What is Sir David Attenborough up to at the Natural History Museum?

The broadcaster and naturalist will present a new immersive experience at the Natural History Museum

Broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough will present a new immersive experience at the Natural History Museum this summer.

The 98-year-old is best known for presenting documentaries highlighting the wonders of the natural world.

The new display, called Our Story With David Attenborough, is set to open in June and will be located in the museum's Jerwood Gallery.

Special technology will help bring the gallery walls and floor to life with footage of the natural world.

"Humanity is the most influential species on Earth," said Sir David.

"We depend entirely on this magnificent planet, yet its future is in our hands.

"My hope is that visitors of all ages will experience our extraordinary journey at the Natural History Museum and come away feeling inspired, informed and most of all, empowered about their integral role in our world."

The 50-minute 360 degree immersive experience will begin at the planet's birth more than four billion years ago, where Sir David will take visitors through our earliest beginnings and how we came to change the world around us.

He also reflects on the good and the bad he has witnessed throughout his career and shares his hopes for our planet.

Jonnie Hughes, who is the co-founder and director of Open Planet Studios which helped create the special experience, said it was a "pleasure" to work with Sir David on the project.

"He is always eager to investigate new ways of telling stories", he said.

"By surrounding the audience with wonderful imagery, music and sound, we can take them anywhere and to any time, from the very birth of life at the bottom of the ocean on the ancient earth, to a rainforest clearing populated by a family of gorillas, to the near future, when we have all played a part in building a better, more stable world."