The Great Pottery Showdown back tonight

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Is anyone going to be watching? I absolutely love it despite only ever having one go at throwing a pot at school, forgetting to take my foot off the pedal and watching as the clay shot off the wheel into the adjoining open-plan science area. Looking forward to the new host too as I felt the last one made it a bit like a vehicle for her stand-up comedy routine.

Keith said on a podcast that he genuinely can't help the crying. I think it's nice to see it TBH.

He’s not so much responding to the things made as the effort he can see reflected on the face of the maker. The hope they have done a good job, sometimes the product of a new skill to them. It’s quite endearing, really.
Will’s emotion at a breakfast set that would connect with his daughter was lovely too.

He says that he knows how much of a person's self they put into their creative endeavour and he finds that emotional.
The first series of the Throwdown was filmed at a personally difficult and emotional time for him too, so I think the two might have kind of combined.
I think it's lovely that a big burly man is happy to show emotion on the TV.

Grrrr to C4 for not repeating it during the week - I'm sure it was always on twice when it was BBC.

It clashes with Call the Midwife.

I am not in the UK so don't have any of the catch up options

Keith is a unit of a man with huge hands so to create such delicate work is incredible. He seems such a lovely bloke and he's always encouraging, his criticism is creative.

On the challenge when he chucks the things in the bucket is always done with humour and everyone is in on the 'joke'. There's no cruelty. If I could make anything except a plasticine coil pot I'd apply just to meet him.

I'm sure I asked this before, but is that Rich on the opening credits, where you see the lower torso and the (large and very beautiful) hands of a man throwing a pot? I think I've always assumed it was, on no evidence!

I think it is Rich, yes. I'm sure I've read it somewhere (other than on MN!)

@TokyoSushi

I absolutely can't bear Keith's crying, but overall I loved it, so in for another season!

Get's on my wick a bit, too.

I love this and have watched all the series. Particularly loved that Christine grew up by the same bluebell wood that I did.

OH has just pointed out that it is repeated on More4 tonight - happy days

I've just watched it on More4 - great start to the series.

Watching for the first time. Can't stand the crying over a pot though!

@Toddlerteaplease

Watching for the first time. Can't stand the crying over a pot though!

Perhaps you don't understand what a miracle of skill, talent, practise, knowledge and hard work it takes to achieve 'just' a pot?

On the podcast I mentioned, he said it's only pottery that makes him come over all emotional.

@KiloWhat

I like it when the man (sorry I forget his name) cries over a pot or something. They are soooo talented.

That's the one thing I absolutely hate about the programme - if he did it occasionally, I could bear it, but he does it every round which makes it look very artificial and staged.

I like old Keith but do find the tears a bit much to be honest.

Evening all. Are we ready to start proceedings?

Reaaaddy

I am missing my watching partner.... I will catch up tomorrow when she returns from her japes and larks.

Aww love the music ccuckoo clock.

The nerd in me loves AJs design and clever idea with their wood stamp.

Place marking for later on. I enjoyed last week's episode.

Looking forward to seeing how all these turn out.

I've decided that Anna reminds me of Pam Ferris

I am always impressed by their imaginative ideas. I’d be chuffed if I could come up with some of them & draw them, let alone make them out of clay.

At the moment I like the look of the rock and roll clock, the tent and the dragon. Will be interesting to see how they turn out.

Crochet clock? Christine for the Win again!