 --> 00:15:51,150 sat atop a moon-rock side plate. 376 00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:56,355 That is absolutely deadly. I love it. 377 00:15:56,455 --> 00:15:58,290 But as Tom prepares to blast off... 378 00:15:58,357 --> 00:16:00,359 (Tom) I found out somebody else is doing space. 379 00:16:00,426 --> 00:16:02,127 ...he won't be alone. 380 00:16:02,194 --> 00:16:04,096 They're sat behind me, though, so they can see what I'm making 381 00:16:04,163 --> 00:16:05,431 and I can't see what they're making. 382 00:16:05,531 --> 00:16:07,066 - I'm watching. - (laughs) 383 00:16:07,166 --> 00:16:09,401 I'll come back and investigate in a minute. 384 00:16:09,468 --> 00:16:10,903 - I'm just one step behind. - Yeah. 385 00:16:11,003 --> 00:16:13,172 It's, like, that looks remarkably familiar. 386 00:16:13,238 --> 00:16:15,774 But Jenny's making life doubly difficult, 387 00:16:15,841 --> 00:16:18,344 throwing a top for her cosmic eggcup. 388 00:16:18,444 --> 00:16:20,679 It's slightly complicated, because it's gonna be a rocket, 389 00:16:20,746 --> 00:16:23,148 and you'll open it up to reveal the egg. 390 00:16:23,248 --> 00:16:25,918 So I've gotta make sure that the two elements fit together. 391 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:29,321 As a child, teacher turned mum Jenny from Doncaster 392 00:16:29,388 --> 00:16:31,190 was a budding astronomer. 393 00:16:31,290 --> 00:16:33,792 Her crockery set will contrast the darkness of outer space 394 00:16:33,892 --> 00:16:36,195 with bright yellow stars, colorful rainbows, 395 00:16:36,295 --> 00:16:37,663 and a beaming sun plate. 396 00:16:37,763 --> 00:16:39,732 We didn't ask for a lidded eggcup, 397 00:16:39,798 --> 00:16:41,567 but you're kind of going that extra mile. 398 00:16:41,633 --> 00:16:44,003 - Yeah, just to push it a bit. - Just to make your life harder. 399 00:16:44,069 --> 00:16:49,041 Yeah. It could be my fatal flaw, or it could really make it. 400 00:16:49,108 --> 00:16:50,476 Well, we're looking forward to seeing it. 401 00:16:50,542 --> 00:16:53,912 Thank you. 402 00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:57,616 You've got one hour left, my friends, one hour. 403 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:59,251 Now the moment of truth. 404 00:16:59,318 --> 00:17:01,954 The crockery sets have had a chance to dry, 405 00:17:02,054 --> 00:17:03,622 and now they're leather hard, 406 00:17:03,722 --> 00:17:05,758 the potters must trim off any excess clay. 407 00:17:05,824 --> 00:17:08,093 (Anna) Bit of remedial work's gonna have to go into this. 408 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,129 It isn't a clean bottom as asked for. 409 00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:12,031 Unless they refine every surface, 410 00:17:12,131 --> 00:17:15,234 they won't achieve the perfect finish demanded by the judges. 411 00:17:15,334 --> 00:17:17,469 I can't spend too much time on this. 412 00:17:17,569 --> 00:17:19,505 It's not perfect, but it'll do. 413 00:17:19,605 --> 00:17:21,840 At this stage, the potters can also 414 00:17:21,907 --> 00:17:24,042 start altering their thrown pieces. 415 00:17:24,109 --> 00:17:26,545 I'm just about to turn this into my little race track. 416 00:17:26,645 --> 00:17:28,547 Let me see if it lines up. 417 00:17:28,647 --> 00:17:30,149 Bang on. Phew. 418 00:17:30,249 --> 00:17:32,918 (AJ) My side plate's gonna be a mud splat 419 00:17:32,985 --> 00:17:35,554 for the eggcup stegosaurus to play in. 420 00:17:35,654 --> 00:17:39,291 But these alterations aren't without risk. 421 00:17:39,358 --> 00:17:41,126 The more they manipulate, 422 00:17:41,193 --> 00:17:42,227 the greater the chances 423 00:17:42,327 --> 00:17:44,063 of cracks forming when fired. 424 00:17:44,163 --> 00:17:45,798 I've made lots of plates before, 425 00:17:45,864 --> 00:17:49,768 but I don't normally make the middle look like fish and chips. 426 00:17:49,835 --> 00:17:52,604 My design's based on the family holidays 427 00:17:52,671 --> 00:17:54,873 that we used to have in Cornwall, mackerel fishing, 428 00:17:54,973 --> 00:17:58,143 with some captain of the ship calling me "my lover." 429 00:17:58,243 --> 00:17:59,912 It was great. 430 00:18:00,012 --> 00:18:03,415 Clothing designer Miles, husband Frank and dog Maud 431 00:18:03,482 --> 00:18:04,783 upped sticks from the city 432 00:18:04,883 --> 00:18:06,552 to the Worcestershire countryside. 433 00:18:06,652 --> 00:18:08,387 (Miles) Maud, drop it. Drop it. 434 00:18:08,487 --> 00:18:10,489 His Cornish crockery set features 435 00:18:10,556 --> 00:18:13,826 every fisherman's friend, a jolly lighthouse keeper, 436 00:18:13,926 --> 00:18:15,894 which Miles is adorning with a replica 437 00:18:15,961 --> 00:18:17,329 of his own facial fur. 438 00:18:17,396 --> 00:18:20,933 I love it when a plan comes together. 439 00:18:20,999 --> 00:18:23,969 Miles isn't the only potter hitting the beach. 440 00:18:24,036 --> 00:18:27,072 This is my main plate. The idea of this one is a beach towel. 441 00:18:27,172 --> 00:18:29,775 Every year we'd go down to West Wales and sit on the beaches, 442 00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:31,343 and we used to enter these regattas. 443 00:18:31,443 --> 00:18:34,413 - 3 - D design and craft graduate Cellan 444 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,482 lives in Brighton, and has three brothers, 445 00:18:36,548 --> 00:18:38,484 amongst which the competitive spirit is still strong. 446 00:18:38,550 --> 00:18:40,385 Pile on, pile on. 447 00:18:40,486 --> 00:18:43,288 His regatta-themed set features a life-ring-shaped bowl, 448 00:18:43,355 --> 00:18:46,191 a fish-mouth eggcup and a trophy-inspired beaker 449 00:18:46,291 --> 00:18:48,427 celebrating his aquatic prowess. 450 00:18:48,527 --> 00:18:51,163 I used to really love the underwater swimming competition, 451 00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:53,265 'cause I can hold my breath for quite a long time. 452 00:18:53,365 --> 00:18:54,733 How long can you hold your breath for? 453 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,602 I don't know. I haven't timed it. 454 00:18:56,668 --> 00:18:59,204 Let's have a competition. Probably not the right time. 455 00:18:59,271 --> 00:19:02,274 - Maybe afterwards, yeah. - Later. We're on. 456 00:19:02,374 --> 00:19:03,909 See if you can hold your breath for three hours 457 00:19:04,009 --> 00:19:05,644 while you make the, uh... 458 00:19:05,711 --> 00:19:09,081 I'm pretty much doing that already. 459 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:12,918 30 minutes left, my friends. 30 minutes. 460 00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:14,253 Ooh. 461 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:16,255 I'm yelling in your ear, Lucinda! 462 00:19:16,321 --> 00:19:19,691 Time is starting to not be my friend. 463 00:19:19,758 --> 00:19:22,928 - It's a race now. - Now to make some fairies. 464 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:25,664 She's going to get curly hair. 465 00:19:27,065 --> 00:19:29,401 (Anna) I'm just putting on a little girl, 466 00:19:29,468 --> 00:19:31,637 and then a little fox. 467 00:19:31,703 --> 00:19:33,772 Mr. Foxy. 468 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:36,508 (AJ) That'll be the face of my dinosaur egg. 469 00:19:36,608 --> 00:19:38,944 And I need to get the handles on. 470 00:19:39,044 --> 00:19:40,612 (Josh) Doing the handles of the beaker, 471 00:19:40,679 --> 00:19:43,549 the motorbike handles, think they're in proportion. 472 00:19:43,649 --> 00:19:45,784 (Nick) Getting this little fella together is the hardest one 473 00:19:45,884 --> 00:19:47,653 'cause he's got the arms, 474 00:19:47,719 --> 00:19:52,157 and my eggcup's gotta have all his little tentacles put on. 475 00:19:52,224 --> 00:19:55,761 I've got a lot of rainbows and clouds to attach to my bowl. 476 00:19:55,827 --> 00:19:57,129 Some of the bits have dried off 477 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:59,631 quite a lot more than I wanted them to. 478 00:19:59,731 --> 00:20:01,600 If the clay's a different dryness, 479 00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:04,670 then they've got different amounts to shrink, 480 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:07,639 so it can lead to things popping off. 481 00:20:07,706 --> 00:20:09,775 Anything can happen, right? It's Throw Down. 482 00:20:09,841 --> 00:20:12,311 Ten minutes left, potters, ten minutes. 483 00:20:12,411 --> 00:20:13,512 We've got this. 484 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:17,649 Ooh, feet. We need to get those feet on. 485 00:20:19,451 --> 00:20:22,521 (Lucinda) I like to have a few little surprises with my things. 486 00:20:22,588 --> 00:20:24,156 Kids love surprises. 487 00:20:24,256 --> 00:20:27,826 (Nick) Put Monster Mayhem on it. 488 00:20:27,926 --> 00:20:29,895 That how you spell it, right? 489 00:20:29,962 --> 00:20:33,799 Let's just check that's gonna fit in. 490 00:20:33,865 --> 00:20:36,435 (Christine) All I've got left to do is put the petals on. 491 00:20:36,535 --> 00:20:39,404 It's a bit tight. Let's take a bit more off. 492 00:20:41,306 --> 00:20:43,008 I've never made so many eyeballs. 493 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:45,877 (Ellie) We're going in. We've got things going in. 494 00:20:45,944 --> 00:20:47,813 Well done, mate. Well done. 495 00:20:50,349 --> 00:20:52,384 One minute. One minute to go. 496 00:20:52,484 --> 00:20:54,953 - One minute? - (Ellie) Yep. Come on. 497 00:20:56,321 --> 00:20:58,624 Oh, my pretty one. 498 00:20:58,724 --> 00:21:03,228 (Ellie) Well done, AJ. In they go. 499 00:21:04,763 --> 00:21:06,832 - Want me to take the plate? - Please take the plate. 500 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:09,067 - Oh, thank you. - Let's go, let's go, let's go. 501 00:21:09,167 --> 00:21:12,304 - I'm going, I'm going. - That is time, everyone. 502 00:21:12,404 --> 00:21:16,174 - Well done! - There you go. It's all in. 503 00:21:16,241 --> 00:21:18,043 Thank you. 504 00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:20,912 Whoo! Whoo-hoo! 505 00:21:21,013 --> 00:21:23,081 Ooh. 506 00:21:23,148 --> 00:21:25,450 I'm exhausted. I don't know about you lot. 507 00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:27,686 - That was intense, wasn't it? - Yeah. 508 00:21:27,753 --> 00:21:30,489 For now, the potters have done all they can. 509 00:21:30,555 --> 00:21:33,625 Once completely dry, studio technician Rose 510 00:21:33,725 --> 00:21:35,560 will take them for their first bisque firing, 511 00:21:35,627 --> 00:21:38,063 which will harden the clay ready for decoration. 512 00:21:38,163 --> 00:21:40,532 I'm quite worried with Zahra's set. 513 00:21:40,599 --> 00:21:44,303 Her bowl has some very fragile details 514 00:21:44,403 --> 00:21:47,506 which could dry really fast and crack off. 515 00:21:47,606 --> 00:21:49,308 That was very stressful. 516 00:21:49,408 --> 00:21:52,477 Bits staying on is my main concern during the firing. 517 00:21:52,544 --> 00:21:54,613 The potters now face an agonizing wait 518 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:58,650 to see if their sets survive the kiln's 1,000-degree heat. 519 00:21:58,717 --> 00:22:00,686 (Jenny) I'm a little bit worried about the firing. 520 00:22:00,752 --> 00:22:02,187 The handles on the beaker, 521 00:22:02,287 --> 00:22:04,356 the clouds and the rainbows on the bowl 522 00:22:04,456 --> 00:22:06,358 could potentially come off. 523 00:22:06,425 --> 00:22:08,293 (Miles) Just keeping my fingers tightly crossed 524 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:09,995 that everything's gonna be OK. 525 00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:12,030 Yes. 526 00:22:16,234 --> 00:22:19,071 Each week the potters will face a second challenge. 527 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,273 What they'll be asked to make is a mystery, 528 00:22:21,373 --> 00:22:24,743 but this week it's something no breakfast can do without. 529 00:22:24,843 --> 00:22:28,513 Potters, it's time for your second challenge, 530 00:22:28,613 --> 00:22:30,015 and it's a throw down. 531 00:22:30,082 --> 00:22:35,053 You're going to be making... milk bottles! 532 00:22:35,120 --> 00:22:37,089 - (all) Ah! - Ceramic ones, of course. 533 00:22:37,155 --> 00:22:40,692 We're not expecting you to become expert glassblowers. 534 00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:44,196 Master Potter Keith, show them how it's done. 535 00:22:44,262 --> 00:22:47,733 Right. There we go. 536 00:22:49,634 --> 00:22:53,872 What we're really looking for is consistency of shape, 537 00:22:53,972 --> 00:22:59,111 consistency of size, and a really nice form. 538 00:22:59,211 --> 00:23:02,914 It all starts when you're centering the clay. 539 00:23:03,014 --> 00:23:06,184 You really wanna think about how much clay you're pulling up 540 00:23:06,284 --> 00:23:09,087 to make it as tall as you need to make it. 541 00:23:09,154 --> 00:23:13,358 I'm just folding over that rim. 542 00:23:13,425 --> 00:23:17,129 And then I'm just going in with my sponge on a stick, 543 00:23:17,195 --> 00:23:19,831 just bellying it out, just a little bit more pressure, 544 00:23:19,931 --> 00:23:23,935 just to get that nice subtle accent on the shoulder. 545 00:23:24,002 --> 00:23:26,605 We want it really nicely finished off, 546 00:23:26,671 --> 00:23:28,006 a nice rim on there. 547 00:23:28,073 --> 00:23:30,509 We're gonna be checking rims, 548 00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:31,843 the shoulder, the neck. 549 00:23:31,910 --> 00:23:33,412 (Keith) No scrappy bottoms. 550 00:23:33,478 --> 00:23:35,280 Just a nice little neat nick. 551 00:23:35,347 --> 00:23:41,553 Stop the wheel, wire it through, OK? And take it off. 552 00:23:41,653 --> 00:23:45,690 So what we're looking for is three thousand, six hun... 553 00:23:45,757 --> 00:23:50,128 No. As many milk bottles as you can make in 15 minutes. 554 00:23:50,195 --> 00:23:53,999 We're looking for quality, consistency, and quantity. 555 00:23:54,065 --> 00:23:58,203 It's your turn now, so head back to your benches. 556 00:23:58,270 --> 00:24:02,908 You have 15 minutes to make as many milk bottles as possible. 557 00:24:03,008 --> 00:24:07,512 Your time starts now. Remove the hessian! 558 00:24:09,815 --> 00:24:13,118 I can't get the cling film off. 559 00:24:13,185 --> 00:24:15,754 (Keith) Remember, the smoother you make that first pull, 560 00:24:15,854 --> 00:24:19,958 the smoother the rim is gonna be. 561 00:24:20,025 --> 00:24:22,727 I remember milk bottles from school, unfortunately, 562 00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:24,496 and the milk was always sour. 563 00:24:24,563 --> 00:24:26,364 I like things to be fairly perfect, 564 00:24:26,431 --> 00:24:30,035 so trying to get a lot made in the time is tricky. 565 00:24:30,135 --> 00:24:31,670 It's gotta be like making pancakes, right? 566 00:24:31,770 --> 00:24:33,638 So the first one's always crap. 567 00:24:33,705 --> 00:24:37,642 - Hello. - That one's naff. 568 00:24:37,709 --> 00:24:39,711 Oh, well done, Jenny. Looking good. 569 00:24:39,811 --> 00:24:41,713 Tom's getting his first one on. Nice work, Tom! 570 00:24:41,813 --> 00:24:44,449 This is number two. I'm pleased it's a throwing challenge. 571 00:24:44,516 --> 00:24:45,951 I'm comfortable with that. 572 00:24:46,051 --> 00:24:47,752 The first one sets the standard, 573 00:24:47,853 --> 00:24:49,588 and then all the other ones have to match. 574 00:24:49,688 --> 00:24:51,957 Hopefully it's not a downward spiral. 575 00:24:52,023 --> 00:24:53,291 (Bill) I'm just folding that top over 576 00:24:53,358 --> 00:24:55,560 to get that bottle rim on the top. 577 00:24:55,627 --> 00:24:56,761 I've never done that before. 578 00:24:56,828 --> 00:24:58,630 - (laughs) - Focus, people. 579 00:24:58,730 --> 00:25:01,566 (Bill) Just concentrate. Just concentrate. 580 00:25:01,633 --> 00:25:04,302 And if in doubt, focus some more. 581 00:25:04,402 --> 00:25:07,205 (Nick) I'm thinking I wouldn't mind a glass of milk. 582 00:25:07,272 --> 00:25:08,707 That's five minutes down. 583 00:25:08,807 --> 00:25:11,109 - You've got ten minutes left. - No way. 584 00:25:11,209 --> 00:25:13,545 We've got a lot of work to do. Two and a half minutes each. 585 00:25:13,645 --> 00:25:15,447 This is hard. 586 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:17,716 (Keith) You've had five minutes. Some of you have only got one. 587 00:25:17,782 --> 00:25:20,752 So, come on! Milk bottles! 588 00:25:20,852 --> 00:25:23,321 - Oh, you're so manly. - Whoo! 589 00:25:23,388 --> 00:25:25,223 What are you doing, Anna? What happened to it? 590 00:25:25,323 --> 00:25:27,292 - The wheel went. - The wheel went. 591 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,895 - Is that a technical term? - (laughs) 592 00:25:32,430 --> 00:25:34,266 (Josh) Just about to start the fourth. 593 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:36,334 This is good. This is fun. I like pressure. 594 00:25:36,401 --> 00:25:38,370 My hands are very shaky. 595 00:25:38,436 --> 00:25:40,038 Just make sure you've got all of those aspects 596 00:25:40,105 --> 00:25:41,106 in your milk bottles. 597 00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:44,876 Shoulders, lips, rims. 598 00:25:44,943 --> 00:25:47,445 - (Tom) This is number four. - Tom's such an overachiever. 599 00:25:47,512 --> 00:25:50,515 Three for Miles. Cellan's got three. 600 00:25:50,582 --> 00:25:53,585 Christine has... three. 601 00:25:53,685 --> 00:25:55,687 Jenny has three. Three seems to be the number. 602 00:25:55,754 --> 00:25:57,188 I've done one. 603 00:25:57,289 --> 00:25:59,090 (Ellie) That's five minutes left, guys. 604 00:25:59,157 --> 00:26:02,027 - Five min-unos. - Five minutes. 605 00:26:02,127 --> 00:26:03,595 I'm actually lactose intolerant. 606 00:26:03,695 --> 00:26:06,998 This is... This is basically stunt work for me. 607 00:26:07,065 --> 00:26:08,366 (Keith) Tom's done well. 608 00:26:08,433 --> 00:26:10,835 Jenny, she's about to take her fourth off. 609 00:26:10,936 --> 00:26:12,504 I'd like to think I can get two more out, 610 00:26:12,604 --> 00:26:14,639 but that's probably not gonna happen. 611 00:26:14,706 --> 00:26:17,876 Don't ruin that one, Anna. I'm watching. 612 00:26:17,976 --> 00:26:20,545 One minute, my friends. One minute. 613 00:26:20,645 --> 00:26:22,514 - Whoa, whoa, whoa. - No. No, no, no, no. 614 00:26:22,614 --> 00:26:25,750 How much time? They don't even look like bottles. 615 00:26:25,850 --> 00:26:27,719 - (Josh) On number five now. - (Keith) Nice one, Tom. 616 00:26:27,786 --> 00:26:29,721 - What number's that? - Six. 617 00:26:29,788 --> 00:26:31,356 Come on, let's get a sixth. 618 00:26:31,456 --> 00:26:32,924 They're not beautiful, are they? 619 00:26:32,991 --> 00:26:34,426 Right, that's 30 seconds, guys. 620 00:26:34,526 --> 00:26:36,561 Oh, I know. 621 00:26:36,628 --> 00:26:39,364 Try another one. Try, try! 622 00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:41,399 Five, four, 623 00:26:41,466 --> 00:26:43,802 three, two, 624 00:26:43,868 --> 00:26:45,604 one! 625 00:26:45,670 --> 00:26:50,075 - (laughter) - Come on! 626 00:26:50,175 --> 00:26:53,845 The potters will now face the judges for the very first time. 627 00:26:53,912 --> 00:26:56,815 Look at all those. Flipping heck. 628 00:26:56,881 --> 00:26:59,918 Keith and Rich are looking for perfectly formed milk bottles, 629 00:26:59,985 --> 00:27:01,519 uniform in size and shape, 630 00:27:01,586 --> 00:27:03,755 with straight sides and a well-defined rim. 631 00:27:03,855 --> 00:27:06,391 Any that don't measure up will be recycled 632 00:27:06,491 --> 00:27:08,393 into Keith's bucket of doom. 633 00:27:08,493 --> 00:27:10,028 - Hello, Lucinda. - Hello. 634 00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:12,831 - Hi. - Hi, lovey. 635 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:14,165 (Keith) So how did you find it? 636 00:27:14,232 --> 00:27:16,801 - Absolutely terrifying. - (laughter) 637 00:27:16,868 --> 00:27:19,971 But, actually, on these, the rim folding's gone really well. 638 00:27:20,038 --> 00:27:22,307 This one's a bit dodgy. Yeah, in fact it's really dodgy. 639 00:27:22,407 --> 00:27:25,210 - (contestants) Aw! - And... 640 00:27:26,111 --> 00:27:28,213 It's, uh, yeah... 641 00:27:28,279 --> 00:27:31,082 You know what, I think I'm gonna leave it... 642 00:27:31,149 --> 00:27:33,318 - No, it's going. - Aw! 643 00:27:33,385 --> 00:27:35,787 (Keith) These are great, though. The ordeal is over. 644 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:41,026 This one, bit of the runt of the litter, isn't it? 645 00:27:41,126 --> 00:27:43,395 - And that one actually, yeah. - Aw! 646 00:27:43,495 --> 00:27:46,064 - 'Cause that's also terrible. - (laughter) 647 00:27:46,164 --> 00:27:48,967 - So that's four, Ellie. - One, two... 648 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:51,102 - Three. - ...three, four. 649 00:27:52,637 --> 00:27:54,806 This one's a bit of a no-no. 650 00:27:54,873 --> 00:27:56,474 It's a shame that one was distorted, 651 00:27:56,574 --> 00:27:59,444 but I think we can sort of stop there. 652 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:01,046 You're all right. 653 00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:03,148 (Rich) As a set, pretty good. 654 00:28:03,248 --> 00:28:04,683 - Apart from that one. - Ah. 655 00:28:04,749 --> 00:28:06,651 - (Rich) Wow. - (Keith) There was no shoulder. 656 00:28:06,718 --> 00:28:08,920 Now, with those four, they're kind of fit for purpose. 657 00:28:08,987 --> 00:28:11,289 - So well done. - Thanks a lot. 658 00:28:11,356 --> 00:28:13,525 (Rich) As the forms go, you've got great height. 659 00:28:13,591 --> 00:28:16,361 Honestly, Christine, I'm crying at them already. 660 00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:18,863 - They're brilliant. - Thank you. 661 00:28:18,963 --> 00:28:21,533 - (laughs) - Don't. 662 00:28:21,599 --> 00:28:24,202 (Keith) Folks, we throw these challenges at you, 663 00:28:24,269 --> 00:28:26,037 and, you know, you don't know what you're getting, 664 00:28:26,104 --> 00:28:27,639 and you just get on that wheel, 665 00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:32,077 and you persevere, and it... it's brilliant. 666 00:28:32,143 --> 00:28:35,680 I'm sure Rich will back me up when I stop bloody crying. 667 00:28:35,747 --> 00:28:37,749 (Rich) Yeah, absolutely, I mean, beautiful form, 668 00:28:37,849 --> 00:28:39,584 clearly defined shoulders, necks, rims. 669 00:28:39,684 --> 00:28:41,352 And that's your hands doing that, 670 00:28:41,453 --> 00:28:43,188 so you should be proud of yourself. 671 00:28:43,288 --> 00:28:45,490 I am. 672 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:48,193 There's obviously one that needs to go in the bin. 673 00:28:48,293 --> 00:28:49,928 I love the way they're finished off. 674 00:28:49,994 --> 00:28:51,596 The sides are nice and clean, aren't they? 675 00:28:51,696 --> 00:28:53,364 (Rich) Yep. 676 00:28:53,431 --> 00:28:56,167 Started off OK, and then just got progressively worse. 677 00:28:56,234 --> 00:28:58,103 The rim on that, it's not great, is it? 678 00:28:58,203 --> 00:29:00,238 So that's gonna have to go in. 679 00:29:00,305 --> 00:29:01,973 So, I mean, you know, do you... 680 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:03,708 Aw! 681 00:29:03,808 --> 00:29:05,243 You bad man. 682 00:29:05,310 --> 00:29:07,312 So there we go. Three. 683 00:29:09,481 --> 00:29:12,517 I love throwing, but there was too much hanging about. 684 00:29:12,584 --> 00:29:15,120 It's a good effort, but this one isn't great, is it? 685 00:29:15,186 --> 00:29:17,088 - Oh! - (Keith) That had to go. 686 00:29:17,155 --> 00:29:20,525 - Yeah, that was the last one. - (Keith) They're a lovely pair. 687 00:29:20,592 --> 00:29:24,129 Lovely pair. Lovely pair, Bill. 688 00:29:24,195 --> 00:29:26,364 - (Keith) Pretty industrious. - (Tom) Haven't hung about. 689 00:29:26,431 --> 00:29:28,266 - What's this? - (laughter) 690 00:29:28,366 --> 00:29:31,369 - (Tom) That's my favorite. - That's going in the bin. 691 00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:33,238 I think that would have brightened the cereal up 692 00:29:33,304 --> 00:29:34,839 in the morning. 693 00:29:34,906 --> 00:29:36,674 These rims are quite nice. 694 00:29:36,775 --> 00:29:38,643 (Rich) You've got a similar flair on most of the necks. 695 00:29:38,710 --> 00:29:40,145 (Keith) I think you've done well. 696 00:29:40,245 --> 00:29:43,081 Six, mate. Smashed it. 697 00:29:43,148 --> 00:29:45,383 (mouths) 698 00:29:45,483 --> 00:29:46,985 It's wonderfully terrible. 699 00:29:47,085 --> 00:29:49,654 - I made it myself. Thanks. - (laughter) 700 00:29:49,721 --> 00:29:51,990 (Keith) I mean, that's gonna have to go in, yeah. 701 00:29:52,090 --> 00:29:53,758 (Rich) This one flairs out a little bit. 702 00:29:53,825 --> 00:29:55,493 Yeah, that flairs out too much. That's going in. 703 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:57,328 - We're gonna stop there. - Thanks. 704 00:29:57,395 --> 00:29:58,763 (Ellie) Well done, mate. 705 00:29:58,830 --> 00:30:00,598 Actually, Zahra, I changed my mind. 706 00:30:00,665 --> 00:30:01,833 That's going in as well. 707 00:30:01,933 --> 00:30:03,468 See you later. 708 00:30:04,969 --> 00:30:08,406 - I didn't quite find my rim. - (Keith) Yeah. 709 00:30:08,473 --> 00:30:10,975 A couple have got, like, little individual characters. 710 00:30:11,042 --> 00:30:12,677 That was the brief right, Rich? 711 00:30:12,744 --> 00:30:15,046 If that's what we were looking for, it would be great. 712 00:30:15,113 --> 00:30:17,482 - I know, I know, I know. - But it isn't. 713 00:30:17,549 --> 00:30:19,751 You could have got a bit more height. This one... 714 00:30:19,851 --> 00:30:21,986 Hopeless, mate. 715 00:30:22,086 --> 00:30:23,922 Would these four... 716 00:30:23,988 --> 00:30:27,358 No, sorry, no, that's gotta go. 717 00:30:27,425 --> 00:30:29,694 - With these three... - Yeah. 718 00:30:31,396 --> 00:30:33,331 (Keith) Wow. These are looking pretty good. 719 00:30:33,398 --> 00:30:35,066 - I'm loving the profile. - Yeah. 720 00:30:35,166 --> 00:30:36,935 They just look really kind of voluptuous, 721 00:30:37,001 --> 00:30:39,571 and the rims are really nicely round. 722 00:30:39,637 --> 00:30:41,840 (Keith) There's one that's sort of obvious. 723 00:30:41,906 --> 00:30:44,909 - What I don't mind about it... - Don't. 724 00:30:45,009 --> 00:30:47,712 You can see that you've really thought about it, 725 00:30:47,812 --> 00:30:49,347 and I'm reluctant to throw that one away. 726 00:30:49,447 --> 00:30:51,249 You've gone for the same thing every time. 727 00:30:51,316 --> 00:30:52,584 That's what we asked of you. 728 00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:53,885 - (Keith) Well done. - Thank you. 729 00:30:53,952 --> 00:30:57,655 - I'll go now. - (laughter) 730 00:30:57,722 --> 00:31:00,758 Keith and Rich will now rank the sets from worst to first. 731 00:31:00,825 --> 00:31:02,827 The potter with the most milk bottles 732 00:31:02,927 --> 00:31:05,129 will walk away victorious. 733 00:31:05,196 --> 00:31:08,566 In 12th place, Bill. 734 00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:11,269 Perfect pair, not many more. 735 00:31:11,369 --> 00:31:15,907 Miles, Zahra, Lucinda, and Nick each threw three bottles. 736 00:31:16,007 --> 00:31:19,677 Cellan, AJ, Josh, and Anna threw four, 737 00:31:19,744 --> 00:31:21,512 while Christine threw five. 738 00:31:21,613 --> 00:31:25,650 So, in second place... is Jenny. 739 00:31:25,717 --> 00:31:27,652 - Well done, Jenny. - (mouths) 740 00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:29,754 So, for obvious reasons, first place, 741 00:31:29,854 --> 00:31:32,590 well done, Tom, fantastic effort. 742 00:31:34,692 --> 00:31:36,494 You can go and celebrate now 743 00:31:36,561 --> 00:31:39,163 with a swift half of semi-skimmed. 744 00:31:39,230 --> 00:31:40,665 (laughter) 745 00:31:40,765 --> 00:31:42,367 Yeah, I'm thrilled. There's no other words. 746 00:31:42,433 --> 00:31:44,402 I'm just really, really happy. I nailed it on the day. 747 00:31:44,469 --> 00:31:47,472 - Drinks are on me! - (all) Whoo! 748 00:31:47,572 --> 00:31:51,109 To come last, I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried. 749 00:31:51,209 --> 00:31:54,445 I hope my breakfast set comes out really, really well, 750 00:31:54,512 --> 00:31:57,215 and that will carry me through. 751 00:32:01,753 --> 00:32:04,355 It's day two of the main make, 752 00:32:04,455 --> 00:32:08,293 and after a 24-hour firing, 753 00:32:08,359 --> 00:32:11,996 the children's crockery sets are ready to be decorated. 754 00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:14,632 But the potters won't know if their work has survived 755 00:32:14,732 --> 00:32:18,036 the intense heat of the kiln until they remove the hessian. 756 00:32:18,102 --> 00:32:19,904 Last night was quite difficult to get to sleep, 757 00:32:20,004 --> 00:32:21,806 because everything was going round in my head. 758 00:32:21,873 --> 00:32:23,274 I've been going through in my mind 759 00:32:23,374 --> 00:32:25,076 all the things that could possibly go wrong, 760 00:32:25,176 --> 00:32:26,744 so things like legs off rockets. 761 00:32:26,844 --> 00:32:28,346 My plate's turned into a bowl. 762 00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:29,480 Clouds and rainbows popped off, 763 00:32:29,547 --> 00:32:30,682 and beaker handles. 764 00:32:30,748 --> 00:32:32,150 I'm a little concerned 765 00:32:32,250 --> 00:32:34,986 about my bits, and whether they've dropped off. 766 00:32:35,086 --> 00:32:38,389 (laughs) 767 00:32:38,489 --> 00:32:41,192 Potters, your children's crockery sets 768 00:32:41,292 --> 00:32:43,761 have been bisque fired and are now out of the kiln 769 00:32:43,828 --> 00:32:48,466 and hiding under your hessian, so it's decorating time. 770 00:32:48,566 --> 00:32:49,834 Keith, Rich, what are your tips? 771 00:32:49,934 --> 00:32:51,302 (Rich) We'd like to see you 772 00:32:51,402 --> 00:32:53,004 bring your pieces together as a set. 773 00:32:53,071 --> 00:32:54,973 Just keep really focused 774 00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:56,975 on keeping that glazing clean and tidy. 775 00:32:57,041 --> 00:32:58,476 (Keith) These are a homeware set, 776 00:32:58,543 --> 00:33:00,545 so these are gonna be washed and used 777 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:02,046 time and time again. 778 00:33:02,113 --> 00:33:03,414 They need to be practical, 779 00:33:03,481 --> 00:33:05,016 as well as fun to use. 780 00:33:05,083 --> 00:33:08,386 You have a range of glazes and two and a half hours 781 00:33:08,486 --> 00:33:10,888 to decorate your children's crockery sets. 782 00:33:10,955 --> 00:33:13,958 So, potters, get decorating. 783 00:33:18,529 --> 00:33:20,465 - Hey. - Survived? 784 00:33:20,565 --> 00:33:22,133 - Yeah! - Survived, yes. 785 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:23,968 (Zahra) Relieved somewhat. 786 00:33:24,035 --> 00:33:26,437 There were a few nightmares about limbs falling off, so... 787 00:33:26,504 --> 00:33:27,905 But not everyone has made it 788 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,508 through the first firing unscathed. 789 00:33:30,608 --> 00:33:33,745 There's a few little bits between the clouds and rainbows 790 00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:35,713 that you can see where the join is. 791 00:33:35,813 --> 00:33:37,548 - Is yours all right? - No. 792 00:33:37,648 --> 00:33:38,850 Oh, no, what's happened? 793 00:33:38,916 --> 00:33:40,718 S crack through the plate. 794 00:33:40,785 --> 00:33:45,289 There's a chance the whole thing might fall in half. Ugh. 795 00:33:45,356 --> 00:33:48,626 And Miles's plate isn't the only one with a problem. 796 00:33:48,726 --> 00:33:51,195 Oh, Nick, I'm gonna be annoying. 797 00:33:51,262 --> 00:33:53,965 - No. - You've missed the "E." 798 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:55,967 No. Mayhm. 799 00:33:56,034 --> 00:33:57,869 - Mayhm. Mayhm. - Monster Mayhm. 800 00:33:57,969 --> 00:34:00,038 I can't believe I done that. 801 00:34:00,104 --> 00:34:03,574 To begin decorating, the first thing the potters need to apply 802 00:34:03,641 --> 00:34:06,044 is completely invisible. 803 00:34:06,110 --> 00:34:08,913 Right, I need to grab some wax, I think. 804 00:34:09,013 --> 00:34:11,482 Wax just completely stops the glaze 805 00:34:11,549 --> 00:34:13,051 from attaching to the clay. 806 00:34:13,117 --> 00:34:14,886 It's a time-consuming process, 807 00:34:14,952 --> 00:34:17,121 but without it, the potters could find themselves 808 00:34:17,188 --> 00:34:18,990 with no crockery. 809 00:34:19,090 --> 00:34:21,426 You have to have an area that's completely bare from glaze, 810 00:34:21,526 --> 00:34:23,327 otherwise it will stick to the shelf in the kiln. 811 00:34:23,394 --> 00:34:27,165 But before Bill can even begin waxing his bottoms... 812 00:34:27,231 --> 00:34:29,067 This is the roughest one. 813 00:34:29,167 --> 00:34:31,469 ...he'll first have to sand them smooth. 814 00:34:31,569 --> 00:34:33,671 I wouldn't have had all of this to do now 815 00:34:33,771 --> 00:34:35,506 if I'd have tidied it up a lot better 816 00:34:35,606 --> 00:34:37,575 before it went in the drying room. 817 00:34:37,642 --> 00:34:39,911 But I think it's worth putting the time in, 818 00:34:40,011 --> 00:34:42,213 'cause I think I'll get a better finish. 819 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:45,650 To produce the perfect finish the judges expect, 820 00:34:45,716 --> 00:34:48,553 the potters are free to use any of the glazes available. 821 00:34:48,653 --> 00:34:50,254 (Zahra) Basically getting every color. 822 00:34:50,321 --> 00:34:52,990 But glazing, like most ceramic processes, 823 00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:54,792 can be unpredictable, 824 00:34:54,892 --> 00:34:56,727 and the colors the potters pick... 825 00:34:56,794 --> 00:34:59,530 (Lucinda) It's like blancmange, isn't it? Chocolate blancmange. 826 00:34:59,597 --> 00:35:02,266 ...can dramatically change in the heat of the kiln. 827 00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:04,168 (Nick) How orange do you think this is gonna go? 828 00:35:04,235 --> 00:35:06,304 (AJ) It's almost red, so I'm gonna add some white to mine. 829 00:35:06,404 --> 00:35:08,072 But while the final color 830 00:35:08,172 --> 00:35:09,874 isn't completely under the potters' control... 831 00:35:09,974 --> 00:35:12,944 Let's start with a sunshine color, yellow. 832 00:35:13,044 --> 00:35:15,079 ...how much they apply is. 833 00:35:15,146 --> 00:35:17,949 If you put one coat on, it's almost like a watercolor, 834 00:35:18,049 --> 00:35:21,919 and then two coats you've got more opacity, 835 00:35:21,986 --> 00:35:24,122 and then three coats it's fully opaque. 836 00:35:24,188 --> 00:35:26,824 So I'm just undercoating white at the moment 837 00:35:26,924 --> 00:35:28,226 to create the petals. 838 00:35:28,326 --> 00:35:30,294 To help bring her fairyland to life, 839 00:35:30,361 --> 00:35:32,230 Christine will add splashes of color 840 00:35:32,330 --> 00:35:34,966 to her almost entirely white set. 841 00:35:35,032 --> 00:35:36,334 I want to be able to see 842 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:37,935 a little bit of texture from the brushes 843 00:35:38,002 --> 00:35:39,670 in the underglaze of the white petals, 844 00:35:39,770 --> 00:35:41,439 so they look quite flimsy. 845 00:35:41,506 --> 00:35:44,175 I had to use white, because it's a narcissus flower. 846 00:35:44,242 --> 00:35:47,411 Jenny's space-inspired set will also feature 847 00:35:47,478 --> 00:35:49,347 a mostly monochrome finish. 848 00:35:49,447 --> 00:35:51,749 The idea is they're tied together with the night sky. 849 00:35:51,849 --> 00:35:53,184 - OK. - Space. 850 00:35:53,284 --> 00:35:55,520 So all of the pieces are quite a dark black, 851 00:35:55,586 --> 00:35:57,989 and then each one has its own separate colors, 852 00:35:58,089 --> 00:35:59,757 so the rainbows are gonna be rainbow-colored. 853 00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:01,292 But obviously time is tight. 854 00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:03,494 The detail in the rainbows in particular. 855 00:36:03,561 --> 00:36:05,129 Are you all right for time at the moment? 856 00:36:05,196 --> 00:36:07,064 - At the moment I am. - Right, OK. 857 00:36:07,165 --> 00:36:09,066 Famous last words. 858 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:11,769 And time might be tight for Tom... 859 00:36:11,836 --> 00:36:13,204 I've got loads to do. 860 00:36:13,271 --> 00:36:15,473 ...and his intergalactic eggcup too. 861 00:36:15,573 --> 00:36:17,108 I'm using every single color there is. 862 00:36:17,208 --> 00:36:18,843 They're just really bright, bold colors 863 00:36:18,910 --> 00:36:20,144 that kids like to play with. 864 00:36:20,244 --> 00:36:21,746 And all those different colors 865 00:36:21,846 --> 00:36:23,648 mean switching around brushes and things a lot, 866 00:36:23,714 --> 00:36:25,116 so, yeah, I've got loads to do. 867 00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:27,585 I love the dots on it. It looks really cool. 868 00:36:27,685 --> 00:36:29,120 (Tom) He's a happy little chap, in't he? 869 00:36:29,187 --> 00:36:30,521 (Anna) He is, isn't he? 870 00:36:30,588 --> 00:36:32,957 (Bill) Right, I think we're ready. 871 00:36:33,024 --> 00:36:36,427 Having spent over 30 minutes sanding his bottoms... 872 00:36:36,527 --> 00:36:37,762 Oops. 873 00:36:37,828 --> 00:36:39,730 ...Bill is now playing catch-up. 874 00:36:39,797 --> 00:36:41,766 A lot of painting to do. 875 00:36:41,832 --> 00:36:43,568 And to recreate his childhood memory 876 00:36:43,634 --> 00:36:45,102 of the circus coming to town, 877 00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:46,804 he'll painstakingly paint 878 00:36:46,871 --> 00:36:48,573 every one of his four elephants 879 00:36:48,639 --> 00:36:50,374 with multiple layers of glaze. 880 00:36:50,441 --> 00:36:53,110 So what is the sort of base color for the elephants? 881 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:54,946 - Are you painting those gray? - Yes. 882 00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:56,814 There's a lot of surfaces. 883 00:36:56,881 --> 00:36:59,350 Are you confident you've got the time to get all of those...? 884 00:36:59,450 --> 00:37:00,952 I'm never confident. 885 00:37:01,052 --> 00:37:03,754 You just do your best, don't you, and try your best. 886 00:37:03,854 --> 00:37:05,523 I feel like I should let you get on, 887 00:37:05,590 --> 00:37:06,924 because you've got a lot to do. 888 00:37:06,991 --> 00:37:10,494 Just paint, paint, paint, paint, paint. 889 00:37:10,561 --> 00:37:13,798 So that's one hour left, everyone. 890 00:37:13,864 --> 00:37:17,134 Blimey. Right, gray. 891 00:37:17,201 --> 00:37:20,972 I haven't used any colors yet. Well, white. 892 00:37:21,038 --> 00:37:22,673 I'm itching to get to the color. 893 00:37:22,773 --> 00:37:24,175 (AJ) The thing that's taken up the time 894 00:37:24,242 --> 00:37:26,444 is just putting three layers on everything, 895 00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:28,713 'cause I want it to be really bright when it's glazed. 896 00:37:28,813 --> 00:37:30,414 Just gotta take my time with it. 897 00:37:30,481 --> 00:37:32,984 But also not take my time. (laughs) 898 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:36,120 So all the animals have had their treatment. 899 00:37:36,187 --> 00:37:37,588 Now what I've gotta do is get on 900 00:37:37,688 --> 00:37:42,526 with all the party colors and shapes. 901 00:37:42,593 --> 00:37:44,295 Since I was a child, 902 00:37:44,362 --> 00:37:47,598 I've been fascinated by color and pattern. 903 00:37:47,665 --> 00:37:49,367 Do you know, I can't leave things alone 904 00:37:49,433 --> 00:37:52,003 unless they've got some sort of pattern on them. 905 00:37:52,069 --> 00:37:56,207 Anna's set also requires plenty of hand-painted detail... 906 00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:59,310 Each piece is going to have a different footprint. 907 00:37:59,410 --> 00:38:01,279 ...to help animate her story 908 00:38:01,345 --> 00:38:03,714 of the fiendish fox and the doomed duck. 909 00:38:03,814 --> 00:38:05,483 This one here has the fox footprint, 910 00:38:05,549 --> 00:38:07,685 and I'm going to paint footprints through it, 911 00:38:07,752 --> 00:38:10,554 so it sort of connects up that way, that's the plan. 912 00:38:10,655 --> 00:38:12,123 - (Rich) Hello, Zahra. - Hi. 913 00:38:12,189 --> 00:38:13,924 So what are you doing with your bowl? 914 00:38:13,991 --> 00:38:16,394 I notice you've got quite a detailed character in there. 915 00:38:16,494 --> 00:38:19,630 Yeah, so, we have Mr. Caterpillar Man. 916 00:38:19,730 --> 00:38:20,831 He's gonna be yellow and green, 917 00:38:20,931 --> 00:38:22,333 with different colors on the pipe. 918 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,068 - OK, right, wow, crikey. - A lot to do. 919 00:38:24,168 --> 00:38:25,836 Yeah, that's a lot to do, yeah. 920 00:38:25,903 --> 00:38:28,472 Just so long as you get those in the transparent glaze. 921 00:38:28,572 --> 00:38:31,409 In time not to panic and drop stuff, yeah. 922 00:38:32,810 --> 00:38:34,879 - It's half an hour, Bill. - I know. 923 00:38:34,945 --> 00:38:36,247 I knew you were gonna say that. 924 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:37,915 You did know, you did know. 925 00:38:38,015 --> 00:38:40,718 - I knew it was coming. - That's half an hour. 926 00:38:40,785 --> 00:38:43,587 - Oh, that's tight. - Glazing as fast as I can. 927 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:45,523 Right, one more coat of this stuff. 928 00:38:45,589 --> 00:38:46,824 (Jenny) I can't do rainbows, though. 929 00:38:46,924 --> 00:38:49,293 My hand is shaking so much. 930 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:52,930 Half an hour left, I have not started on the Mad Hatter, 931 00:38:52,997 --> 00:38:57,068 and I've only made a very brief start to the cup, 932 00:38:57,168 --> 00:38:59,503 so I'm panic painting. 933 00:38:59,603 --> 00:39:01,972 Have you got much to do? You've still got a fairy to do. 934 00:39:02,039 --> 00:39:03,574 (Christine) I've got a fairy to finish. 935 00:39:03,641 --> 00:39:05,109 I want my little diverse fairy. 936 00:39:05,209 --> 00:39:07,411 And then I've got a couple of ladybirds to paint. 937 00:39:07,478 --> 00:39:09,413 Oh, I was wondering what that was. That's a ladybird. 938 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,783 - It will be a ladybird. - I thought it was a wart. 939 00:39:12,883 --> 00:39:15,252 Not only must the potters finish decorating... 940 00:39:15,319 --> 00:39:18,089 (Anna) Mr. Foxy... coming to town. 941 00:39:18,155 --> 00:39:20,091 ...but as this is a homeware set, 942 00:39:20,157 --> 00:39:23,961 to be functional, every piece must be coated 943 00:39:24,028 --> 00:39:26,397 in a second transparent glaze. 944 00:39:26,464 --> 00:39:29,033 Nice and even coating, no drips. 945 00:39:29,133 --> 00:39:31,569 But the dipping process isn't without risk. 946 00:39:31,635 --> 00:39:33,037 (AJ) I'm running out of time, 947 00:39:33,104 --> 00:39:35,673 so I just really need to get this finished 948 00:39:35,773 --> 00:39:38,309 so that it can dry enough for me to dunk it. 949 00:39:38,409 --> 00:39:40,811 If their decorative underglazes are still wet, 950 00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:42,246 there's a chance the clear coat 951 00:39:42,313 --> 00:39:44,548 could cause the colors to run... 952 00:39:44,648 --> 00:39:46,650 (Tom) Not bad. I've got some nice crisp lines. 953 00:39:46,717 --> 00:39:48,853 ...undoing all their hard work. 954 00:39:48,919 --> 00:39:50,888 (AJ) Maybe this one's too wet to dip. 955 00:39:50,955 --> 00:39:53,791 - How am I for time? - Potters, that's five minutes. 956 00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:55,593 Oh, no. 957 00:39:55,693 --> 00:39:58,162 (Zahra) This poor Mad Hatter was made in a rush, 958 00:39:58,229 --> 00:39:59,864 was painted in a rush. 959 00:39:59,964 --> 00:40:03,934 If you haven't started dipping, get yourself to that bucket. 960 00:40:04,001 --> 00:40:06,871 - I do love a bit of dipping. - Christine, are you all dunked? 961 00:40:06,971 --> 00:40:09,039 I'm all dunked. I'm just wiping bottoms. 962 00:40:09,106 --> 00:40:12,243 Dirty bottoms will not be tolerated. 963 00:40:14,612 --> 00:40:16,414 This is where I drop everything. 964 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:18,249 Bearer of bad news. One minute. 965 00:40:18,315 --> 00:40:19,984 - Last bit. - Go, go, go. 966 00:40:20,084 --> 00:40:21,585 - Go for it. - You all right? 967 00:40:21,685 --> 00:40:24,655 This is my transparent painting stick. 968 00:40:24,722 --> 00:40:28,392 - Spelled that one right. - Spelled that one right. 969 00:40:28,492 --> 00:40:31,195 - Ten seconds. - Please. 970 00:40:31,295 --> 00:40:33,464 Three... 971 00:40:33,564 --> 00:40:34,632 two... 972 00:40:34,732 --> 00:40:37,334 - Ah! - ...one. 973 00:40:37,401 --> 00:40:39,770 And... that's it, time's up. 974 00:40:39,837 --> 00:40:43,274 Whoo. Well done, guys. 975 00:40:43,374 --> 00:40:47,211 - Whoa. - Oh, my... God. 976 00:40:47,278 --> 00:40:51,515 I quite enjoyed that, in a weird, sadistic way. 977 00:40:51,582 --> 00:40:54,285 The potters must take their finished work to Rose 978 00:40:54,351 --> 00:40:55,719 for the final firing. 979 00:40:55,786 --> 00:40:58,556 I think we're running out of space here. 980 00:40:58,622 --> 00:41:01,192 The next time they see their children's crockery sets 981 00:41:01,292 --> 00:41:04,495 will be when they're revealed in front of the judges. 982 00:41:04,562 --> 00:41:09,800 Agh! And I've no idea how they're gonna turn out. 983 00:41:09,867 --> 00:41:13,904 Ended up falling a little bit short of time yet again. 984 00:41:14,004 --> 00:41:16,273 (Bill) I did try and get three coats on 985 00:41:16,373 --> 00:41:17,875 to get a nice even color. 986 00:41:17,975 --> 00:41:20,311 It's not perfect, but we did our best. 987 00:41:20,411 --> 00:41:22,947 (Lucinda) All my little animals have got their party hats on 988 00:41:23,047 --> 00:41:24,482 and their party clothes. 989 00:41:24,548 --> 00:41:26,684 We're ready to rock and roll. 990 00:41:26,750 --> 00:41:28,152 (chuckles) 991 00:41:31,388 --> 00:41:34,525 (rain falls, thunder crashes) 992 00:41:35,526 --> 00:41:37,127 It's judgment day. 993 00:41:37,194 --> 00:41:39,363 The children's crockery sets have had 994 00:41:39,430 --> 00:41:44,268 their final 24-hour firing at 1,000 degrees centigrade, 995 00:41:44,368 --> 00:41:46,704 and there's nothing more the potters can do. 996 00:41:46,804 --> 00:41:49,607 They won't get to see their finished work 997 00:41:49,673 --> 00:41:52,009 until it's revealed to the judges. 998 00:41:53,477 --> 00:41:57,548 Potters, before us lie 12 children's crockery sets 999 00:41:57,648 --> 00:42:01,452 which I know you are all itching to take a look at, 1000 00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:03,487 so let's put you out of your misery 1001 00:42:03,554 --> 00:42:05,022 and begin with you, Lucinda. 1002 00:42:05,122 --> 00:42:07,224 Can you bring your set up, please? 1003 00:42:11,161 --> 00:42:15,132 - You nervous? - Yeah, just a little bit. 1004 00:42:15,199 --> 00:42:17,334 (Keith) Shall we have a look? 1005 00:42:18,335 --> 00:42:20,271 OK. 1006 00:42:24,208 --> 00:42:28,479 In my childhood, animals were very much my little world, 1007 00:42:28,546 --> 00:42:32,683 so it's lovely to see them all having a party. 1008 00:42:33,784 --> 00:42:36,320 It's brilliant. 1009 00:42:36,387 --> 00:42:39,890 It's... It's absolutely brilliant. 1010 00:42:39,957 --> 00:42:43,027 When we came round to your bench and we asked you, 1011 00:42:43,127 --> 00:42:46,163 are you gonna have time to do it, the determination... 1012 00:42:46,230 --> 00:42:48,832 - Mmm. - "Yeah, I can do it." 1013 00:42:48,933 --> 00:42:50,601 - I've got goose bumps. - Yeah. 1014 00:42:50,668 --> 00:42:52,703 (Rich) The level of detail that you've put into the build 1015 00:42:52,803 --> 00:42:54,271 is just exquisite, you know. 1016 00:42:54,371 --> 00:42:56,807 What I love is things like this embossing here, 1017 00:42:56,874 --> 00:42:58,542 and then the way you've used the color over the top 1018 00:42:58,642 --> 00:43:00,044 in a very fluid way. 1019 00:43:00,110 --> 00:43:01,946 You were thinking at that make stage 1020 00:43:02,046 --> 00:43:03,681 with decoration in mind. 1021 00:43:03,747 --> 00:43:05,316 So we should test the eggcup for size. 1022 00:43:05,416 --> 00:43:07,117 - (Lucinda) Yes. - Here's one I laid earlier. 1023 00:43:07,184 --> 00:43:10,387 - Thank you. - (Keith) That's perfect, lovey. 1024 00:43:10,487 --> 00:43:12,990 I think a child would be not only surprised 1025 00:43:13,090 --> 00:43:15,993 but really, really happy to use this set. 1026 00:43:16,093 --> 00:43:19,330 - It's wonderful. - Thank you so much. 1027 00:43:19,396 --> 00:43:21,865 - Ready? - Yeah, just about. 1028 00:43:24,001 --> 00:43:26,971 I'm pleased. Yeah, I am pleased, actually, yeah. 1029 00:43:28,005 --> 00:43:29,473 (Keith) I like the two plates. 1030 00:43:29,573 --> 00:43:31,208 It was a brave move to join them together. 1031 00:43:31,275 --> 00:43:32,509 There's no cracking. 1032 00:43:32,610 --> 00:43:34,478 But you've got the handlebars here. 1033 00:43:34,545 --> 00:43:36,013 They could have been the same length. 1034 00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:38,015 That would have been an easy thing to do. 1035 00:43:38,082 --> 00:43:39,883 You've got all of the Portuguese colors, 1036 00:43:39,950 --> 00:43:41,285 green, the red, and the black. 1037 00:43:41,352 --> 00:43:42,753 I don't know whether it screams fun, 1038 00:43:42,853 --> 00:43:44,488 but certainly if you're into motorbikes, 1039 00:43:44,555 --> 00:43:45,756 it would be the dream. 1040 00:43:47,691 --> 00:43:49,927 Cool. I'm loving the colors. 1041 00:43:49,994 --> 00:43:52,062 The surfaces have been glazed beautifully. 1042 00:43:52,162 --> 00:43:54,665 All of this sponging feels like sort of dinosaur skin, 1043 00:43:54,765 --> 00:43:56,934 and yet it's still beautifully smooth. 1044 00:43:57,001 --> 00:43:57,968 (Keith) I'm loving this. 1045 00:43:58,035 --> 00:43:59,103 It's almost like they've just 1046 00:43:59,203 --> 00:44:00,204 gone splat in the mud. 1047 00:44:00,270 --> 00:44:01,372 That was the idea. 1048 00:44:01,438 --> 00:44:03,374 (Keith) It's just really fun. 1049 00:44:05,643 --> 00:44:07,678 - (Keith) It's very colorful. - Yeah. 1050 00:44:07,745 --> 00:44:10,748 And the first thing, I think, is how well thrown it is. 1051 00:44:10,848 --> 00:44:12,516 - That's beautifully thrown. - It's good. 1052 00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:15,085 (Keith) But the weakest item in the whole set, 1053 00:44:15,152 --> 00:44:16,887 I mean, that's supposed to be a beach towel? 1054 00:44:16,954 --> 00:44:18,155 Yeah. 1055 00:44:18,255 --> 00:44:19,156 It's a flat piece of clay 1056 00:44:19,223 --> 00:44:21,091 with a crab on it. 1057 00:44:24,194 --> 00:44:25,763 Here you go. 1058 00:44:26,964 --> 00:44:29,833 Ooh. They're bright. 1059 00:44:31,602 --> 00:44:33,003 (Keith) The detail in the figurative work 1060 00:44:33,070 --> 00:44:35,039 that you've done, it's brilliant. 1061 00:44:35,105 --> 00:44:37,574 (Rich) It feels like a really strong set, 1062 00:44:37,641 --> 00:44:39,243 with those bright punchy colors. 1063 00:44:39,309 --> 00:44:41,712 You've got the fox kind of running around each piece. 1064 00:44:41,812 --> 00:44:43,047 You're following the story. 1065 00:44:43,113 --> 00:44:45,182 (Keith) It's almost like a cartoon strip 1066 00:44:45,282 --> 00:44:46,717 in three-dimensional form. 1067 00:44:46,784 --> 00:44:48,519 (Rich) It feels really playful, really fun, 1068 00:44:48,585 --> 00:44:50,087 as a kids' set should. 1069 00:44:50,154 --> 00:44:51,522 The altering is good. 1070 00:44:51,588 --> 00:44:53,023 You wouldn't have necessarily known 1071 00:44:53,123 --> 00:44:54,391 it was thrown in the first place. 1072 00:44:54,491 --> 00:44:55,959 You've really pushed that form. 1073 00:44:56,026 --> 00:44:59,630 - Let's see if the egg fits. - (Keith) Yeah. OK. 1074 00:44:59,730 --> 00:45:02,533 - A little big, yeah. - Maybe a duck egg. 1075 00:45:02,599 --> 00:45:05,035 Apart from that, you should be really, really proud of that. 1076 00:45:05,102 --> 00:45:06,637 Thank you. 1077 00:45:09,573 --> 00:45:11,442 That's what was in my head. 1078 00:45:14,078 --> 00:45:16,613 (Keith) This is brilliant, 1079 00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:20,184 apart from the bleeding obvious, a crack. 1080 00:45:20,284 --> 00:45:22,753 But this is just incredibly striking. 1081 00:45:22,853 --> 00:45:24,722 (Rich) That single bold swish of color, 1082 00:45:24,788 --> 00:45:27,391 that's the kind of thing that gives pieces life. 1083 00:45:27,491 --> 00:45:29,426 And this is fantastic. 1084 00:45:29,526 --> 00:45:33,230 I just love the way you've used the relief work for your beard, 1085 00:45:33,330 --> 00:45:34,765 but then you've painted on the face, 1086 00:45:34,832 --> 00:45:37,234 and it's really fine and intricate. 1087 00:45:39,603 --> 00:45:43,407 (Keith) The glaze and the color application is incredible. 1088 00:45:43,474 --> 00:45:45,442 OK, you spelled "mayhem" wrong, 1089 00:45:45,509 --> 00:45:47,745 but I'd probably do that, being a dyslexic. 1090 00:45:47,845 --> 00:45:49,947 (Rich) All of the pieces come together as a set, 1091 00:45:50,047 --> 00:45:52,649 and they all feel like they have that monster treatment. 1092 00:45:52,716 --> 00:45:55,119 - It's really lovely. - It's just great fun. 1093 00:45:55,185 --> 00:45:56,286 I can't think of a single child 1094 00:45:56,353 --> 00:45:58,188 that wouldn't wanna use it. 1095 00:45:58,288 --> 00:46:03,393 I wanna use it. What that says about me I don't know, but... 1096 00:46:03,494 --> 00:46:05,929 (Keith) It's very vibrant, it's very bright. 1097 00:46:05,996 --> 00:46:07,264 You've got a slight crack there. 1098 00:46:07,364 --> 00:46:08,999 Oh, damn. 1099 00:46:09,066 --> 00:46:11,168 It almost feels like a set of two halves. 1100 00:46:11,235 --> 00:46:13,437 This piece feels very obviously different, 1101 00:46:13,504 --> 00:46:15,839 with that real pop of yellow. 1102 00:46:15,906 --> 00:46:18,776 I love the idea of those secret hidden pieces inside bowls, 1103 00:46:18,842 --> 00:46:21,545 but certain areas down behind here haven't quite got glazed, 1104 00:46:21,645 --> 00:46:23,113 it hasn't got into those crevices, 1105 00:46:23,213 --> 00:46:24,615 and food will get in there 1106 00:46:24,681 --> 00:46:26,483 and you won't be able to clean it out. 1107 00:46:26,550 --> 00:46:29,920 On the Mad Hatter here, you've left the face completely blank. 1108 00:46:29,987 --> 00:46:33,390 - Time. - OK. Egg fairy, please. 1109 00:46:34,992 --> 00:46:36,360 (Keith) Oh, fantastic. 1110 00:46:36,426 --> 00:46:38,162 - (Rich) It's a great fit. - Thank you. 1111 00:46:38,228 --> 00:46:41,131 Are you ready? 1112 00:46:43,167 --> 00:46:45,135 The color's more muted than I thought, 1113 00:46:45,202 --> 00:46:49,072 but baby will love it, yeah. 1114 00:46:49,173 --> 00:46:51,775 I was concerned that you were using a lot of gray. 1115 00:46:51,842 --> 00:46:53,143 Obviously, elephants. 1116 00:46:53,243 --> 00:46:55,245 But, actually, the gray works really well. 1117 00:46:55,312 --> 00:46:57,214 The elephants, they have got real character. 1118 00:46:57,281 --> 00:46:59,983 Picking it up, it's a little bit on the heavy side, 1119 00:47:00,083 --> 00:47:03,320 and the bowl is just slightly untidy in that center. 1120 00:47:03,387 --> 00:47:06,490 (Keith) Let's just see if that fits. 1121 00:47:06,557 --> 00:47:07,958 - (Rich) Little bit of a wobble. - Yeah. 1122 00:47:08,025 --> 00:47:10,527 Let's put an egg in it and see what happens. 1123 00:47:10,594 --> 00:47:12,296 Your egg fits. 1124 00:47:12,362 --> 00:47:14,832 (Rich) Your theme definitely carries through the whole set. 1125 00:47:14,932 --> 00:47:17,067 It's just a few of those little tweaks 1126 00:47:17,167 --> 00:47:20,871 just to get that finish up to scratch. 1127 00:47:20,971 --> 00:47:24,308 (Keith) I was a bit worried: space, lots of black. 1128 00:47:24,408 --> 00:47:26,543 But it's worked incredibly well. 1129 00:47:26,643 --> 00:47:30,881 I mean, that is just... it's just... it's great weight. 1130 00:47:30,948 --> 00:47:33,483 Feel that. It's lovely, isn't it? 1131 00:47:33,550 --> 00:47:36,086 Yeah. And it's just beautifully finished. 1132 00:47:36,153 --> 00:47:37,487 I mean, all of these little details, 1133 00:47:37,554 --> 00:47:39,890 the way you've incised these lines 1134 00:47:39,957 --> 00:47:41,992 to create a shooting-star motif. 1135 00:47:42,092 --> 00:47:45,562 I mean, again, that bowl is just really nicely made. 1136 00:47:45,629 --> 00:47:47,397 And, you know, we can't help but notice, 1137 00:47:47,464 --> 00:47:48,832 you've given us six pieces, 1138 00:47:48,932 --> 00:47:52,002 and obviously a lot of risk there. 1139 00:47:52,069 --> 00:47:54,371 - Oh, no. It's too big. - Bit on the large side. 1140 00:47:54,438 --> 00:47:58,275 But at least the lid fits over the top of it. 1141 00:47:58,375 --> 00:47:59,643 You've done really well, Jenny. 1142 00:47:59,710 --> 00:48:02,079 - (Keith) Well done, Jenny. - Thank you. 1143 00:48:02,145 --> 00:48:04,214 (Rich) It definitely speaks of fun. 1144 00:48:04,281 --> 00:48:06,016 I think it definitely speaks of Tom. 1145 00:48:06,083 --> 00:48:09,119 I actually think the eggcup looks a bit like Tom. 1146 00:48:09,186 --> 00:48:12,556 - (Rich) It's that third eye. - It's that third eye, yeah. 1147 00:48:12,623 --> 00:48:13,924 (Rich) Looking across it, 1148 00:48:13,991 --> 00:48:15,692 there's lots of different techniques. 1149 00:48:15,759 --> 00:48:18,662 Your beaker, you've got beautifully clean lines. 1150 00:48:18,762 --> 00:48:20,597 And in terms of throwing and altering, 1151 00:48:20,664 --> 00:48:22,466 this piece sums it up beautifully. 1152 00:48:22,566 --> 00:48:24,034 You've got this nice round cup, 1153 00:48:24,134 --> 00:48:26,303 and then you've got this more organic bottom to it, 1154 00:48:26,403 --> 00:48:28,972 so it's a really interesting mix of the thrown and the altered. 1155 00:48:29,039 --> 00:48:30,440 (Ellie) Egg's coming into the alien. 1156 00:48:30,507 --> 00:48:31,875 (Rich) Does he fit? 1157 00:48:31,975 --> 00:48:34,011 - So much character. - (Tom) Alien brains. 1158 00:48:34,077 --> 00:48:35,479 When you get to smash it with the spoon, 1159 00:48:35,545 --> 00:48:37,314 you're eating alien brains. 1160 00:48:37,414 --> 00:48:39,850 Excellent. Yeah, that's your head, isn't it? 1161 00:48:39,917 --> 00:48:42,486 - (Tom) Yeah. - (laughter) 1162 00:48:42,552 --> 00:48:46,189 - Are you ready? - Ready as I'll ever be. 1163 00:48:47,958 --> 00:48:49,993 They look how I wanted them to look. 1164 00:48:50,093 --> 00:48:51,595 (Keith) Good. 1165 00:48:54,231 --> 00:48:56,767 I massively respect the fact that you've chosen 1166 00:48:56,833 --> 00:48:58,802 to give the fairy brown skin. 1167 00:48:58,869 --> 00:49:00,203 - She had to have brown skin. - Yeah. 1168 00:49:00,270 --> 00:49:01,972 I grew up in the '80s, 1169 00:49:02,039 --> 00:49:04,675 and I never saw reflected back at me in broader society 1170 00:49:04,775 --> 00:49:07,544 images that reflected what I was seeing in the mirror. 1171 00:49:07,644 --> 00:49:11,048 I've got a small daughter now, and actually I'm gonna cry, 1172 00:49:11,114 --> 00:49:14,751 but, you know, how critical that is to having any sense of self, 1173 00:49:14,851 --> 00:49:17,988 it's a massive thing, and I think the beauty of that is 1174 00:49:18,088 --> 00:49:21,358 that it's reinforcing a positive message for children. 1175 00:49:21,425 --> 00:49:23,994 I just never saw anything like her in any of the books, 1176 00:49:24,094 --> 00:49:25,529 and it was important. 1177 00:49:25,595 --> 00:49:27,397 - I think that is inspirational. - Thank you. 1178 00:49:27,464 --> 00:49:29,199 (Keith) And what's wonderful about it is 1179 00:49:29,266 --> 00:49:32,769 that it's that attention to detail of yourself 1180 00:49:32,836 --> 00:49:37,908 that you've brought it... through to the design. 1181 00:49:38,008 --> 00:49:41,111 It's wonderful. It's really, really lovely. 1182 00:49:41,211 --> 00:49:43,046 And what I also love about it 1183 00:49:43,113 --> 00:49:46,550 is you've manipulated each and every piece, 1184 00:49:46,650 --> 00:49:50,320 and this little ladybird accent here, it just pops. 1185 00:49:50,387 --> 00:49:51,888 (Rich) You look across it 1186 00:49:51,955 --> 00:49:53,390 and it immediately feels like a set. 1187 00:49:53,490 --> 00:49:55,525 They all feel like flora and fauna. 1188 00:49:55,592 --> 00:49:57,728 Let's try the egg. 1189 00:49:57,794 --> 00:50:01,031 Brilliant. Perfect. 1190 00:50:01,131 --> 00:50:03,133 - Well done, Christine. - Thank you. 1191 00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:05,068 - (Rich) Well done, Christine. - Thanks. 1192 00:50:07,971 --> 00:50:09,873 I've totally surprised myself. 1193 00:50:11,908 --> 00:50:13,643 When I was walking up, I said, "This is for you, Mum." 1194 00:50:13,710 --> 00:50:15,746 So obviously she's in my mind. 1195 00:50:15,846 --> 00:50:17,848 Then to get the responses from the judges as well 1196 00:50:17,914 --> 00:50:19,549 made me even more emotional. 1197 00:50:19,649 --> 00:50:22,886 It was hard, but, um, ultimately I'm glad 1198 00:50:22,953 --> 00:50:24,855 that my things turned out the way they did. 1199 00:50:24,921 --> 00:50:27,724 (Anna) To hear from Keith and Rich those sort of things, 1200 00:50:27,791 --> 00:50:29,359 it's just wow. 1201 00:50:29,426 --> 00:50:31,895 I'm quite delighted, to be honest. 1202 00:50:31,962 --> 00:50:34,064 I had a little internal "whoo!" 1203 00:50:34,164 --> 00:50:39,036 (Lucinda) Just blown away, and seeing Keith's reaction was... 1204 00:50:39,102 --> 00:50:42,472 I couldn't quite believe it, really. 1205 00:50:42,572 --> 00:50:45,776 I still can't... Do you know, I almost have to pinch myself. 1206 00:50:45,842 --> 00:50:47,344 (Bill) I never come into this 1207 00:50:47,444 --> 00:50:50,447 thinking I'm gonna worry about it or get upset. 1208 00:50:50,514 --> 00:50:52,549 I came in here to enjoy myself, 1209 00:50:52,649 --> 00:50:54,451 and, yeah, there's always the possibility 1210 00:50:54,518 --> 00:50:56,253 you'll be the first one out. 1211 00:50:56,319 --> 00:50:59,489 (Zahra) I think there is a very good chance of me going home, 1212 00:50:59,556 --> 00:51:01,425 and I'm looking forward to seeing my cat again, 1213 00:51:01,525 --> 00:51:03,427 'cause it's been a while. 1214 00:51:03,527 --> 00:51:06,563 Don't laugh at me. It's true. 1215 00:51:10,634 --> 00:51:12,169 Keith and Rich must now decide 1216 00:51:12,235 --> 00:51:15,205 who will be our first potter of the week, 1217 00:51:15,272 --> 00:51:16,873 and who will be going home. 1218 00:51:16,973 --> 00:51:18,809 (Ellie) From my point of view of complete ignorance, 1219 00:51:18,875 --> 00:51:21,812 I think these sets are absolutely beautiful. 1220 00:51:21,878 --> 00:51:24,281 (Rich) It's been a great first week, so insightful. 1221 00:51:24,347 --> 00:51:27,451 It's allowed us a little glimpse into who our potters are, 1222 00:51:27,517 --> 00:51:29,286 and we've really started to get to know them, 1223 00:51:29,352 --> 00:51:30,787 and what their skills are about. 1224 00:51:30,887 --> 00:51:32,923 Was there anyone who particularly impressed you? 1225 00:51:32,989 --> 00:51:34,624 Well, for me, Christine. 1226 00:51:34,724 --> 00:51:37,360 I was really touched by her whole design concept. 1227 00:51:37,427 --> 00:51:38,762 It was such a beautiful story. 1228 00:51:38,829 --> 00:51:40,730 I mean, all three of us were welling up. 1229 00:51:40,797 --> 00:51:43,533 Absolutely, yeah. Another one for me is Lucinda. 1230 00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:45,068 The attention to detail 1231 00:51:45,168 --> 00:51:47,971 and the application of those colors was just amazing. 1232 00:51:48,038 --> 00:51:50,273 I was really taken aback by the conviction 1233 00:51:50,373 --> 00:51:52,375 with which she said she was gonna deliver, 1234 00:51:52,442 --> 00:51:54,277 and I'm just so pleased that she did. 1235 00:51:54,344 --> 00:51:56,646 - She got so much in there. - (Ellie) Yeah. 1236 00:51:56,713 --> 00:51:58,348 Anyone else impressed you particularly? 1237 00:51:58,448 --> 00:52:00,984 Anna. You could tell the story from her pieces. 1238 00:52:01,084 --> 00:52:03,720 (Rich) On paper, it's actually quite a dark story. 1239 00:52:03,787 --> 00:52:05,155 Yes, it is, isn't it? 1240 00:52:05,255 --> 00:52:07,424 But she managed to make it fun and playful, 1241 00:52:07,524 --> 00:52:08,992 which I thought was fantastic. 1242 00:52:09,092 --> 00:52:11,294 OK, and let's do the other side of the coin. 1243 00:52:11,361 --> 00:52:13,196 Who do you think is in danger? 1244 00:52:13,263 --> 00:52:15,265 For me, Bill, bless him. 1245 00:52:15,365 --> 00:52:17,667 Bill just had a few finishing issues. 1246 00:52:17,767 --> 00:52:20,103 You looked under the bases of every single piece, 1247 00:52:20,203 --> 00:52:22,506 and the turning was a bit slapdash. 1248 00:52:22,606 --> 00:52:25,375 And he came last in the throw down second challenge. 1249 00:52:25,442 --> 00:52:27,344 Is anyone else in a bit of trouble? 1250 00:52:27,444 --> 00:52:28,512 I think Zahra is. 1251 00:52:28,612 --> 00:52:29,713 Her crockery set felt like 1252 00:52:29,813 --> 00:52:31,648 a real game of two halves. 1253 00:52:31,715 --> 00:52:33,583 There were also issues of practicality, 1254 00:52:33,683 --> 00:52:35,519 crevices that would be impossible to clean, 1255 00:52:35,585 --> 00:52:37,721 and it just wouldn't be hygienic for a child to use. 1256 00:52:37,787 --> 00:52:39,122 Absolutely not. 1257 00:52:39,189 --> 00:52:40,957 And she said it herself, she ran out of time. 1258 00:52:41,024 --> 00:52:43,560 Yeah, I think she's in the danger zone. 1259 00:52:43,627 --> 00:52:45,795 Right. Ooh, this is going to be tricky. 1260 00:52:45,896 --> 00:52:47,564 - Shall I get you another cuppa? - Yes. 1261 00:52:47,631 --> 00:52:50,333 I have to do everything round here. 1262 00:53:01,044 --> 00:53:05,115 Potters, congratulations on your first week in the pottery, 1263 00:53:05,215 --> 00:53:07,951 and on all your amazing children's crockery sets. 1264 00:53:08,051 --> 00:53:09,920 You're all potters of the week to me, 1265 00:53:09,986 --> 00:53:12,889 but the judges have made their decision. 1266 00:53:12,956 --> 00:53:16,960 This week's potter of the week is... 1267 00:53:21,164 --> 00:53:23,466 Lucinda. 1268 00:53:23,567 --> 00:53:25,468 Congratulations, Lucinda. 1269 00:53:26,436 --> 00:53:28,672 No way. No way. 1270 00:53:28,772 --> 00:53:30,807 Yeah! 1271 00:53:30,874 --> 00:53:33,443 - Oh, my God. - (contestants) Well done. 1272 00:53:33,510 --> 00:53:36,079 But sadly someone does have to go home, 1273 00:53:36,146 --> 00:53:41,351 and the first potter leaving the pottery is... 1274 00:53:46,790 --> 00:53:47,924 Bill. 1275 00:53:47,991 --> 00:53:49,793 - Sorry, Bill. - Oh. 1276 00:53:49,893 --> 00:53:52,996 (laughs) 1277 00:53:53,063 --> 00:53:56,566 - OK. Wow. - Well done, Bill. 1278 00:53:57,234 --> 00:53:58,802 Aw! 1279 00:54:00,604 --> 00:54:03,673 (Rich) We've loved your energy around the pottery, honestly. 1280 00:54:03,773 --> 00:54:07,277 I'm disappointed, yeah, but we've had such a laugh, 1281 00:54:07,344 --> 00:54:09,012 and they're such a great group of people. 1282 00:54:09,079 --> 00:54:11,815 I've learnt a lot. I had a blast. 1283 00:54:11,881 --> 00:54:14,251 I'm gonna miss you all so much. 1284 00:54:14,317 --> 00:54:17,988 Phoebe will be really proud, I'm sure. I did my best. 1285 00:54:18,088 --> 00:54:20,290 I'm happy. 1286 00:54:20,357 --> 00:54:22,626 - I can't believe it. - Congratulations. 1287 00:54:22,726 --> 00:54:24,728 - Thank you so much. - We loved it. 1288 00:54:24,794 --> 00:54:31,234 This is just completely bananas. Bonkers. 1289 00:54:31,334 --> 00:54:35,305 I just... I'm absolutely... completely... 1290 00:54:35,405 --> 00:54:38,375 This is crazy. Whoo! 1291 00:54:40,076 --> 00:54:42,479 Lucinda's crockery set is the first work 1292 00:54:42,545 --> 00:54:45,815 to take pride of place in our Throw Down gallery. 1293 00:54:45,882 --> 00:54:49,085 Lucinda, you could feel her literally tremble. 1294 00:54:49,152 --> 00:54:52,188 I'm so, so pleased for her. I mean, her work was stunning. 1295 00:54:52,289 --> 00:54:55,825 The detail, I mean, every tiny little thing considered. 1296 00:54:55,925 --> 00:54:57,927 - It was just beautiful. - You were amazing. 1297 00:54:57,994 --> 00:55:00,530 Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. 1298 00:55:00,597 --> 00:55:02,999 Lucinda absolutely deserved to win. 1299 00:55:03,066 --> 00:55:05,969 Her stuff was phenomenal. 1300 00:55:06,036 --> 00:55:07,637 (Ellie) But does it make you think, 1301 00:55:07,704 --> 00:55:08,772 "I nearly got it this week"? 1302 00:55:08,838 --> 00:55:12,509 Yeah, I know. So... game on. 1303 00:55:12,609 --> 00:55:15,011 - Next time... - Right, let's have it. 1304 00:55:15,078 --> 00:55:18,014 - - It's slab building week. - I have no idea what I'm doing. 1305 00:55:18,081 --> 00:55:20,850 As the potters engineer decorative wall clocks. 1306 00:55:20,917 --> 00:55:22,686 I'm seriously running out of time. 1307 00:55:22,752 --> 00:55:25,555 - And the blindfolds are back. - Oh, my gosh, it's so hard. 1308 00:55:25,655 --> 00:55:27,691 - In the throw down challenge. - That's gone horribly wrong. 1309 00:55:27,757 --> 00:55:29,426 Who'll have the time of their life? 1310 00:55:29,526 --> 00:55:31,294 It's like Play-Doh. It's like being a kid again. 1311 00:55:31,361 --> 00:55:34,331 - And who will be clocking off? - Oh, Jesus. 1312 00:55:34,397 --> 00:55:36,032 (Tom) I've never really been a clock person. 1313 00:55:36,132 --> 00:55:38,668 I don't really care what time it is. 106901

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