0:00:02 > 0:00:05One potter has already waved tatty-bye, and now nine remain.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07And here amongst the gorgeous old brickwork of Middleport,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10it's almost as if time has stood still.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11But not for our potters -
0:00:11 > 0:00:14they've got to get to grips with their hand-building skills and,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17for THEM, time is very much of the essence.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Welcome to the Great Pottery Throw Down.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24'Last time...'
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Panicking a bit now.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Oh, no!
0:00:26 > 0:00:30'Middleport opened its doors to a new pack of potters.'
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- SMASH! - Oh, my God!
0:00:32 > 0:00:34First one down.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37'A 16-piece dinner set was the order of the day.'
0:00:37 > 0:00:39A beautiful baby dinner plate!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Sorry. That's great!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45'Despite Cait's terrible timekeeping...
0:00:45 > 0:00:46What are you doing, Cait?
0:00:46 > 0:00:48'..Carol's lack of throwing skills...
0:00:49 > 0:00:53'..meant she was the first potter to leave the pottery.'
0:00:53 > 0:00:55It's been an amazing experience for an old girl like me.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58'While model Ryan battled cage-fighter Nam
0:00:58 > 0:01:00'to win Pot Of The Week and take
0:01:00 > 0:01:02'the first place in the gallery.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Really, really happy.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Now, the potters face a hand-building challenge...
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Eek!
0:01:08 > 0:01:10..that must stand the test of time.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- Broke one of the pieces.- I'm angry, because it's just a block.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17'..A throw-down that's double trouble...'
0:01:17 > 0:01:19What a mess!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22'And a Spot Test that gets the potters on the pull.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24It looks quite rude, doesn't it?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- I hope he's been practising at home(!)- Yeah.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Ha!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30MUSIC: Making Time by The Creation
0:01:33 > 0:01:35# Making time
0:01:37 > 0:01:39# Shooting lines
0:01:40 > 0:01:42# People have their uses
0:01:43 > 0:01:46# People have their uses. #
0:01:59 > 0:02:02The potters return to the pottery for three more challenges.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04At the end of which,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07one will win Pot Of The Week and one will be sent home.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11It's hand building day.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Fun day for me!
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I don't like hand building.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Last week, I came first. I'm feeling really, really happy.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I know today's going to be a different task altogether,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22so I'm quite nervous of what to expect.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28I need to be a bit more "wow factor" with the stuff I'm making.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32So I need to figure out how to do that under the time limit, as well.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Totally pumped. Let's get it together.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Let's get down and dirty, and game on!
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Morning, potters.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- ALL:- Morning.- For your Main Make challenge this week,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Kate and Keith would like you to make a clock.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58It's all going to be hand built
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and it needs to be a minimum of 45cm in height,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04so we really want to see some lovely big clocks, please.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Your clock must incorporate this standard mechanism.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- It's got to fit. - Best of luck to you.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13You've got three hours for this Main Make
0:03:13 > 0:03:15and the clock is ticking.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Potters, get potting.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Have you seen my rolling pin?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I think, for me, today, the biggest challenge is the timeframe.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I'm going to stick to my plan and hope for the best.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30For this first challenge,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33the potters will be constructing their clocks
0:03:33 > 0:03:35using the slab-building technique.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Slab building makes me nervous,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39just because I don't have much
0:03:39 > 0:03:40experience in it whatsoever.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44They've been given a slab roller to roll out large sheets of clay.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48You get a much more uniform thickness, in theory.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51I'm not very good at using the machine!
0:03:51 > 0:03:54By using these large slabs, they'll be expected to build bigger,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57more complex shapes than they could at the wheel.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Wheee! Look at that!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I have built with slabs before.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I feel confident, definitely.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I'm out of my comfort zone, totally.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Oops!
0:04:10 > 0:04:12So, Keith, we've asked them to make a clock.
0:04:12 > 0:04:1445 centimetres minimum height.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15- It's quite a big ask.- And obviously,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19when you're making something quite large, the construction is key.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23They can either have these clocks freestanding, or hung on the wall.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26If they show us a very complex construction
0:04:26 > 0:04:28with lots and lots of joints,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30they're opening, obviously, themselves up to more risk.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Cracks, or warps, or anything going wrong in the kiln.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37But if they've taken more risks and they do it well, then I'm pleased.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40I want the potters to have thought about time
0:04:40 > 0:04:41and what it means to them.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45We really want to see their character come through their work.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48So, I've chosen to do an owl.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52It represents me! He's a bit of a hoot.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54In an attempt to impress the judges,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56the inspiration for their clocks
0:04:56 > 0:04:59are a plethora of weird and wonderful ideas.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It's called Mother Time.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03The baby face, but it's pregnant.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05The concept "time flies"
0:05:05 > 0:05:07was inspired by a character who had feathers
0:05:07 > 0:05:09when he turned into a monster.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13But Daniel's decided not to stray
0:05:13 > 0:05:15too far from it just being a clock.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17This is an old-fashioned clock.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Keep it simple, that's the plan.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22With little slab-building experience,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25mortgage adviser Daniel is much more
0:05:25 > 0:05:27comfortable in his garage throwing
0:05:27 > 0:05:28off the wheel.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30His simple clock will be wall hung
0:05:30 > 0:05:32with a basic cog design
0:05:32 > 0:05:33sat on a flat surface.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37But even THAT is proving tricky.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I've just ripped a piece of clay.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I think I'm not happy with this at all,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44so I'm going to start all over again.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Hi, Daniel, are you having fun with this Main?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50No, I'm not! The slab roller and I
0:05:50 > 0:05:51had a little altercation.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54So you're not really au fait with a slab roller, then?
0:05:54 > 0:05:55No. It ripped off.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- OK.- It wasn't a good idea.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59This is very naughty clay.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01It should be going to the naughty step.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04If you use the rolling pin and press too hard, you'll see it, so,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06just concentrate and focus.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Richard's also making a simple, flat, wall-hung clock.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Its design has its roots in England of old.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17The inspiration is taken from a jug.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20A 17th-century harvest jug.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Time of harvest, time of plenty.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Landlord Richard's love of 17th century pottery
0:06:26 > 0:06:28can be seen all over his pub.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Oh, he's always been into history,
0:06:30 > 0:06:32right from when he was at school.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35He's all history, he really is.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37He's in his second life, I think.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39He lived in the prehistoric age!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Richard's harvest jug clock
0:06:42 > 0:06:44will be embellished with a sundial and flowers
0:06:44 > 0:06:47and made from just one slab of clay.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Simple, but effective, that's the plan.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55But Elaine's wall-hung clock
0:06:55 > 0:06:58will be made using multiple pieces.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Oh!- Nice textures going on here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Liking it.- The concept, it comes out of the clay, you know,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06the fibres in the clay.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Just pull it apart and it's lovely, isn't it?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Back at her Buckinghamshire home,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Elaine is used to getting her hands dirty.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Elaine has a passion for power drills that I find somewhat strange.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Everyone always thinks that it's the guy in the relationship
0:07:21 > 0:07:23that wears the trousers, but with my mum and dad,
0:07:23 > 0:07:24it's totally the opposite.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26My mum does everything around this house.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Don't even bother going to my dad, cos he won't do nothing!
0:07:29 > 0:07:34Elaine's complex patchwork clock will also have a traditional touch -
0:07:34 > 0:07:35a little cuckoo.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37A little modelled one.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Or a real one. I could go down there with a big net down by the canal.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46And the birds keep on coming.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Nam's clock features hundreds of feathers.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50I am feeling the pressure now,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53just because some of my designs are a bit weird.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01Vietnam-born Nam uses London as his canvas and, like his hero Banksy,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03treats the locals to his work.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07His feathered clock design is inspired by a character
0:08:07 > 0:08:10from a Japanese animated fantasy film.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14His name is Howl. A big mythical, scary, feathered monster.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Wow.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- It's like Jekyll & Hyde.- It's dead complicated and confusing,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20but I just love it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Last week's winner of Pot Of The Week, Ryan,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26has also challenged himself to build a complex wall clock.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28I'm going for a geometric clock,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30so I need to make 12 of these sort of diamond shapes,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33along with another 12 on top of that.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35These will all sort of sit together as a big, spiky,
0:08:35 > 0:08:36sort of masculine thing.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39When Ryan isn't elbow-deep in clay,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42you can usually find him jetting around the globe,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45modelling the world's most exclusive brands.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48I first got into modelling when I moved to London.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I went to university there, got scouted.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I was fortunate enough to work with Gisele Bundchen
0:08:54 > 0:08:55for a Versace campaign.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I wouldn't say modelling inspires my pottery.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00It actually relaxes me from my job.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01It's my therapy!
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Ryan's sleek and stylish clock
0:09:03 > 0:09:05will be made up of 24
0:09:05 > 0:09:06triangular slabs of clay.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Is this the kind of thing you've done before?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Never hand built before in my life, so this is a big challenge for me!
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Right, OK.- I've been quite adventurous, as well,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16with my design. Diamond shapes to make, so I need to crack on.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18A diamond for every hour?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Ooh, yeah.- That's what you demand, isn't it, your diamonds every hour.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Your poor husband!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25This is my design.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30This is all of my inspiration,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33weird figures that's dotted around my flat.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Freya's London apartment is filled with her quirky creations,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42and she's bringing her love of cherub faces into her design...
0:09:43 > 0:09:46A freestanding clock called Mother Time.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50It's a big build, made from two giant slabs of clay.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Really important, this bit, to dry out.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58You want it to be strong enough so that it stands up without flopping.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02The potters can use their handguns
0:10:02 > 0:10:06or the drying room to stiffen off their slabs for construction.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10I'm now trying to prepare it to stand up on its own.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Things can collapse if the clay's too wet,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14so I need to dry the clay out.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Yeah. Happy. Done.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22But the more ambitious the size...
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Oh. That is not dry enough.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26..the longer it will take.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Do you need another gun? - Yeah, if you're not using it.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- Thank you very much.- I've not used my heat gun yet because there was a
0:10:33 > 0:10:34damsel in distress,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37needed my help and I lent her mine.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Freya's not the only potter building big.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46The clay is about as long as my arm.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Standing at nearly a metre,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Cait's freestanding owl clock is the tallest of all the potters' builds.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58In fact, making large constructions is in her blood.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Dad's a civil engineer, so I think I've got a little bit of
0:11:02 > 0:11:05an enjoyment of building things
0:11:05 > 0:11:06and making structures.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11But it's not just the size of Cait's owl clock that's ambitious.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Its cylindrical body is also the trickiest shape to make.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19As the clay needs to be firm enough to stand up...
0:11:19 > 0:11:23I'm just trying to create the curve at the moment with my arm!
0:11:23 > 0:11:26..but soft enough to bend.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29I'm not sure how I'm going to dry the other side of it, though.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30I need to swap arms.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Oh, my word.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I'm destroying my slab -
0:11:38 > 0:11:41look at the cracks! Argh!
0:11:41 > 0:11:43It's a nightmare. No, no, no, no.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45I'm just bending it too much.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49I'm drying it out too much and it's just totally cracking up.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Is this saveable?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Probably not. I'll just do a new one.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Right.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01With two hours remaining...
0:12:04 > 0:12:08..it's time for the potters to start constructing their clocks.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10The nerves have gone. The assembly has started.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But Cait has gone back to square one.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16What's happening? More slabs.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I know, I've gone backwards, haven't I?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I was using this to dry it, so I think it was just too dry.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23With a heat gun, you've got to have finesse with it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Think about the mistakes you made.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Don't make them again, cos you've got to pull it together now.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30As Cait prepares a new slab of clay...
0:12:32 > 0:12:34..the others are joining theirs together.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40This is the tricky bit.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Constructing it.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44They're using a technique called scoring and slipping.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48By creating a rough surface on the clay's edges,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52the elements of their clocks can be seamlessly fused.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53This is the slip,
0:12:53 > 0:12:58so I'm just breaking the hard clay down to a liquid form.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59This becomes the glue.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03If you don't score and slip properly, things can crack and die!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Fold out, fold out...
0:13:09 > 0:13:10James, however,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13doesn't mind if his construction is a little rough -
0:13:13 > 0:13:15that's the effect he's going for.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17My design is based on this whole idea of like,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20urban collapse and places that have had a thriving community
0:13:20 > 0:13:22that have kind of disappeared.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24So it is going to bend ever so slightly.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28But again, that's the aesthetic, so it doesn't really matter too much.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32Born and bred in Newcastle,
0:13:32 > 0:13:3625-year-old James loves nothing more than taking inspiration from his
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- surroundings.- A bit of metal, bit of wood,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42bit of dishevelry, cranes. You know, this is kind of like
0:13:42 > 0:13:44my background, this is where I was brought up.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I would describe James's work
0:13:46 > 0:13:47as industrial, quite rustic,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49and it does reflect his personality,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52because he's quite...big
0:13:52 > 0:13:54and so is his work!
0:13:57 > 0:13:59James's passion for all things industrial
0:13:59 > 0:14:01has inspired his freestanding clock -
0:14:01 > 0:14:05a simple block design with minimal decoration.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09And there's nothing he won't do to get that distressed effect.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11This corner closest to us, I might just tear it off.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- What? So you're going to tear the corner off?- Mm.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Do you reckon?
0:14:21 > 0:14:25So it looks a bit more dishevelled and collapsed.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Well, we do want it to LOOK collapsed, but we don't want it to ACTUALLY collapse.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Don't want it TO collapse, exactly. - Don't do it.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33I would have done it, I think, if I really wanted to.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37While James tries to capture industrial Newcastle in a clock,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Clover's also gone for a 3D block,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41but she's hoping that intricate detail
0:14:41 > 0:14:43is what will bring hers to life.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48I cast men on the four points here.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51And just to give it a bit...
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Give it a bit more interesting feature.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Clover sells her ceramic creations as a hobby at comic conventions,
0:15:00 > 0:15:05but despite her passion for the arts, she did an accounting degree.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Because she didn't study anything connected to art,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I think she is so passionate to prove she can do it,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13and I'm proud that she is achieving all the things she is.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Clover's figurines will sit on a freestanding centrepiece
0:15:18 > 0:15:20representing the tree of life.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24It's a legend, really. They say the Tree Of Life is like life itself,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26don't they? Start as a sapling
0:15:26 > 0:15:28and become a great, hopefully wise, tree.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Yes. Big oak.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- That's great.- Thank you.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Hickory dickory dock,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39how are you doing with your clocks?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42You have one hour left.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Panic.- I've left myself with quite a lot to do.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52The potters are using all manner of tools to sculpt and create the
0:15:52 > 0:15:54finished look of their clocks.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Pastry cutters.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Freya has brought in a premade mould
0:15:57 > 0:15:59to shape her cherub head that will be
0:15:59 > 0:16:02the focal point of her design.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05James, which face should be the front of the clock?
0:16:05 > 0:16:06That one, or that?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Yeah, that one.- This one?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Yeah, that's what I thought. - That one.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Well done.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14'Elaine is imprinting patterns onto her clock face,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17'but she's not using a standard kit.'
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Have you been down that scrapyard, girl?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Those are nuts and bolts off my husband's lorry.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- He does know that you've taken these, does he?- No.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26He's not going to be driving along and suddenly be like... Eeek!
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Collapses!
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Elaine, she's got all her nuts and bolts
0:16:30 > 0:16:32and she's using a surface design
0:16:32 > 0:16:34in a more interesting way, isn't she?
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Yeah, like a patchwork.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Tearing it because the clay tears well.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41But not all the designs have taken off.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44I'm not sure if I'm going to have time to make wings.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I'm a bit concerned it might look more like a penguin,
0:16:46 > 0:16:47rather than an owl.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49At the moment, it looks a bit bland.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53I don't have the artistic flair of
0:16:53 > 0:16:55doing what other people are doing here.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Daniel's building a clock and it's got cogs on it
0:16:58 > 0:16:59and it's like, "Yeah, OK,
0:16:59 > 0:17:04"Dan, that's fine, but give us a little bit more imagination there".
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Then there's James with his sort of concrete structure.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Yeah. He's using it very simply.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12He's not really showing us the nature of the material.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- No, no.- So how's urban decay coming on?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I hear you've had the architect in.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19THEY LAUGH
0:17:20 > 0:17:22It's decaying nicely, my friend!
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Potters, 15 minutes left,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30then all your clocks need to be in the drying room, please.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Really up against the clock.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35While Cait's owl is still in pieces...
0:17:35 > 0:17:37The irony that I'm making a clock
0:17:37 > 0:17:40under time pressure with my ability to manage time.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41My word.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44..the rest of the potters are on the home straight.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Those clocks need to be in the drying room.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Ready?
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Time is marching on.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56SHE GASPS
0:18:00 > 0:18:01- Cait.- Cait!
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Dear, dear.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05You do need to respect the clay, or it shouts at you.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11You're going to hate owls after this.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13It's not the owl's fault, it's MY fault!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15You should have gone for a vole.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16They're much smaller.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Two minutes, potters.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Get it stood up and joined together.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Is it even going to last?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30I don't know.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32We'll see how it turns out.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33You've only got one minute left.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35The clock is ticking, mwah-ha-ha!
0:18:40 > 0:18:42You've got to get that in the drying room, sweetheart.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Five, four,
0:18:45 > 0:18:46three... Steady!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48..two,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51one. Time is up, potters.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Oh, my God!
0:18:55 > 0:18:59You did it. You really take it to the wire, you nutter.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Potters, excellent work.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04You can clock off.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Off you go.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10The potters have turned
0:19:10 > 0:19:11200 kilos of clay
0:19:11 > 0:19:14into nine unique timepieces.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Under the watchful eye of kiln man Rich,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19they'll be dried for just three hours
0:19:19 > 0:19:21before the potters get to glaze them.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Ryan's has just been made up of lots of joined components.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Unless the joins are really, really good,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29there's potential for it to open up anywhere.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Cait was running low on time and
0:19:30 > 0:19:32consequently, the joins she's made
0:19:32 > 0:19:34aren't quite as sweet as they could have been.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It's a bit untidy and that could have fairly negative repercussions
0:19:37 > 0:19:38when it comes to the firing.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Those could open up, spit and cause
0:19:40 > 0:19:42structural issues for the whole piece, really.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49It quite literally fell apart.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Fingers crossed that I can do something
0:19:52 > 0:19:55that will at least not make me last!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58It got to me, because slab building, hand building,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00is just not my... I just don't do it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Pretty buzzed up. Looking forward to the throw-down, not all this
0:20:08 > 0:20:10silly namby-pamby hand building stuff.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12We leave that to the geriatrics!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Get the men in there! Rrrr!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19'We all know there are some things which can never be changed.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23'We can drive the potter's wheel by electricity,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26'but we know that only a man's skill with only his two hands
0:20:26 > 0:20:28'can shape a pot like this.'
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Throwing at the wheel is indeed a real test of dexterity -
0:20:33 > 0:20:34man or woman.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39And Kate and Keith want our potters
0:20:39 > 0:20:41to throw a pot that will push them to
0:20:41 > 0:20:42the limits.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Who's ready for a throw-down?
0:20:46 > 0:20:50This of course is the part of the show where we test your skills at the wheel, and this week,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Kate and Keith would love you to throw a double-walled pot,
0:20:54 > 0:20:55so watch Keith carefully.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01So, I'm just centring it up.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Now going to start forming...
0:21:07 > 0:21:08..the outside.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11I love how these things just magically appear.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14And give myself a piece of clay on the inside.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Working that clay...
0:21:23 > 0:21:25..up the side of your wall.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28So I'm now...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31starting to throw the outside.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Watch him close it up now.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36And here we go.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39This is where the control comes in,
0:21:39 > 0:21:41to bring it back in again, to seal it.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Having to seal it, you're working against the wheel.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46It's a really tough challenge.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Suddenly just went "wow".
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It's like some sort of magic.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Now it's sealed, curve that lip over.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00And this is what you're going for.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Wow.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07That is really something, Keith.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10You can see that it's nicely sealed.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13You've got a nice rim.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- OK?- Right, easy-peasy, that's all you've got to do.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Get yourselves settled behind your wheels.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Oh, my word.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21SHE EXHALES
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Brmm, brrrm!
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Potters, you have ten minutes to throw your double-walled pots.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Time starts now.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Potters, gets potting.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I'm really excited, because I'm a thrower.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Work that knuckle, Cait.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Oh, I've never thrown to that kind of time before!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Really out of my comfort zone.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Fear, trepidation, everything.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50The middle bit first.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51The MIDDLE bit first!
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Don't forget.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Visualise it in your head.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56Throw-down!
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Richard's is way out.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Yeah, yeah.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- It's looking good.- Ooh!
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Elaine's losing it at the back, there.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- BLEEP!- Wasn't happy with that one.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Kicked to the kerb.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Crack on, you'll be fine.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Oh, dear.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Oh!
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Oh!
0:23:18 > 0:23:20It's the tricky bit now. This is the closing in.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Oh, dear. This is rubbish.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24I'm willing it over, all right?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- I'm willing it closed. - Start closing it in now, Freya.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Critical point.- Got everything crossed for you.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Double-walled potting crew, you've got two minutes left.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Oh! Not going to do it.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Let me see how far I can take it without it collapsing.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Dan, take it easy.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- No, it's going. - KATE:- Not sealed.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51One minute left.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Oh!
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Here we go. Ten seconds left of the throw-down, potters.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Ten, nine,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03eight, seven, six...
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Take your hands off it, Cait.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- ..four...- Take your hands off.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08..two, one.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Step back, please, from your double-walled pots.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13The throw-down is over.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- Well done.- Well done, guys, well done.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18The mess!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Kate and Keith are looking for a perfectly thrown
0:24:24 > 0:24:26and SEALED double-walled pot.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33You've got a good seal up here.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Lovely accent on the top.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Thank you.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- It's not sealed, is it?- No.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43No. And that's just made it slightly collapse.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44I was just rushing.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49You can see straightaway.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Just not sealed.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Do you think you'll ever have a go at one of these again,
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- just for fun at home?- No!
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Not bad. It's sealed.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02That's quite a heavy lid.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Only just sealed.- Just there.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Probably not any extra clay there,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13just to sort of fold it over or make a good seal on there.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Pretty well sealed.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20You've almost sort of put a lid on the top there.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23This is pretty, isn't it? This is the prettiest top.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26I love this fancy design here
0:25:26 > 0:25:27that you did on purpose(!)
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Yeah, yeah. I was going for twisty and slumpy!
0:25:29 > 0:25:33It's not an invisible seal, but it IS sealed.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Here we go.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40That's the difference between some of the other ones we've seen.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42All the clay is in the right place.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43A nice, lovely chamber there.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Invisible seal. - It is really, really good.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Thank you.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Lovely accent and a nice rim.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55It looks like a really decent seal.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- Thank you.- That's great. - Really impressed.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03The judges will now rate the double-walled pots
0:26:03 > 0:26:05from worst to best.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06So, in ninth place
0:26:06 > 0:26:08is Daniel.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10It was seconds off being closed.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13In eighth place, Elaine.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16It was slightly closed.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Cait came seventh, James sixth,
0:26:19 > 0:26:20Nam was fifth,
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- Freya fourth and Clover third. - Thank you.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25In second place,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Ryan.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28Really nicely finished off.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30And that leaves one person.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32In first place today,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34it's Richard.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- Yes!- Well done, mate!
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Really good thickness.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- Well sealed.- OK, that was hard work.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44You deserve to go outside, have a little breather. Off you go.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57How does it feel to come in first place, Richard?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Pretty amazing, as you well know yourself!
0:26:59 > 0:27:00LAUGHTER
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Yeah, it must be nice!
0:27:03 > 0:27:04It is.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Time was against me.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07But everyone else did it, so...
0:27:07 > 0:27:09more fool me, really.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11I need to up my game, really.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Decorating is not my forte, but I need to do something.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Daniel, he came last in the throw-down.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26What are you thinking of his clock?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I think it was slightly lacking in the finesse, and design flair.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31His concept is not that complex.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Anybody else you're worried about?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Cait. I mean, she was having real problems with her construction.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39In her Main Make, she didn't have time to put on the appendages
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- of the wings.- James.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44His design for the clock, he's been a bit lazy.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Now, who are you really excited about?
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Well, I have to say Elaine's.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49I'm blown away by it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51I like Ryan's. There's a great dynamism.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Very complex thing to build, but decorations will tell us all.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Ones we thought were leaders, it could be a catastrophe.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- We just don't know, do we?- No.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07After three hours of drying,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10the potters collect their clocks, ready to decorate.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12It's fine, it's fine, it's fine.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14They'll be raw glazing,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18which means applying glazes to clay before it's been fired.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Got it?- No! Let go.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23They've been given a range of glazes to work with...
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- So where's black? - Black velvet is...
0:28:26 > 0:28:29..and have just 90 minutes to make their clocks chime.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34This is their last chance to bring together their design ideas.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I'm wanting to bring it to life a little bit.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39I've limited it to simplistic colours.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Simple. Yes, that is me.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Because the potters are raw glazing,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46the clay is still very fragile.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50If you were to absolutely coat it in glaze at this stage,
0:28:50 > 0:28:51there is a potential for it to crack.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54You've got to be careful not to apply too much.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56It's not easy getting it into the texture, I tell you.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58And then...
0:28:58 > 0:29:00I can't have too wet a sponge,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02otherwise the form will collapse!
0:29:02 > 0:29:04So the decoration of these clocks,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06they can really come alive at this stage, can't they?
0:29:06 > 0:29:09This is what will make or break them.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Also, if the potters created a simple build,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15I'm going to be wanting the decoration to shine out.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22I'm going to use this iron oxide to create some dark brown colour,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25because I try to make a tree trunk pattern.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28For his feathered clock design,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Nam has opted for a contrast of black and white to represent
0:29:31 > 0:29:34the philosophy of yin and yang.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36This is what my culture's like.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39You know, we believe in the whole feng shui and everything like that.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Ryan is using three colours
0:29:41 > 0:29:44to accentuate the sharp angles of his clock design.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47I'm sort of sticking to a nice sort of blue,
0:29:47 > 0:29:49a dark purple and tuxedo.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I'm sort of mixing that colour palette together.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Freya's choice of colours is a little more experimental.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56I'm going to use everything.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Typical Freya, really.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02And sometimes it is just a mess!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Looking cool.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Ah, thank you!
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Cait ran out of time and didn't make the wings for her owl clock,
0:30:10 > 0:30:14so this is her last chance to get the design back on track.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15I'm going to paint them on!
0:30:15 > 0:30:19I really want the decoration to be vibrant and interesting,
0:30:19 > 0:30:23because the clock itself is quite different from what I had planned.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25This is looking rather spectacular.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Thank you.- I wish I could come in playing a lute or something.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30A lute.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33With a jug of mead or something like that.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Oh, absolutely, yes. Go down very well at the moment.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36And a goose leg.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41How much time have we got?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43You're halfway through. 45 minutes left.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Maybe need to speed up a bit.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Hi, James. Out of everyone's here,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50it's probably the most simple of constructions.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Yes.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55So you're really adding colour....
0:30:55 > 0:30:58No. I've also left quite a bit of it just raw clay.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Right.- I'm going for this industrial look.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02It would rarely be painted, anyway.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04I rarely sort of glaze pieces.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09Now, this is a clock, Daniel.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- It is a clock.- It is a clock, and I love the cogs.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15I was just looking at other people's and mine looks quite pathetic
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- compared to theirs.- I'm not having you say the P word near this clock,
0:31:18 > 0:31:19because that's not actually true.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Really liking it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23I don't want to do too much more to it, to be honest.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25I don't know if it should just stay as it is.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I've got time to deliberate.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30James's block is really...
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I know. I think he has under-shown us his skills.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36It's a nice block, but it is a block.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- It is.- Do you know what? If it were me, I would be feeling the pressure.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I'd be feeling the pressure that he's got to come up with something
0:31:45 > 0:31:47fairly decorative, hasn't he?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Potters, I don't want to tick you off,
0:31:52 > 0:31:54but you have only got ten minutes left.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55Argh!
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Rushing.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01It's a bit flat at the minute.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I might just do another colour over the top of that.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Five minutes left, guys and girls.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11Time, time, time.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14That's sick, Ryan.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Got that funny baby face.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19She's going to give birth to a clock.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23I'm happy with that.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- Well done.- Thanks.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26It looks a bit crazy now.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Something went wrong on the decoration.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Potters, your clocks have to be in the drying room
0:32:31 > 0:32:33or they won't get fired.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Slow down.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- Crazy man.- This is your one-minute call, potters, one minute.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Needs to be in the drying room.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Cait, just go now.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Five, four,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52three, two,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54one. You are done, potters.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Well done!
0:32:57 > 0:32:59You've all worked so hard today.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01You can go home for a few days now,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03remind your families of who you are.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06"Remember me?" And then we'll see you back in the pottery for judging.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Oh, my word!
0:33:12 > 0:33:14It's amazing.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20BIRDSONG
0:33:21 > 0:33:23I know the judges are looking for "wow",
0:33:23 > 0:33:26and I think I'm doing "wow" and then when I look at everybody else's,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28I think, it's not so "wow".
0:33:28 > 0:33:29But it's "wow" for me.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34I tried to colour the wings on, but I'm not sure that...
0:33:35 > 0:33:38..that it was really effective or not.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40I'm confident in my clock myself.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Whether the judges like it,
0:33:42 > 0:33:46I'm not sure. But that's my style, I'm not going to change it.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52It was simplistic compared to other people's,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55so with hindsight, maybe it could have been slightly better.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56But then it wouldn't have been me.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58I'm very much sort of a cult man.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03It's in the lap of the gods now.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I can only cross my toes and fingers. That's all I can do!
0:34:06 > 0:34:07As the potters head home,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10they face an agonising 72-hour wait
0:34:10 > 0:34:13before they're reunited with their clocks.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21For two days, kiln man Rich tends to them in the drying room...
0:34:24 > 0:34:28..before taking them to the electric kiln for their one and only firing.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32With the flat clocks,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35the main issue could be that as the clay shrinks during firing,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38they'll just pull themselves to pieces.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Because the clocks have been raw glazed,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43the clay is full of moisture and very fragile.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45To avoid damaging them, the firing
0:34:45 > 0:34:48will quite literally be a slow burner.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50The early stages are going to be really slow
0:34:50 > 0:34:52to allow everything to dry out completely,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55and then we're going to go full whack up to top temperature,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57which is 1,100 degrees.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58We don't want to go too quickly,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01cos it risks cracking the pieces unnecessarily.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Day five and the potters return to Middleport.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19Their clocks have been fired for 18 hours and are cooling in the kiln.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Sleepless night last night.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Really excited to see what's going to come out of the kiln.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26My clock didn't really go to plan,
0:35:26 > 0:35:30but it's another day and I'm just going in there and seeing what they
0:35:30 > 0:35:33throw at us and trying my best.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37I know I'm towards the bottom this week, but, yeah, good to go.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Geordie pride!
0:35:38 > 0:35:40I'm definitely not safe.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43I came last in the previous challenge.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45I need to up my game.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Before the potters come face-to-face with their clocks,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52they have one more chance to prove themselves to the judges.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54Morning, potters.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- ALL:- Morning.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57This is your Spot Test
0:35:57 > 0:36:02and today we are returning to an old favourite. It's a classic.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04It is pulling handles.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08OK, so potters, remove your hessian cloths, please.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Kate and Keith would like you to pull the stew pot's handles.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Three handles per pot, please,
0:36:15 > 0:36:18so that's one for the top and one on either side.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20You've got 75 minutes.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21Time starts now.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27# This week, we'll be pulling handles. #
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Pulling.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Everyday occurrence.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Pulling handles is the ultimate test of a potter's understanding of clay.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39This is the most difficult thing I could have thought of.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41So it's never something I've ever, ever done before.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Not looking forward to this one.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46But one potter is very experienced.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48This is what I'm waiting for!
0:36:49 > 0:36:51I do handles every week.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54They're going to be attaching handles to a large,
0:36:54 > 0:36:57a medium and a small casserole dish.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01We're looking for design consistency throughout the set of three.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03The small one will have a smaller strap
0:37:03 > 0:37:05and the bigger casserole will have
0:37:05 > 0:37:08a slightly bigger one, so that's slightly bigger than the first one.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Pulling is the best way to give a handle a smooth, curved finish.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16It looks quite rude, doesn't it?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18And practice makes perfect.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20How's your technique going, Ryan?
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- All right, it's all right.- Is this being shown after the watershed?!
0:37:24 > 0:37:28If you squeeze them too tightly, sometimes a bit drops off the end.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31I don't think small handles are going to be my forte at all.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Just because of the size of my hands!
0:37:33 > 0:37:36So James seems quite tentative at pulling his handles.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39You don't want to lose that fluidity of the shape.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42No, it's about a sure pull, knowing what you're doing.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44I hope he's been practising at home.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45Yeah.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Ha!
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Look, guys, it's a bit harder than it looks.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52- Ryan's on the pull.- Hey.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54How are you finding it?
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- I'm doing all right.- It looks like a relaxed thing to do.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01It's just like milking a cow, you know? Not that I've milked any cows!
0:38:01 > 0:38:04All cows watching this at home now will be like, "Muuuh!"
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Not coming near me, buddy.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08The potters have pulled.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09Now, they must shape.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12While some have gone for conventional...
0:38:12 > 0:38:14I don't want to be over-fussy with it.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20..others are adding a twist.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22A twist.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Doing a pull and twist.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25Is that a dance, a pull and twist?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- Ryan's plaiting his.- Yeah, I was hoping we'd see a twist.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34The twisted designs seem to be very popular!
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- Sorry, Clover!- I'm not sure whether this theme is unique enough.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41The potters must also make their handles robust enough
0:38:41 > 0:38:43to carry the weight of a casserole dish.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46You've got to crosshatch and slip really well.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49And design them so they work across the set.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50It's getting scale right.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Size, in this challenge, is everything.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Hopefully, the size won't be a problem.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57LAUGHTER
0:38:57 > 0:38:58These look nice.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01That's securing it and adds a bit more interest.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Hopefully, they'll impress the judges.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Pick up my street cred a bit.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08It's failed me so far!
0:39:08 > 0:39:11You're not the Fonz, what do you mean, street cred?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Daniel's making his attractive, too.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17I'm using my thumb as the design.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19I'm just titivating the side.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21HE GIGGLES
0:39:21 > 0:39:24But not everyone's so confident in their handling.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26I know it's not super-clean and I'll probably get shouted at.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29The handle's slightly higher than everybody else.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32The judges will tell me off after they've seen what I've made.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Potters, you've got ten minutes left.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42At the end of those ten minutes, I need all your stew pots on your
0:39:42 > 0:39:45ware boards displayed at the front ready for judging, please.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- Ten minutes. - Oh, my God, ten minutes.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49That's two minutes per handle.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Ooh!
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Finished.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- Shall we go for a pint? - Yeah, I think so.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58I'm not sure what Kate and Keith are going to think of my bit on top.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01Two minutes left.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02Oh, God!
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Get them loaded up. Get them at the front for judging.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Well done, Ryan.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Come on, Clover, concentrate.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Just do it, just do it, man - do it, do it, do it.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21I'm wondering if he's working with gusto or it's panic.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24One minute left. 60 seconds, Cait.
0:40:28 > 0:40:2930 seconds.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3130 seconds.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35No pressure!
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Cait and Freya.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Ten, nine,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42eight, seven,
0:40:43 > 0:40:45..six, five,
0:40:45 > 0:40:47four, three,
0:40:47 > 0:40:49two, one.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Well done, your Spot Test is done!
0:40:51 > 0:40:52Whoo!
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Kate and Keith are looking for beautifully pulled handles
0:41:07 > 0:41:10to fit three different sizes of casserole dishes.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11I'm going to look at this one first.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Yeah.- The scale of the handles is lovely.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17We have got these finger squeezes.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Just a tiny little accent, there.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21A signature to the person who makes the handles.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23I think this is traditional.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- Yeah.- And fabulous.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Yeah.- So what have we got here?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29This person is the only one that's
0:41:29 > 0:41:31actually put the handles right on the rim.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I'm not sure I'd want to pull this out of the oven by these handles.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36These look very, very delicate to me.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38It shows a sort of lack of design awareness.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42So moving to the next little piggy tail one.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Yeah. There's a design concept
0:41:44 > 0:41:46working through the three sizes there.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48I think it's a very original idea.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49- I do, yeah.- To twist a knob.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52The handles, they could have been a bit more generous.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58So here we have really nice twists, don't we, on this?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00But are you too high? You needn't be that far off.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03No, the whole thing could have just been condensed a bit,
0:42:03 > 0:42:04just a bit tighter.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08So, we're on this set here.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11That thinness of handle is a little bit wrong.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13They ain't going to last going in and out of an oven.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15No.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16So here we've got symmetry.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Thinner on the smaller one.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20And they go up to the thicker one on the larger.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21Very traditional, isn't it?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24This lovely little dot probably helped join it on
0:42:24 > 0:42:26as well as make it look pretty.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30As regards functionality and aesthetic,
0:42:30 > 0:42:31really, really good.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34What about these?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Wow! Well, I love them.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40I mean, it shows the fluidity of pulling a handle.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Whether that's practical or not is another matter.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- You wouldn't want to spill your gravy over that.- No, you wouldn't.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- So this...- The consistency of the handles.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Can I have a look?- That's definitely larger than the other one.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58And they're not actually facing in the same directions.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00No. A bit uninspiring, really, isn't it?
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Yeah.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03What about these, here?
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- There's a lovely energy in the twist, isn't there?- There is.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- There really is.- And proportionally, the actual
0:43:08 > 0:43:10small, medium, large, actually works well.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15Yeah, it does. The design concept works across the whole three sizes.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Great.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24But which of our potters have pulled off the perfect set of handles?
0:43:24 > 0:43:26So, in ninth place...
0:43:28 > 0:43:30..is this set here.
0:43:30 > 0:43:31That's you, James.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34I don't know what happened, but missing that spring and freshness.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36So, in eighth place...
0:43:37 > 0:43:38..this one here.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42- That's me.- Those handles, they're a bit fragile, really.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46Richard came seventh, Cait sixth,
0:43:46 > 0:43:49Ryan was fifth and Freya fourth.
0:43:49 > 0:43:50In third place...
0:43:51 > 0:43:53..is this set here.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Nam. Well done, Nam.
0:43:55 > 0:43:56The twisting's very nice.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59A nice sense of practicality.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05That leaves Daniel and Elaine vying for the top spot.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07Second place...
0:44:08 > 0:44:10..over here on the far left,
0:44:10 > 0:44:11whose is that lot?
0:44:11 > 0:44:12- Mine.- Great.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16Well done, Daniel. Lovely sense of proportion.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Very traditional look.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20And that leaves first place...
0:44:21 > 0:44:23..to this set here.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27- It's Elaine.- Whoo!- Well done.
0:44:27 > 0:44:28Well done, Elaine.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35The whole set matches.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38There's a sense of tradition and a sense of fun.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40OK, so, the Spot Test is done.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42I hope you all don't stew on it too much(!)
0:44:42 > 0:44:44I will release you now.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46You can go and get some well-deserved fresh air.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49The next time we see you, we'll be judging your clocks.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57I'm not worried, I don't worry about a lot in life.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59If it's my time to go, it's my time to go.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01I'm just hoping the strength in sort of the pattern
0:45:01 > 0:45:04and design of my clock will sort of pull me through.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06Well, that was totally unexpected.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08To come from last to second.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10Yeah, I'm chuffed. Really chuffed!
0:45:10 > 0:45:12Really pleased I came first.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15I did surprise myself, very much.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18But I'm still apprehensive about my clock coming out.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21After 18 hours of firing
0:45:21 > 0:45:23and six hours of cooling,
0:45:23 > 0:45:27Rich is now ready to take the glazed clocks out of the kiln.
0:45:28 > 0:45:29It's always a bit nerve-racking.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31You never know what you're going to come back to.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33I'm just crossing my fingers they're not all black.
0:45:35 > 0:45:36Let's have a look.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46I have been thinking about all the things that could've gone wrong.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48It might have split into two pieces.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50It might have done that in the kiln and then fallen over.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52It might just be a pile of shards!
0:45:53 > 0:45:55That's the excitement of pottery.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58You can plan and plan and plan, but at the end of the day,
0:45:58 > 0:46:00it can all go wrong on you.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05The moment of truth, isn't it?
0:46:05 > 0:46:07GASPS AND SHRIEKS
0:46:07 > 0:46:09Over the moon.
0:46:09 > 0:46:11Amazing!
0:46:11 > 0:46:13- Oh!- Good result.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15I'm so pleased!
0:46:15 > 0:46:17I really feared the worst.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22- Oh, dear.- 'But it's not good news for Richard.'
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Clay moves and shrinks as it goes to top temperature.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28This has just started to flatten out a bit.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30I'm feeling a bit down in the dumps.
0:46:30 > 0:46:31And he's not the only one.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34I'm not happy with this at all.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37My piece warped. It's just appalling.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40Yeah, it was a disappointment for me.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43Daniel and Richard can't turn back time...
0:46:44 > 0:46:47..as they must get their clocks ready for judging.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49I think the hands are too big.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51That's why we've got the scissors!
0:46:51 > 0:46:53Ta-da!
0:46:53 > 0:46:55The hands must be fitted...
0:46:55 > 0:46:58- It's ticking! - ..and the clocks turned on.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00Tick, tock, tick.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Don't touch it. It might break!
0:47:04 > 0:47:06I've broken one of my pieces off.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11It's not going to work. I need to figure out a new way to hang it.
0:47:11 > 0:47:12James, can you give me a hand?
0:47:12 > 0:47:14- Just hold it... - You want ME to hold it?
0:47:15 > 0:47:18But Nam is struggling to get his up.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21Take your time, take your time, take your time.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23So, we're having trouble hanging it.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25So we're going to put some wire through the clock
0:47:25 > 0:47:27and hang it off there as if we're hanging a picture.
0:47:29 > 0:47:30Slow, slow.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33I've probably done something bad in my previous life.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Let go now.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38- It's on. Yeah, yeah, yeah.- It's going to fall down at some point.
0:47:38 > 0:47:40I'm going to cry.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42- Why is it going to fall down? - It's not going to fall. It's fine.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45- I'm having really bad luck. - No, it's not going to fall.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49It's different.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52What I'm disappointed in, this was all out and curved.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55- And it's...- Sunk.- ..sunk.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57There's things we could do a little bit better.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00I don't think any Swiss clockmakers have got to worry!
0:48:02 > 0:48:03I won't be putting THEM out of business!
0:48:09 > 0:48:12In just five days, the potters have built,
0:48:12 > 0:48:14glazed and assembled their clocks.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18Nine unique ceramic timepieces.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25But which will be judged Pot Of The Week...
0:48:26 > 0:48:29..and which could mean time is up for one of our potters?
0:48:35 > 0:48:39So, Kate and Keith, nine clocks ticking away.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42OK, I can tell both of you are desperate
0:48:42 > 0:48:43to go and have a proper look.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45We'll start off with Ryan.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00I have to say, it's a very dramatic construction
0:49:00 > 0:49:01and I take my hat off to you.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03There's a lot of slabs there and
0:49:03 > 0:49:05there's a lot of connecting points
0:49:05 > 0:49:07and, from where I can see now,
0:49:07 > 0:49:10the construction is fairly stable.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13The black defining from the pale blue really makes it.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15It's like time is like this great explosion.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Like an explosion, yeah.
0:49:17 > 0:49:18- Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28We need to look at the way you built.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31You seem to have joined the seams well.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33This, to me, is a sculpture with a clock in it.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35It's not a clock which is a sculpture.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38- Would you have this in your house, Keith?- Yeah, I would.
0:49:38 > 0:49:40But it's not going to fit every house, is it, really?
0:49:40 > 0:49:43Let's face it. It's obviously an acquired taste.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50I quite like the idea of the feathers.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53You set yourself a huge task to make so many, but it's all held together,
0:49:53 > 0:49:55it's got a lot of integrity.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57I'm looking for a more delicate touch with you,
0:49:57 > 0:49:58- because the energy is there.- Yeah.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06- I'm breathing.- You are breathing.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10- Do breathe.- Yes.- I think the Tree Of Life is constructed fairly well.
0:50:10 > 0:50:11You can't see any cracks.
0:50:11 > 0:50:15There are no sort of distorted slabs there, which is really good.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18- Thank you.- I sort of think you've thrown everything at it
0:50:18 > 0:50:20but the kitchen sink!
0:50:20 > 0:50:24Because you've got so many things going on and the purity of the idea
0:50:24 > 0:50:26could have been better executed.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39It's such a simple design,
0:50:39 > 0:50:42so it has to be executed as well as possible and yet, to me,
0:50:42 > 0:50:46when you're looking at it, it so obviously looks as though it's warped.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49It doesn't look intentional, it just looks as though it's warped,
0:50:49 > 0:50:51because you didn't use the slab roller.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54Essentially, you say cogs,
0:50:54 > 0:50:56and I think you used cookie cutters, didn't you?
0:50:56 > 0:51:00- I did.- And to me, these are flowers, they're not really cogs.
0:51:00 > 0:51:01That mixes the message.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Because it was so simple,
0:51:03 > 0:51:05and it could have been executed so much better.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18Absolutely looks brilliant.
0:51:18 > 0:51:19It looks fantastic.
0:51:19 > 0:51:23I'm loving all these textures accentuated with that black stain.
0:51:23 > 0:51:24It's really, really good.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26I think it works as a clock.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29You have shown the clay patching, the stitching, if you like,
0:51:29 > 0:51:31between this patchwork of pieces.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34And the way you've impressed various things into it,
0:51:34 > 0:51:36it's the joy of the soft material.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38I was experimenting with it.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41I found that it just had lovely lines when you tore it apart.
0:51:41 > 0:51:42You've got a little cuckoo.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44- Yes.- A reference to the original cuckoo clock.
0:51:44 > 0:51:48Just reminiscence of the original cuckoo clock, yeah.
0:51:48 > 0:51:49Well, I think he's very sweet.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51Congratulations.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53- Very interesting.- Thank you.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00It's obviously warped quite a bit.
0:52:00 > 0:52:01I am a little disappointed with it,
0:52:01 > 0:52:04it didn't keep a little bit more of its shape.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07You know, I spent a lot of time trying to get that shape.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10To actually make a belly of a pot is quite simple.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12And I just don't think you did that effectively.
0:52:12 > 0:52:13You've lost your original idea.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16If you asked someone if they thought that was 17th century,
0:52:16 > 0:52:18I don't think they would see it.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29I was disappointed in your make.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31- OK.- You talk about the deterioration
0:52:31 > 0:52:34and the wear and tear of buildings
0:52:34 > 0:52:38and I know clay imitates that by breaking and snapping.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40I did toy with that for a little while.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43There's no sense of the broken here, for me.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45You have salvaged it a bit with the decoration.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47I have to say, James...
0:52:48 > 0:52:49..it's the...
0:52:50 > 0:52:54It's the best bloody use of colour I've actually seen.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56It's absolutely fantastic.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59This blue line there is absolutely brilliant.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02- Thank you.- But I'm angry, because it's just a block!
0:53:02 > 0:53:05- It's just a block!- He shouts because he cares, you know.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09No, hey, I appreciate it. Good. I'm glad it's invoking a bit of emotion.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Too-wit too-woo-hoo, you did it!
0:53:22 > 0:53:24Out of all the people in the pottery,
0:53:24 > 0:53:26you were really struggling with the building,
0:53:26 > 0:53:30and you've managed to pull it back and actually create something.
0:53:30 > 0:53:31The construction of the whole piece,
0:53:31 > 0:53:34you haven't really got any stress cracks.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38You've accentuated the parts that you couldn't get to do in the hand
0:53:38 > 0:53:41building with the colour, which is fantastic to see.
0:53:41 > 0:53:42He does have gravitas,
0:53:42 > 0:53:44he has personality, this owl.
0:53:44 > 0:53:48I think you have an inherent knack to make things work and that's
0:53:48 > 0:53:49something you can't really learn.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51You winged it right to the end!
0:53:51 > 0:53:54And I think it's rather good.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Potters, after all your hard work,
0:53:59 > 0:54:01I think you deserve a little bit of time out.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04We'll see you back in here once the judges have decided who gets
0:54:04 > 0:54:06Pot Of The Week and who sadly will be leaving us.
0:54:09 > 0:54:13At the moment, I might be clinging on with my fingertips, really.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16It's invoked a bit of emotion from people and that's no bad thing in my
0:54:16 > 0:54:20- opinion, not at all.- I thought the judges' comments were fair.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23I think they probably thought it was a naive piece
0:54:23 > 0:54:25and I'd probably agree with them.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27I think Keith's just being nice to me.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32No, I do. I didn't make him cry, did I?
0:54:36 > 0:54:38So, judges, nine clocks,
0:54:38 > 0:54:41all representing their personalities.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Who do you think is in trouble this week?
0:54:43 > 0:54:45Well, I think James could have done so much better.
0:54:45 > 0:54:46You went bananas at him.
0:54:46 > 0:54:50His construction of his box was pretty hopeless.
0:54:50 > 0:54:51But, you know, I have to own up,
0:54:51 > 0:54:54that the decorative application was fantastic.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56I think Richard's in trouble.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58His piece slumped. He had an idea
0:54:58 > 0:55:01and it kind of diluted as he went along.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03Daniel, he came last in the throw-down,
0:55:03 > 0:55:05but he did come second in the Spot Test.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08The Main Make really wasn't up to scratch, really.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11I just don't think he's got the imagination there,
0:55:11 > 0:55:13flowing through him, at the moment.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15Who could be up there for Pot Of The Week?
0:55:15 > 0:55:16Well, I have to say Elaine's.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18It's quite amazing. It's stunning.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21Also, Ryan, he took so much risk, actually,
0:55:21 > 0:55:23and I love it when they take risks.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25And, dare I say it, it might be Cait.
0:55:25 > 0:55:28I'm really impressed with Cait. She's really pulled it back.
0:55:28 > 0:55:29It's a very, very dramatic piece.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Well, the clock's ticking.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33I think it's about time we put them out of their misery.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35- Shall we go and see them? - Yes.- Yeah.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00So, potters, our judges have deliberated,
0:56:00 > 0:56:01they've debated, they've argued,
0:56:01 > 0:56:05they've wrestled on the floor, but they have come up with a decision
0:56:05 > 0:56:06for Pot Of The Week.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08Kate?
0:56:08 > 0:56:10Pot Of The Week, this week...
0:56:11 > 0:56:12..is...
0:56:17 > 0:56:18..Elaine's.
0:56:21 > 0:56:22You're going to make ME cry!
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Well done, Elaine.
0:56:24 > 0:56:25- Well done.- Fantastic.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Well done.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30You showed us clay and all its lovely qualities.
0:56:30 > 0:56:31Congratulations.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33- Thank you.- And now for the slightly sadder part,
0:56:33 > 0:56:35because one of you does have to leave.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41And the person leaving the pottery this week is...
0:56:47 > 0:56:48..Daniel.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54Well done, Daniel.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56Thanks very much.
0:56:56 > 0:56:57Hugs!
0:56:58 > 0:57:00It wasn't a particularly good clock.
0:57:00 > 0:57:04Yeah, it wasn't as though I was thinking I was robbed.
0:57:04 > 0:57:05I wasn't robbed.
0:57:05 > 0:57:06A real pleasure to meet you.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09I feel very strongly that we made the right decision.
0:57:09 > 0:57:13His idea didn't have the depth that I wanted to see.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15- But I'm really going to miss him! - You should be proud of yourself.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18- It's been great knowing you. - I've met some wonderful people.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21I will miss them desperately.
0:57:21 > 0:57:22Well done, Elaine. Awesome work.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24Fantastic.
0:57:24 > 0:57:25I've surprised myself.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28Definitely put myself back in the game.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32I mean, to win Pot Of The Week was just amazing.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35Elaine looked visibly stunned when we told her.
0:57:35 > 0:57:37She just couldn't believe it.
0:57:37 > 0:57:39And it was a lovely thing to see.
0:57:40 > 0:57:42Elaine's clock becomes the second pot
0:57:42 > 0:57:45to take its place in the gallery.
0:57:45 > 0:57:48I honestly thought I was going, I really did.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50But, yeah, relieved.
0:57:50 > 0:57:51Relieved, relieved!
0:57:51 > 0:57:54I am ecstatic.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56I think I dodged a bullet there.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58But, hey, I'm there.
0:57:58 > 0:57:59Get in!
0:58:01 > 0:58:02Next time...
0:58:02 > 0:58:05- Please work!- ..it's Raku firing.
0:58:05 > 0:58:07First time I've done it!
0:58:08 > 0:58:11..as the pottery is turning Japanese...
0:58:11 > 0:58:12I love your kimono, it's lovely.
0:58:12 > 0:58:14- So nice.- ..Devil's work...
0:58:15 > 0:58:17..Temperatures run high...
0:58:17 > 0:58:19- Frightening, isn't it? - ..and so do emotions.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22You've let us down.
0:58:22 > 0:58:23You had two hours.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25MUSIC: She's Not There by The Zombies