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The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down

About the Show

THE GREAT CANADIAN POTTERY THROW DOWN (Premieres Winter 2024; 8x60; Frantic Films) Ten of Canadas most talented potters compete to be crowned best at the wheel. THE GREAT CANADIAN POTTERY THROW DOWN is a naturally upbeat, open-hearted competition series that revels in the remarkable creativity of Canadas top potters, featuring clever challenges, beautiful creations and personal stories between layers of humour and discovery. The Great Pottery Throw Down is an original British format created and owned by Love Productions, who also devised and produce the global smash-hit The Great British Baking Show. Five seasons of The Great Pottery Throw Down have aired in the UK on BBC and Channel 4, consistently performing above the timeslot average.

Jennifer Robertson, celebrated for her role as Jocelyn Schitt in CBC's Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning comedy series Schitt's Creek, and currently starring in Ginny & Georgia, will bring the series to life as host.  A talented potter in his own right, Seth Rogen, award-winning actor, producer, director, and co-founder of Houseplant, will serve as a guest judge and an executive producer courtesy of Point Grey Pictures. Rounding out the on-screen team are Vancouver-based, award-winning artist and ceramics instructor Brendan Tang and renowned ceramicist and educator Natalie Waddell from Toronto, who will serve as judges and name Canadas top potter. 

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Program Name

The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down

Program Type

Television Show

Appears On

CBC,
CBC Gem

Genre

Factual Entertainment

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JENNIFER ROBERTSON STEPS UP TO THE POTTERY WHEEL AS HOST OF CBC’S THE GREAT CANADIAN POTTERY THROW D

JENNIFER ROBERTSON STEPS UP TO THE POTTERY WHEEL AS HOST OF CBC’S THE GREAT CANADIAN POTTERY THROW D

BC and Frantic Films today announced additional details for THE GREAT CANADIAN POTTERY THROW DOWN (8X60), an open-hearted competition series that sees ten talented Canadian potters face each other to be crowned Canadas top potter. Jennifer Robertson, celebrated for her role as Jocelyn Schitt in CBC's Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning comedy series Schitt's Creek, and currently starring in Ginny & Georgia, will bring the series to life as host. A talented potter in his own right, Seth Rogen, award-winning actor, producer, director, and co-founder of Houseplant, will serve as a guest judge and an executive producer courtesy of Point Grey Pictures. Rounding out the on-screen team are Vancouver-based, award-winning artist and ceramics instructor Brendan Tang and renowned ceramicist and educator Natalie Waddell from Toronto, who will serve as judges and name Canadas top potter. Read More »

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SEIZE THE CLAY! CBC AND FRANTIC FILMS REVEAL THE 10 POTTERS COMPETING ON THE GREAT CANADIAN POTTERY

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CBC today revealed the 10 amateur potters from across the country who will compete in the debut season of Frantic Films THE GREAT CANADIAN POTTERY THROW DOWN, premiering Thursday, February 8 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC TV and available to stream that morning from 9 a.m. ET onwards on CBC Gem. Read More »

Program Name

The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down

Program Type

Television Show

Appears On

CBC,
CBC Gem

Genre

Factual Entertainment

Bios

No related Bios.