(Xylophone)
- You know what this is?
This is the throw down.
- Today I want you to throw the tallest straight sided vase.
- And the judges really want to test your sense of touch.
They want you to use one of these.
(Laughter and moaning)
- 'Cause it's the throw down.
You're going to watch the master at work first.
(Laughter)
- Gasps of wonderment there from the Potters.
- It's all in the touch and the pressure.
And you can feel when the clay is centered, there we go.
You sort of just want to feel and
sense the clay between your fingers.
I want it nicely finished as well.
There's no excuse.
You might not be able to see it
but your fingers are your eyes. Okay?
I sort of finished now.
(Applause)
- Get behind your wheels please Potters.
- You've got ten minutes to do it in.
And if anyone messes up their first ball of clay
if you put your hand up in the air
another ball of clay will be sent to you.
- So which Potter will throw the tallest vase?
- Okay Potters off you go.
- Take a deep breath.
- This looks so bizarre guys.
I've got to say.
- That's it Joanna, fight with it. Fight with it.
- If you get it centered,
the rest of the job is going to be easier.
- God.
- Sally, get those forearms into your body.
You'll, you'll be able to sense it more.
Push against the wheel.
- Parts of my mouth isn't doing.
- Control is everything,
this is what this task is all about.
Control, feel, texture, touch.
That's it Matthew, doing well, doing well.
- Love that Matthew, he's just shaking his head like.
- Oh yeah.
- His heads kinda nodding with the momentum of the wheel.
- Oh my God! Disaster.
Need more clay.
- Okay.
- On my way.
- Halfway through guys.
So five minutes left.
- You're lying.
- Must be fun guys.
Fun, fun.
- Okay. Joanna, relax with it.
- Don't panic.
- And actually learn what went wrong
with the first one to get the second one right.
- Nice and delicate there Jane, well done.
- First time I've been called delicate, thank you very much.
- Two minutes left now, two minutes.
- God.
It could easily collapse at any moment.
- Sally Joe's is going to go.
(Groaning)
- Too late.
- Sally just, yeah. Stop.
- It's died a death.
- Got 30 seconds left guys.
- Come on guys, you can do this.
- Keep going. Good work that Jim.
- Nice one Tom.
- Ten, nine,
eight,
seven,
six,
five,
four,
three,
two,
one.
- Time is up guys.
- Okay.
- Look what you've done.
- Oh my God, something's happened to mine.
- Joanna's grew in a sort of ledge at the last minute.
- Oh my God.
I mean, this is just ridiculous.
- So who's vase will measure up?
- Let's have a look at Sally Jo's.
- 12.
- It's 12, yup.
- Nigel,
13.
James,
15.
Joanna, Oh 17.5 centimeters.
Sandra 18 centimeters.
Right then Jim, we are at 19 centimeters.
- Brilliant.
- Which leaves just three Potters.
But who will be this week's winner?
- Hey Tom.
- I'm thinking power station chimney there.
- 20 centimeters.
- Good height though.
- Hey Matthew.
- Hello.
- Oh, 22.
- Jane that's looking really straight.
- The winner of today's throw down is...
- Go 20.
- 20.
- Matthew.
- Well done Matthew.
(Applause)
(Upbeat Music)