← The Craft of the Potter

Season 1

5 episodes · 1976

  1. 1Clay and hand-building

    12 Apr 1976 · 25 min

    What is clay and how do you prepare it? Potter Mary Rogers shows how she makes pinch, coil and slab pots, and we look at some ancient pre-Columbian hand-built pottery.

  2. 2Throwing

    19 Apr 1976 · 25 min

    David Leach throws porcelain on a kick wheel, Michael Casson throws stoneware on a power wheel; with a look at some ancient pottery from Greece and China.

  3. 3Decorating

    26 Apr 1976 · 25 min

    Alan Caiger-Smith and Eileen Nisbet show how to incise, apply clay and use slip, and Alan demonstrates wax resist. Plus a look at some ancient Persian pottery.

  4. 4Glaze and Fire

    03 May 1976 · 25 min

    Lynne Reeve shows how to make and modify glazes; Walter Keeler explains some of the mysteries of kilns and firing; with a look at some ancient Chinese pottery.

  5. 5Talking about Potsfinale

    10 May 1976 · 25 min

    Michael Cardew, with a gallery-owner and a collector, talk about their favourite pots, with recordings of Leach and Hamada at work.