Pottery Throw Down

[Davros]

Starts this Thursday 8pm on BBC2. Will fill the Interior Design gap nicely

Right. I was all set to enjoy when my OH told me he is taping it, and we can watch it together when he has finished his run. In about 20 mins. I am still 🤔

WHOOOOOO!!!!

Liking Clover so far, she's one to watch.

I wish that giddy blonde woman would calm the fuck down!

Loving this.

First thoughts - Clover is really talented, don't care if Ryan is talented or not, want him in the final as he is totally swoonsome

Coit? Is that her name?

No innuendo intended ....!

And he's off with the tears! ha ha

I wish Cait had gone. Very annoying woman.

DCs bought me a Keith Brymer-Jones mug for Mother's Day. It was the nicest mug for drinking coffee out of. Then one of them smashed it. Sigh.

I saw this post at 8.05 so tuned in. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait for next week and more of Clover's jugs.

Drat, missed it! I'll have to check out the iPlayer, I loved the last series.

Currently got Portrait Artist of the Year on, loving that too.

Ryan's dinner set - wow!

Loved Clover's jugs. Would love to have seen what they looked like after firing.

I love Portrait Artist too.

Thought it was great. They always put in one annoying one . Hope she goes soon.

I've been out so just watched the first episode. I really like Ryan, Clover and James. I found cait incredibly annoying and dh and I were both disappointed she didn't go. I'd love to have a go at this.

Great first programme apart from Coit/Cait or whatever her name, who was so irritating. Am I mean to be wishing she had gone first? Apart from that I really enjoyed it, some interesting characters, a real mix of styles and talents. I was so pleased for the chap who was in the bottom three and said he was useless at decorating, and then his dinner set came out so beautifully. He was so surprised and pleased and I'm glad to got to stay.

I had to watch it a bit late. Ryan's dinner service was beautiful, I agree Cait was annoying and also that they should have glazed and fired the jugs. DS innocently asked if the furnace man should be fired for the carbon trapping but we felt that burning him to death might be a bit harsh

Nice to see Emma Bridgewater on there. I love her stuff, I've got a bit of a collection going.

Me too msadorabelle. I was gutted to get married too late for the full birds dinner service. I've got a flock of mugs now.

I find her stuff a bit twee, we've got one mug and a biscuit barrel but that's enough, I much prefer my plain Denby.

whoknows my dinner service is Denby.

I knew I was getting old when some friends and I went away for a weekend in the Oeak District that was supposed to be a massive piss-up and we all got excited when we found a Denby seconds shop

I used to live close enough to the Denby pottery factory that I'd go there for lunch and wander around the shop to see what they had. I have many happy memories of meeting friends there and looking at plates.

I just love the way they use the classic 60s tracks as background music as well. I don't know whose idea it was to marry tracks like Cream's 'Strange Brew' and Booker T and the MG's 'Green Onions' with images of people kneading clay and throwing pots, but it bizarrely works. I find myself enjoying the music as much as the programme.

It's such a well put together programme - the judges, contestants, location, subject and bringing in Emma Bridgewater in the opening episode as guest judge was a nice touch.