Thankfully, The Great Pottery Throw Down has a structure that makes a multi-day process into entertaining and dramatic television, and also fills in dummies like me without letting those interstitials about history and technique bog down the rest of the show. As a result, two potters were eliminated the following week. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I gobbled all 24 episodes eagerly over the space of a few quarantined days. Ten home potters from around the country travel to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of pottery, for a competition to become Top Potter. British potter, Kate Malone is studio potter, ceramic artist, and judge. [1][2] Also appearing in the first three series was "kiln man Rich", Richard Miller, who acted as the show's behind-the-scenes technician. At the end of each episode, the judges designate the best-performing contestant as "potter of the week". I created reality blurred 22 years ago as a place to collect interesting links I found. They have to throw and glaze 16-piece dinner sets, sponge-decorate jugs and demonstrate their wheel skills by turning tall cones. You'll also find other people's insightful takes on reality TV in these pages, too. As judge of The Great Pottery Throw Down, Keith immediately gained a reputation for becoming emotionally overwhelmed by the contestants' creations - and even shedding a tear. The other judge, Kate Malone, thought it was a bit busy, but thats Tom. and less devastating ("Well, they'll all give him supportive hugs!"). Actually, comparing that reaction to a Paul Hollywood handshakewhich Im so absolutely tired of I suggested, in my appearance this week on Extra Hot Great, that contestants respond to his outreached hand with a cleaveris unfair. Challenges and pleasures. inspired by everything from artichokes to fennel to pistachios. Some of their beds are made of solid wood, while others have a wood veneer. KATE Malone returned to Stoke-on-Trent as a judge on the second series of The Great Pottery Show Down on BBC Two. Pottery's answer to The Great British Bake Off first aired on BBC2 back in 2015, and now the team is back for a second series featuring presenter Sara Cox and expert judges Kate Malone and Keith Brymer Jones. Theyre the center of the show, of course, though by the end of the first episode, even Middleport Potterythe shows industrial home, which was built in 1888had grown on me, and I started to notice all of the life around it: flowers perched in a chimney, flocks of birds, and, of course, a room full of passionate, talented people being challenged to test their skills and creativity. Malone is concerned with organic forms and her work is strongly sculptural. Weve created a community that connects people through open and thoughtful conversations about the TV were watching and the stories about it. If you can throw with confidence and hand build with flair then why not put your skills to the ultimate test. When you think about pottery, you might be envisioning plates and cups and bowls, and there's plenty of that. Keith Brymer Jones, Sara Cox, and Kate Malone The Great Pottery Throw Down is returning to TV screens - less than a year after it was cancelled. Glazes may also be applied on top of one another as a means of creating a sense of depth and translucency. I can just about pull myself together by ten in the morning when my team are arriving. Download ourapp- You can download our freeappfor iPhone and iPad from Apple's App Store, or get the Android version from Google Play. A cup of tea brought to my bed (as you know) by my good husband Graham at about nine. Kate Malone (1959 ) I just stumble from one day to the next. Hosted by Sara Cox, with regular judges Keith Brymer Jones and Kate Malone, the show helped raise the national profile of Stoke-on-Trent and was also credited with fuelling a boom in pottery classes. The first two series were filmed at Middleport Pottery, which is again expected to feature as a prime location in season three. Love Productions/HBO MAX His tiles were excellent. Kate is known for large sculptural vessels and for being a judge on the popular BBC2sThe Great Pottery Throw Down. If I have a complaint I should muster something, right? Who wants to fire a rushed pot? The power of pottery. After almost a three-year hiatus, the third series began on 8 January 2020 on More4 with new judge Sue Pryke and new host Melanie Sykes. [3], After being cancelled by the BBC in 2018, the show returned in January 2020 with a third series on Channel 4's More4, with Brymer Jones continuing as a judge, new co-judge Sue Pryke, and Melanie Sykes as new host. While ceramic artist Kate Malone, far right, puts sex and pottery on an equal standing, her co-judge Keith Brymer Jones disagreed. Populating a show like this with friendly and appealing people makes that suspense both more meaningful ("Oh no! [a] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming ceased for 7 days to ensure the safety of the potters and crew. [1] [2] Malone is known for her large sculptural vessels and rich, bright glazes. Paul Williams, chairman of Stoke-on-Trent Cultural Destinations, is pleased to see the show return. It is semi-final week in Stoke-on-Trent and just four potters remain, determined to take their place in the final. After leaving the Royal College of Art, Kate began working in the South Bank Craft Centre. But right now, these 24 episodes, which are gentle and decent and educational and serene, and which celebrate patience and beauty and the creation of things that are sturdy and will last, arrived like a shipment of fuzzy slippers. Exactly Im trying to put together a frigging sink here. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The format is Bake-Off (known to U.S. viewers as The Great British Baking Show for legal reasons) with only very modest adjustments. The friendly kiln man in all three seasons, whose name is Rich, is responsible for carefully placing each piece in to be fired, and for returning the pieces to the potters, who only then discover whether a piece has developed cracks or, in some cases, very nearly blown up. Host Sara Cox and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Kate Malone have returned for a new series of The Great Pottery Throw Down on BBC Two Credit: BBC Two. reality blurredis your guide to the world ofreality TVand unscripted entertainment, with reality show reviews, news, and analysis. With Keith Brymer Jones, she judges BBC2's The Great Pottery Throw Down. copyright The Artist. She once announced that "pottery is almost as good as sex," although for some reason the BBC haven't put it after the watershed. Kate is known for large sculptural vessels and for being a judge on the popular BBC2's The Great Pottery Throw Down. You clearly havent seen enough of them, thats all Im saying., f you spy a red kite flying past with a sheeps placenta in its talons, you can be sure that spring has come to Scotland. Do you think there's any chance they'd bring Face-Off back? Learn more. Love Productions/HBO MAX The other hosts are just revolving door filler types to me. Average Runtime 55 minutes. Ask me about outdoor kilns and pit-firing!) [11] Siobhan McSweeney joined the series as the main presenter. I'm sorry, Dave. The Great Pottery Throw Down is a British television competition programme first broadcast on BBC Two from 3 November 2015. [10], The second series began on 2 February 2017 on BBC Two. She works with T material clay which is more often associated with industrial ceramics; this material is white and renders her glazes bright. Kate has said pottery is "almost as good as sex it's so physical and so fantastic". The show was controversially axed last July by the BBC, despite audience figures well in excess of three million. Malone is known for her large sculptural vessels and rich, bright glazes. His basin was detailed and densely textured (as with a lot of them, I kept thinking what a bugger it would be to clean), although it was Toms effort that made Keith cry in the end. Im extremely delighted its coming back, it has been a long time coming. To share our perspectives and exchange ideas in a welcoming, supportive space, Ive created these rules for commenting here. I assume Kate Malone had moved on with her professional career in between series 2 and 3. It came apart in the kiln because he hadnt quite worked all the air out of his rope coil joins, no doubt because Sara Cox was counting down the minutes in his face. "It's felt like our own little family has been reunited," she says. Stoke-on-Trent is still the home of the ceramics industry. More posts you may like r/rupaulsdragrace Join It was created in 2000 byAndy Dehnart, who's still writing and publishing it today. In the meantime, there are two shorter challenges: a technical challenge, which is judged blind, and the Throw Down challenge, which has the contestants all sit at pottery wheels and attempt some kind of speed-based throwing challenge. So I suppose its a message isnt it. Andy Dehnart is the creator of reality blurred and a writer and teacher who obsessively and critically covers reality TV and unscripted entertainment, focusing on how its made and what it means. Crystalline glazes are notoriously difficult to handle but they have a unique and uncontrollable beauty as they flow and collect making the opening of the kiln like unwrapping a present. [11][12], She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to ceramic art.[13]. Creativity is quite difficult when youre under pressure, said Matthew. The Great Pottery Throw Down airs from 2nd February on BBC2 at 8pm, Try 12 issues for 1 today - never miss an issue. By commenting below, you confirm that youve read and agree to those rules. Because it is great to be part of this great movement that shows people all the pleasures of clay. A great thing. I dont even want to have to think about it. I cried when I saw it.. There are certain things that I have seen in the history of mans creativity that just move you and physically make you feel like you are slightly dizzy or you are just hovering above the ground, I dont know. it's that the bigger the projects become, the more they are engineering feats and the less success relies on elements of expression. She is known for her large sculptures and using bright colors. TheTVDB.com Series ID 302427. After leaving the Royal College of Art, Kate began working in the South Bank Craft Centre. Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References Lets talk about it together! It puts the city once more into the spotlight and it is really important to send the message that pottery making is alive and well in Stoke-on-Trent.. In other words, Im here to call it out when it sucks and celebrate it when its amazing. One last thing, my family and I will be attending NCECA. This documentary series represents an unusual offering for Channel 5: gentle, contemplative, beautifully shot and soothingly narrated by John Hannah. Enjoy this party classic with an updated RT twist - fun for all the family! As for the host? COVID might have had an effect if the previous cast members didnt wasnt to live in a bubble for 12 weeks or however long it was. I manage all kind of things. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. You mentionedjoy. (Laughter) Dont ask me that because I am so bad at scheduling. The Great Pottery Throw Down series 2 contestants. Keith, who is hoping to relocate his ceramics business to Spode, said: Its going to be bigger and better than ever. I start to get my porridge and my toast and start them off and then its people managing. Pulling clay, if you squint, does look a little rude, but not as rude as . Malone uses a bright and vibrant palette that gives her works a strong visual impact. My hand-crafted newsletter is sent most Fridays, and is free! In the fall I took Wheel Throwing Ceramics for the first time and fell in love. In the "main make" challenge, contestants undertake a substantial multi-stage creative task: subject to given specifications, they must design a ceramic creation, build it from clay body, decorate it and they fire before presenting it to the judges for evaluation. hide caption. We have great swathes of time away as well. This week he was likable and industrious. The host and one of the judges changed again with season 4, which, as others have mentioned, was likely due to the new structure of the show during COVID - everyone was forced to live on-site during filming, which was some ~10 weeks. Season 3 almost didn't happen at all, as it was dropped by BBC after season 2 ended. P6947 Each episode has one major challenge, plus one or two smaller ones that are easy to incorporate into the progress of the episode, since large pieces of pottery take so much time to dry and fire. (Throwing, I learned, just means manipulating clay on the pottery wheel.). Each week, they were set a different ceramics challenge. On display in a number of public locations, Kates work is also highly sought after for private collections. Rich seems like such a friendly and helpful guy, really glad he became a judge. The contestant with the worst results is dismissed, and all others return for the following episode; the winner of the final episode is the overall winner of the series. And instead of three challenges in two days, there would be one challenge that took days upon days to complete. [10], Malone has said, "pottery is almost as good as sex it's so physical and so fantastic". 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