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UCL Press Play series four:
A Cup of Tea With...
In partnership with UCL Press, Academy Pictures is brewing up something new.
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Our new series of UCL Press Play seeks to utilise a consistent, familiar and repetitive format to platform groundbreaking research in a digestible way.
On the boil:
A Cup of Tea With...
Accessible, engaging and brewed for impact.
​A Cup of Tea With... is the latest digital series from UCL Press Play, where world-changing ideas meet everyday conversations. Building on the success of The Greatest Good, this new series places UCL's most provocative, vital and disruptive research on the table - alongside the crucial cup of tea.
As our fourth commission with UCL Press, the pioneers of Open Access publishing, each episode invites an academic to unpack their work and complex research in plain English through ten simple questions.
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Filmed through Justin hardy's cinematic eye, each episode blends wit, warmth and academic rigour, making groundbreaking research accessible across social and digital platforms.
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The series is introduced each episode by a cinematic journey of tea through iconic UCL locations, culminating in a conversation led by Professor Judy Stephenson. This is research with personality, designed to engage audiences from students to policymakers.
Grounded in openness, humour, and impact, A Cup of Tea with… is where global research meets British ritual - one sip at a time.
