John Christie Blackhills Pottery
John Christie has been making pots for nearly 50 years.
This video explores his techniques and philosophy and records the firing of his 50 cubic foot wood-fired kiln in the north east of Scotland. The pots are made by hand, glazed to his own recipes using local materials. His pots reflect something about him, they reflect the environment they are born in, and they reflect the generations of pots that came before them.
Moth Boy
A passionate lepidopterist, James has discovered a number of moth species previously unfound in his part of the north of Scotland. Sometime he'll go out at night with a torch and track rare moths. Other times he'll paint molasses onto tree trunks and see what comes to feed.
Chilli Competition
Do you have what it takes to be a chilli champion? How many scovilles before tears are running down your cheeks and you're reaching for the milk?