Thursday, 2/2/2017
The Great Pottery Throw Down (BBC2, 8pm)
It doesn't take a genius to work out that this programme and The Great British Sewing Bee have utilised the same format as The Great British Bake Off. But as that show will infamously move to Channel 4 this year, their future is uncertain - will the BBC be allowed to make more series of them, or will this be their final throw of the dice? Whatever happens, at least we have a new run of the Throw Down to enjoy. Once again Sara Cox invites 10 amateur potters to take part in the contest held in Stoke-on-Trent. Ceramic artist Kate Malone and master potter Keith Brymer Jones will judge their efforts across three challenges - the creation of a 16-piece dinner set, decorating a pair of jugs and making the tallest cone they can in 15 minutes.
The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds (C4, 8pm)
New series. Return of the documentary taking a candid look at youngsters at work and play, examining how they interact, how their sense of gender roles is ingrained at such a young age, and whether there is a marked difference in their behaviour. The opening film finds out how the boys and girls react to identical experiments and stunts when they are tested separately, and compares how they get on in a penalty shootout. Plus, how do boys really think girls run?
Escape to the Wild (C4, 9pm)
New series. Jimmy Doherty sets out on a mission to find out if a simpler existence really can make people happier, meeting families who have quit the rat race to live simpler lives. He begins by heading to Indonesia, to meet Sophie, Simon and their 18-month-old son Max, who now live on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. With lush rainforest and coral reef, their island hideaway appears to be the stuff of dreams. But Jimmy soon discovers the paradise comes with some hidden perils, including lethal centipedes, monitor lizards and water pythons. Is their isolated existence worth the danger?
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