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Triumphs, tears promised in ‘Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down’

New reality TV competition series not afraid to get its hands dirty
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Brendan Tang, an assistant professor in visual arts at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, who is also a judge on the new CBC television show “The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down” poses for a photograph in Vancouver, on Thursday, January 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A muddy and sometimes explosive reality show is coming to Canadian TV this week as 10 contestants vie to become the country’stop amateur potter.

Their creations are delicate, but the potters are tough,saysJennifer Robertson, host of “The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down” premiering Thursday on CBC and streaming on CBC Gem.

“There aren’t a lot of art forms that if you have one slight misstep, your entire piece can just explode,” says the actorwho is best known for her role as Jocelyn Schitt in the broadcaster’s award-winning comedyshow “Schitt’s Creek.

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