As the battle of clay begins, the hopefuls take on a salad set challenge and make identical sangria jugs that must survive the bucket of doom.

The potters create a statement mantelpiece clock, and face a surprise blindfolded second challenge.

The remaining potters attempt a toy Noah's ark and animals, and a surprise second challenge sends them potty.

It's Raku week and the potters take on bulbous vessels and guest judge Laima Laurena's decorative challenge.

The potters create shop fronts filled with memories and ancient Greek psykter vases.

The remaining potters sculpt realistic vegetable lamp bases and take on a double-walled challenge.

It's the quarter-final and the potters take on double gourd vases and old-fashioned posset pots.

Our semi-finalists stare into the mouth of hell as they create Hellmouth fireplaces, and take on a transferware challenge.

Our three finalists create statement Greek amphoras and take on some extreme throwing in their last surprise challenge.