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Ryan and Becca return for the fifth chapter of the podcast book club, diving into Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland. Joined once again by Taylor Swilley, they unpack key takeaways and reflect on how the book's themes resonate with their own creative practices and businesses.Our next book club selection is Boy in a China Shop: Life, Clay and Everything by Keith Brymer Jones with plans to release the episode in July or August. See all the books we've covered on Becca's Amazon list at https://amzn.to/3X5yZOXSponsorsL&L Kilns - The durable kiln that potters trust to fire evenly & consistently. Find your L&L kiln at hotkilns.comSpeedball Ceramics - Try the new mid-fire glazes, artist-collaboration plastic bats, and browse their wide selection of products at speedballart.comSmith Sharpe Refractory - Find out which Advancer Kiln Shelves are right for you at kilnshelf.com.Support the show on Patreon for as little as $3 per month: https://patreon.com/WheeltalkpodcastFollow us on Instagram:@wheeltalkpodcast@rdceramics@5linespotteryVisit our website:www.wheeltalkpotcast.comWheel Talk YouTube Channel
Joe's done it again and lined up another brilliant surprise guest for David. But this time, we're so excited to have this person on the show that we couldn't wait to reveal who it is you. We're joined by the amazing Keith Brymer Jones - pottery expert, ceramics designer and beloved host of The Great Pottery Thrown Down. As you'll all know, David is one of Keith's biggest fans and utterly obsessed with the show. So once he's calmed down from the surprise, he can't wait to get all nerdy about pottery and discover lots of the backstage details from Keith. Let's get those pottery wheels spinning! FOR ALL THINGS CHATABIX'Y FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/CONTACT: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chatabixpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatabix1 Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chatabixpodcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chatabix Merch: https://chatabixshop.com/ Contact us: chatabix@yahoo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
'The Great Pottery Throw Down' is back on our screens and in keeping with tradition, potter and judge Keith Brymer Jones joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast!
In today's show Alistair Lee, Australia's only blind Voice Over Artist, talks to Amelia Hilton about his career so far. We also listen back to Keith Brymer Jones from The Great Pottery Throw Down talk about his book, Boy in A China Shop and find some new books in the RNIB Library. The picture is of King, Alistair Lee's guide dog.
Oh would you look at this! A brand new series of Toasterpod has begun. Thanks for being there with your ears, as we set out onto a whole new load of Amazon Purchase Histories.This week the crying clay man, Keith Brymer Jones, allows Tom into his online shopping history. From there we'll leap into stories of punk bands, break ups, porcelain and the best place to play truant.Make sure you enjoy the episode, first and foremost, and then please do like and subscribe and maybe even jot us down a lovely review? There's also a competition, which you can find out more about at the start of the episode. Follow us across TikTok, Instagram and X to find out more and win BIG!That's it for now. Next week - Catherine Bohart! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The London born ceramic artist Keith Brymer-Jones, who regularly wells up when he's moved by beauty and effort on The Great Pottery Throw Down, was eleven years old when he made his first pottery object.After a brief stint in the punk band The Wigs, he got an apprenticeship at Harefield Pottery in London and learned to make modern ceramics. We asked him to turn his hand to this week's Inheritance Tracks...Inherited: Fantasy by Earth, Wind and Fire Passed on: I Feel Love by Donna SummerProducer: Ben Mitchell
Extending our knowledge of Imperial frontiers - journalist, author and Empire educator Sathnam Sanghera's reveals why tea is the best medium to discuss the British Empire. Crossing the final frontier with Libby Jackson - she boldly explores where none of us are likely to as The Head of Space Exploration at the UK Space Agency. And the record-breaking Darren Edwards keeps crossing endurance frontiers after announcing his next challenge is to become the first disabled adventurer to complete the longest sit-ski expedition across the Antarctic. All that plus the Inheritance Tracks of ceramic designer and Great Pottery Throw Down judge, Keith Brymer Jones. Presenters: Nikki Bedi and Greg James Producer: Ben Mitchell
The days are colder, but this news really warmed our hearts. One of our favourite shows The Great Pottery Throwdown starts again on Channel 4. 12 potters, 10 weeks of passion, creativity, imagination, humour and maybe even some tears!Friend of the show Keith Brymer-Jones is the head judge on this fabulous show and he spoke to Alison about being back with his BFFs Siobhan and Rich, his brand new tour, his love for the show and the contestants, being friends with a young Shane MacGowan, the new Canadian version of Pottery Throwdown featuring Seth Rogen plus loads moreCatch The Great Pottery Throwdown every Sunday on Channel 4 @ 7.45pm
The tables turn for Grace this week as – for once – a TV judge arrives to give her a critique. It's Keith Brymer Jones, The Great Pottery Throw Down's famously teary-eyed resident potter. After a quick round of feedback on Grace's favourite horrible 80s mug, Keith talks her through his post-punk band days, discovering a love for clay and a childhood crammed with Welsh cakes. And, as always, he reveals the foods he turns to after a long day throwing down at the pottery wheel
The Capital of Craft with Keith Brymer-Jones and Marj Hogarth. To celebrate the end of our good friend, Keith Brymer-Jones', storming national tour, we are releasing a podcast to end Season 3 of The Capital of Craft. Recorded live earlier this year at Craft Festival Cheltenham at the Town Hall, Keith is in conversation with his partner Marj Hogarth, talking in great depth, with humour and poignancy about his life, growing up in London to Welsh parents. Becoming (as well as a dancer and singer) an accomplished and prolific potter, before being "discovered" by Love Productions and asked to be a judge on The Great Potter Throwdown. The series has gained a hugely loyal following, almost entirely due to the warm and emotional interactions between Brymer-Jones and the contestants. The show is now the 2nd most popular show on Channel 4 after Bake Off! Marj and Keith have just completed a successful, 22 date national theatre tour, where they brought Keith's book, Boy in a China Shop, to life. Huge Congrats Keith and Marj. Sound quality reflects a live environment.
Presenter of The Great Pottery Throwdown Keith Brymer-Jones finds that watching people create pottery often moves him to tears. In this episode he talks to psychotherapist Susie Orbach about why we cry and how it can be a form of communication. Produced by Caitlin Hobbs for BBC Audio
Keith Brymer-Jones from the Great Pottery Throwdown has become known for being moved to tears by a pot someone has crafted. In this episode of One to One, he talks to ex-serviceman Craig Mealing who is recovering from PTSD, about dealing with emotions and learning to cry. Produced by Caitlin Hobbs for BBC Audio
“I get emotional because this is a craft I love. It is my life.” These are the words of Keith Brymer Jones, master ceramicist, design expert, author and self-proclaimed emotional judge on The Great Pottery Throw Down. A dyslexic child, Keith found an affinity with clay, ultimately turning his academic struggles into his best-selling and iconic Word Range of ceramics. Now, with over three decades of knowledge and experience under his belt, Keith shares his love of the craft and his thoughts on how the raw form of clay can not only produce something beautiful, but can actually be a channel for our insecurities and vulnerabilities. It's a fascinating conversation and an insight into one of our nation's most talented designers and kindest TV judges, one who turns formulaic reality competitions on their head and one who always leads the way with empathy, compassion and warmth. If you enjoyed this episode, we think you'll love Holly's Conversation of Inspiration with Jay Blades MBE, presenter and founder of Jay & Co. Plus for more unfiltered insight, subscribe to Holly's weekly newsletters on our website, where she shares small business inspiration of all kinds, exclusive nuggets of wisdom from her and her guests, plus offers, creative ideas and topical, 'ungoogleable' business advice.
Keith Brymer Jones – Boy in a China Shop: Life, Clay and Everything...with TRE's Hannah Murray
Keith Brymer Jones is a potter, whose hand-made ceramics – which include the best selling Word Range – have been stocked in major stores, including Habitat, Laura Ashley and Heals. Over the years, he has been a ballet dancer, a front man in a nearly famous post-punk band, and a YouTube sensation. However, he is best known as a judge on the hugely popular The Great Pottery Throwdown, which is currently showing on Channel 4. His warm, and often confessional, autobiography Boy in a China Shop, is just out in paperback. It tells the story of a life that has seen him bullied at school, be attacked by a lion, and raise the roof at the Marquee Club. However, the thread that holds his story together is clay. In this episode we talk about: how it feels to throw a pot; discovering clay at school; how dyslexia shaped his career; auditioning for the Royal Ballet School; his relationship with his parents; drawing inspiration from Lucie Rie and Isaac Button; getting beaten up as a New Romantic; singing in a (nearly famous) band and getting played on Radio One; making pots in China; and becoming a TV star.Support the show
As season six of The Great Pottery Throwdown returns to our screens tonight, Alison caught up with master potter Keith Brymer Jones. They chatted about the art of ceramics, creativity, patience and Keith's unlikely friendship with a certain A-lister...
On todays show Ray speaks to Carmel Massé-Phelan, sister of Bernard Phelan who who has gone on hunger strike in an Iranian prison, Rhiannon Adam is going to be the First Irish Woman in Space she joins Ray to tell us more and Great Pottery Throwdown is set to return this Sunday night judge Keith Brymer Jones joins Ray.
Welcome to Season 3 of The Capital of Craft. Earlier in the year at Craft Festival Cheltenham, Sarah James of Craft Festival and Find a Maker interviewed potter and Pottery Throwdown Judge, Keith Brymer Jones in front of a live audience. We talk about his autobriography "Boy in a China Shop", his Welsh roots and the journey from Highgate to becoming a treasured TV Potter. We'll be opening the doors of Craft Festival Cheltenham on Saturday November 26-27th. Next March, Keith will be joining us again at Craft Festival at Cheltenham Town Hall. @keithbrymerjones @craftfestival @find.amaker
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast
Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast we welcome back Keith Brymer Jones to talk about his new autobiography Boy in a China Shop. You might know him from his role as a judge on the hit show The Great Pottery Throwdown, or as the master mind behind the ceramic manufacturer MAKE International, where he collaborates with brands like Tatty Devine, Sukie, and the National Trust. To find out more visit www.keithbrymerjones.com. Hey Red Clay Rambler fans, this year we are celebrating ten years of the podcast! We just launched our fund drive so visit www.talesofaredclayrambler.com/donate to make a pledge through our PayPal portal or you can make a monthly pledge at patreon.com/redclayrambler. We have brand new 10-year anniversary merch including t-shirts, enamel pins and a beautifully designed poster by Marc Girouard that are up for grabs when you make your pledge today. Thanks for listening and being part of the Red Clay Rambler community. We will be taping a live episode to celebrate the 10th anniversary on Zoom July 25th at 7pm EST. I'll be joined by Carole Epp and other special guests. Register now at brickyardnetwork.org/live.
Robert Kirkwood takes us to Dumfries House in Ayrshire for the Boswell Book Festival, the world's only festival of biography and memoir. We hear from Keith Brymer Jones, host of the Great Pottery Throwdown and author of Boy in a China Shop, Katherine McInnes tells us about the Snow Widows left behind by Scott's ill-fated South Pole mission, Andrew O'Hagan talks about his book Mayflies and his old job at Blind Veterans UK, Emma Soames edits her mother's diaries for Mary Churchill's War, Giles Milton has some Fascinating Footnotes from History, Frank Skinner and Denise Mina talk about retracing Johnson and Boswell's Grand Tour of Scotland, Lady Glenconner talks about her depiction in The Crown and narrating an audiobook at 89, and we return to Keith Brymer Jones for the books of his life.
Ceramic artist Rita Floyd was specially selected by The Great Pottery Throw Down judge Keith Brymer Jones to be artist-in-residence during his recent Life, Clay and Everything exhibition for Appetite.Keith's exhibition ran from 5th to 26th February at Appetite's Newcastle Common arts space.Jerome caught up with Rita to chat, and to get a hands-on demonstration of her fabulous flower-making skills.He made a daisy!More about Appetite and Keith's exhibition here: https://www.appetite.org.uk/event/life-clay-everything-by-keith-brymer-jones/Jerome has been commissioned by Appetite to report on activities at their Newcastle Common arts space.Support the show
Keith Brymer-Jones has a fabulous story to tell. Most people will know him as the Judge from The Great Pottery Throw Down who gets tearful over terracota! If there a piece of pottery he loves then he has no hesitation in creating an emotional bond. The Channel 4 show hosted by our very own Siobhán McSweeney (Sister Michael in Derry Girls). She broke her leg so Ellie Taylor took over presenting duties this season. Keith joined Weekend Breakfast and told Alison Curtis his amazing story overcoming severe dyslexia, how an art teacher and a ball of clay saved his life and all about The Great Pottery Throw Down. He has a brand new book called 'Boy In A China Shop' out now. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/02/19111642/KEITH-BRYMER-JONES.mp3"][/audio] Here's a supercut of Keith embracing his emotions:
KEITH BRYMER JONES – BOY IN A CHINASHOP... with TRE´s Giles Brown
Nikki Bedi and Shaun Keaveny are joined by Keith Brymer Jones, master potter, judge on the Throw Down, who used to be in a band called the Wigs, gets emotional about ceramics and has helped to revive the profile of clay. Cleo Sylvestre was the first black actor in a leading role at the National Theatre but not before she had had the Rolling Stones backing her on a track. She joins us. Kevin Quinn was a marathon runner before he realised that he had four holes in his heart. He had an operation and was running 12 weeks later and has since came first in a virtual marathon during Lockdown. Laura Galloway moved from New York to spend six years in a small town of 100 people in the Arctic Tundra after finding out in a DNA test that she had Sami ancestry. and Music journalist Clemency Burton-Hill chooses Ella Fitzgerald performing Willow Weep for Me and Max Richter reworking of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Spring 3 And your Thank you. Producer Corinna Jones
Heather Noble & Tracy Jones present Big Business Briefs (formerly The Business Community), Episode 187. If you like what you hear then perhaps you would considering buying us a coffee (we love coffee!), or a book (we also love books!) www.buymeacoffee.com/tbcpodcast
Keith Brymer Jones of 'The Great Pottery Throwdown'
In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to Keith Brymer Jones (@keith brymerjones) Keith Brymer Jones is a British potter and ceramic designer, known for his homeware Word Range with retro lettering and punk motifs. In 2015, he debuted as an expert judge alongside Kate Malone on BBC2's The Great Pottery Throw Down where his readiness to shed tears at the contestants' work attracted comment. He has continued his role and remained as judge when the programme transferred to More4 in 2020. At the age of 11, the London-born Brymer Jones made his first pottery object – an owl. It was then that he knew he wanted to be a potter and, after a brief stint as the lead singer of British punk band The Wigs, he became an apprentice for Harefield Pottery in London. This is where he learnt to make modern ceramics. After his apprenticeship, Brymer Jones started out hand-making ceramics for retailers including Conran Group, Habitat, Barneys New York, Monsoon, Laura Ashley and Heal's. He began to develop the Word Range for the first time; he was originally attracted to words because of their shapes, as he is dyslexic. Brymer Jones describes working with clay, shape and form as a natural affinity, as a result of his condition. Brymer Jones also works as Head of Design for MAKE International. In this role he collaborates with other designers including Jane Foster, Scion Living, Hokolo and Becky Baur. For more information on the work of Keith Brymer Jones go to https://www.keithbrymerjones.com/ To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg
The star presenter and judge of Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throw Down looks back on his life and career - and the passion for ceramics that started it all. Keith Brymer Jones is the star presenter and judge of Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throw Down, famous for his emotional responses to the heartfelt and personal pieces made by contestants on the show. He is also the ultimate professional craftsman who's done the hard yards to get where he is today, working his way up from being a skivvy in an industrial pottery to running his own hugely successful international ceramics business. Here, in his first ever memoir, Keith tells the story of his life and inspiring rise to success through the objects and images that have been meaningful to him every step of the way, as he recounts key moments and events as well as the people and places that have shaped him. From his childhood and early devotion to dance to discovering clay at the age of 11, to his tough apprenticeship at Harefield Pottery and struggles to establish his own business, this memoir goes beyond the TV show to offer us a rare insight into Keith's own philosophy and outlook on life.
Keith Brymer Jones chooses Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe with illustrations by F G Moorsom.More about the book:Robinson Crusoe was published in 1719. It was not written as a book for children but illustrated editions were published later for younger readers eager to follow the adventures of Crusoe as he sailed the high seas eventually being shipwrecked on a desert island. Crusoe's involvement with slavery, trafficking and colonial expansion is now recognised but for the many who read it as a child, or had it read to them, Crusoe's adventures, running away to sea against the will of his parents, are the stuff of fantasy and freedom. Head to our instagram page @twiceuponpod for pictures of the guests and their books. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Find yourself a person to love you who looks at you the way Keith Brymer Jones looks at a well-weighted teacup.
This week, we pushed the boundaries of geographical internet roadblocks to finally watch The Great British Sewing Bee! While there are no tears over works of art on this iteration of the quaint maker competition, we do get to learn a lot about things like darts and sewing on the bias and whether or not sewing makes for good tv. The most important thing this week is that we get a REALTIME REVIEW at the end of the episode and we have a lot of feelings about it (THANK YOU NIKNIK!).
We're delighted to be joined by a special guest: Keith Brymer Jones from Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throwdown! In this episode, Keith talks about how he got into pottery, how crafting has helped him through some tough times in his life and why certain pots make him get emotional on the show. Plus he gives us a peek behind the scenes of the show and explains how they managed to film during a pandemic.Projects of the weekStar cushion patternSausage dog softie patternWant to listen to Keith's Adele parody? You can find it on YouTube or watch it online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMzL1T8MjWQDon't forget that you can find lots of craft ideas and free patterns over on Gathered.how. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this second part of our interview with potter Keith Brymer Jones Laura and Peter are focussing more on Keith's role as a judge on Channel Four's 'Great Pottery Throwdown' and also on his involvement in developing a new type of qualification for crafts at Schools level
In this episode of Ask an Artist Laura and Peter talk to Keith Brymer Jones. Keith is probably best known as a judge on The Channel Four programme on TV: The Great Pottery Throwdown, but that will have to wait for next week. This week the discussion is about how Keith became a potter, how, as a potter he worked for companies like Heals, Habitat and Laura Ashley and how he ended up as the Director of Design at Make International, a company that produces some of the best known ranges in ceramic design.
The power of crying - Keith Brymer-Jones, one of the judges on the Great Pottery Throw Down, the psychoanalyst and psychotherapist Susie Orbach, and voice coach Joanna Cross discuss. Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, was an astronaut in the team that launched the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990. After mastectomies the aim is to make breasts look and feel as they did before but sensitivity tends to suffer. Sarafina Nance is leading a campaign to increase understanding of sensitivity and talks about an experimental nerve-preserving procedure she received in the USA last year. We also hear from the breast surgeon Dr Ayesha Khan on treatments available in the UK. Composer Emily Hall on the inspiration behind her piece for the Seven Ages of Women, a new commission by Radio 3 to mark International Women’s Day. Coronavirus – how do you reassure children when everyone is talking about it, and how can they best protect themselves? We hear from Professor Trudie Lang, Director of the Global Health Network at the University of Oxford and Emma Citron, consultant clinical psychologist. Vogue Williams, TV presenter and Instagram influencer on the rise of parent shaming. Celebrating 10 years of the Women of the World Festival - two young activists Eunice Mwende and Dajanaa 'Dexi' Stosic on working to empower young girls and women in Kenya and Serbia. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Dianne McGregor
Keith Brymer Jones is a born and bred Londoner and a potter by trade. You may know him from The Great Pottery Throw Down or from his hilarious YouTube spoofs. Keith's career spans four decades and in this interview we discuss his roots and how he has adapted to a changing retail climate to maintain a successful business. Full Show Notes & Links: http://blogtacular.com/podcast/
Forrest Gump, Back to the Future and Castaway director Robert Zemeckis returns with new film Welcome to Marwen. Based on real-life events and starring Academy Award nominee Steve Carell, the film charts the unconventional way one man copes with losing his memory after a violent attack.As Carol Ann Duffy comes to the end of her ten year stint as the Nation's Poet Laureate - the first woman in its 350 year history - the Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has convened a panel of experts to select her successor. Poet Helen Mort and Judith Palmer, Director of the Poetry Society look back at Carol Ann Duffy's tenure and the particular demands placed on the holder of this prestigious royal appointment, whilst also considering the Laureate's changing role in a society facing political turmoil.In new BBC2 series The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts, six crafters go back to Victorian times to live out William Morris's utopia of the Arts and Crafts movement. Living as Victorians in an artists' commune in Wales, they take on a different room to decorate each week. Embroider Niamh Wimperis and judge and mentor Keith Brymer Jones explain what they learnt from the process.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Sarah Johnson
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast
Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Keith Brymer Jones. He started his career with an apprenticeship at Harefield Pottery in London, where he learned high production methods of producing hand made pottery. After learning the business, he started his own pottery selling through major retailers like Barney’s of New York and Heals of London. The Keith Brymer Jones brand has now expanded to include production centers in India and China, which help supply worldwide markets for commercial ceramics. In addition to his studio work Keith is an expert judge on the BBC’s Great Pottery Throw Down. In the interview we talk about his apprenticeship training, expanding his business by selling with major retailers, and starring on the BBC’s Great Pottery Throw Down. To see examples of Keith’s work, visit www.keithbrymerjones.com. To watch an episode of the Great Pottery Throwdown visit www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08d6897. Hey Red Clay Rambler fans, I need your help to keep this show on the air. We need 10 new patrons to reach our monthly fundraising goal. Visit www.patreon.com/redclayrambler to pledge your support and become a sustaining member. We have a batch of rewards to offer including the new Vintage Radio shirt, handmade pots, posters and much more. Visit www.patreon.com/redclayrambler to sign up today.
Keith is a potter, entrepreneur, and appeared as a host and judge on the BBC's Great Pottery Throwdown. In this conversation, we talk about: how the discipline Keith learned as a production potter helps to drive his work today how he balances running a business with being creative how the business informs his creative work taking creative risks the importance of identifying your strengths and weakness asking for help This was an eye-opening conversation and a fantastic opportunity to speak with Keith about some of the elements that have come together to make him one of the best known potters in the UK. Visit the website at: thepracticalcreative.life
This week I have a look around BCB Festival on it's opening weekend. I also bump in to Throw Down judge Keith Brymer Jones. Music credit: The Big House by Jason Shaw #BCBFestival #SOT2021 #clay #cityofculture #ceramics See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The actor Paul Nicholas talks about his recent visit to The Real Marigold Hotel and his early career in the first rock musical Hair. 'Punk potter' Keith Brymer Jones describes how he made his first item, a pottery owl, when he was 11 years old, but reveals that he actually started out as a ballet dancer. Saturday Live listener and retired nurse, Maggie Jones, has an obsession for photography and ... the ordinary. She can be seen snapping doors and alleyways, or checking for initials on bollards... Brenna Hassett is a bio-archaeologist who digs up bones for living, but she started her career running a record shop in California. Sooty and Sweep have graced our TV screens since the 1950s firstly with Harry Corbett and then with his son Matthew. They're now in the hands of Richard Cadell. Richard, Sooty and Sweep recently came into the Saturday Live studio to meet JP. And Corinne Bailey Rae shares her Inheritance Tracks - Me and Mrs Jones performed by Billy Paul, and There's More To Life Than This, by Bjork. The Real Marigold Hotel is on BBC One on Wednesday at 9pm. Earlier episodes are available on iplayer. "Built on Bones", by Brenna Hassett, is out now. Sooty and Sweep (and Soo) are on tour until June. The Great British Throw Down is on BBC Two on Thursdays at 8pm. Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Eleanor Garland.