Mount Pleasant Studio

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Mount Pleasant Studio – Film, TV, Visualised Podcasts & Virtual Production

Mount Pleasant Studio, the fully soundproofed film and TV studio at 51–53 Mount Pleasant, London WC1X 0AE, is increasingly booked for visualised podcasts and virtual production alongside its commercials and broadcast work.

Recent visualised podcast productions on the stage include James Corden's This Life of Mine, Brittany Broski's Royal Court and Joe Wicks' Health or Hype for Bupa. Producers can dry hire the 41ft × 31ft stage with its pre-lit U-shaped infinity cove, or book a managed three-camera 4K package with director/DoP, sound, edit and grade. Sets and props for recurring series can be stored between recordings.

Since March 2025 the studio has also offered LED volumes with CUBE Studio, in 3m × 2m, 4m × 3m and 6m × 3m sizes, with Brompton or Novastar processing and Disguise on request. Talent and crew see the background in camera, avoiding green spill and cutting post-production time.

Every booking includes private use of the stage, green room, make-up room and industrial kitchen.

For availability or a studio visit, contact Simon Carter on 020 7837 1957 or simon@mountpleasantstudio.com.

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Mount Pleasant Studio Hosts Bupa's Health or Hype? Podcast with Joe Wicks

Mount Pleasant Studio in central London hosted the interview shoot for Health or Hype?, Bupa's new visualised podcast series presented by Joe Wicks and produced by Story Studio.

The five-part series sees Wicks test popular health advice on himself, guided by neuroscientists, nutritionists, movement coaches and psychotherapists. Episodes cover movement, nature, nutrition, sleep and mental wellbeing.

The experiments were filmed on location. The interviews that run through the series were shot on Mount Pleasant's soundproofed stage, over one build and prelight day and three shoot days.

The series launched in September as part of a global Bupa campaign. Bupa reports that it reached Number 1 in Apple Podcasts' UK Health & Fitness chart within days of launch and made the top ten across all podcast categories.

"Joe has described it as more like a TV documentary than a podcast, which is about the best review a studio could ask for," says Richard Lewisohn, Managing Director of Mount Pleasant Studio. "Story Studio built a beautifully designed and lit set, nothing like a podcast table with a few cameras pointed at it. That matters when a brand like Bupa puts its name to something."

Brands commissioning series instead of commercials

The studio says it is hosting a growing number of visualised podcasts, with built sets, multi-camera coverage and considered lighting replacing the two-chair format.

"Bupa could have made a thirty-second commercial. It chose to make five episodes that people will actually sit down and watch," says Lewisohn. "Brands' marketing budgets are being diverted from TV to influencers and sponsored content, and we're seeing that in our bookings. The audience is watching on YouTube, and increasingly on a large television, and they notice when something looks, or sounds, cheap."

Stage and facilities

The fully soundproofed stage measures 41ft deep by 31ft wide, with 15ft to the grid, and has pre-rigged Nanlux and Iris One lighting. A raised viewing area overlooks the stage so client teams can watch the monitors. Every hire includes a green room, make-up and dressing rooms and a shower room, and a fibre connection is available for live streaming and remote viewing.

Productions can bring their own crew or use the studio's, which can supply experienced crew with high-end camera kit. Additional camera and lighting equipment comes through the studio's accounts with the main hire houses at 25% off rate card.

Mount Pleasant Studio is at 51–53 Mount Pleasant, London WC1X 0AE, a short walk from Farringdon and Chancery Lane stations. Clients include the BBC, Disney and Discovery.

For bookings, contact Simon at simon@mountpleasantstudio.com or on 020 7837 1957.

www.mountpleasantstudio.com

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Mount Pleasant Studio has replaced its tungsten spacelights with state of the art Nanlux Dyno 650C LED soft light panels. They are twice as bright, wirelessly dimmable and tuneable to daylight, tungsten or any colour you like. Unlike the spacelights they hardly give out any heat, which is great for long livestreamed shoots, for example.

We made the final decision after taking part in an AdGreen online training session, which discussed ways to reduce the carbon footprint of film and TV productions.

We think London’s most central soundproof film and TV studio just got better - please come over and see for yourself.