Our Story with David Attenborough
Our brand-new immersive experience featuring Sir David Attenborough opens its doors at London’s iconic Natural History Museum
Created by Open Planet Studios, the brand-new experience combines stunning animations and projections, real-world footage and full 360° immersion as master storyteller Sir David draws on his lifetime of exploration to tell the incredible tale of people and planet.
The 50-minute experience documents the captivating, interwoven tale of ourselves and our planet as never before, starting from Earth’s earliest beginnings. Enthralling visuals of our natural world bring the Museum’s Jerwood Gallery walls and floor to life, with audiences encountering the emergence of Homo sapiens; our closest relatives, the gorillas; and discovering our impact on, and subsequent efforts to protect, the great whales of the oceans.
David Attenborough not only explores the impact that we are having on our planet but also takes us to a wonderful future in which we come to work with the Earth rather than against it. The experience is accompanied by an original score by Tony Award- and Olivier Award-nominated composer, Nick Powell.
“Our aim was to immerse audiences in the biggest story of all time and to help them understand the instrumental part they play in this story. The result is like nothing yet created – a captivating experience that takes audiences around the world, above the world, from the micro to the macro, back and forward in time.
It involves 24 projectors, 50 speakers, and boasts the amazing cinematography, wonderful score and powerful storytelling that we always associate with Sir David’s work. I am certain visitors of all ages will come away inspired, engaged and, most importantly, hopeful about our future.”
Our Story with David Attenborough at the Natural History Museum is booking until 18 January 2026. For more information and to book tickets, visit here.
Acknowledgements
Open Planet Studio’s production of the audiovisual presentation was co-funded by:
Created by
David Attenborough and Open Planet Studios
Presented and narrated by
David Attenborough
Designed by
Luke Halls Studios
Directed and Produced by
Victoria Bromley
Executive Produced and Directed by
Jonnie Hughes
Colin Butfield
Assistant Producer
Annie Moir
Composer
Nick Powell
Archive Producers
Maggie Oakley
Lawrence Breen
Sound Designer
Gareth Fry
Editor
Steve Phillips
Production Manager
Samantha Cook
Development Producer
Elliot Jenkins
Director of Operations
Andrew McKerlie
Head of Production
Helen Healey
Junior Production Manager
Daniel Byers
Production Coordinator
Tom Bates
Researcher
Kate Streather
Production Assistant
Rubie Kent
Head of Technical Operations
Daniel Beare
Technical Lead
Mark Phippen
Technical Manager
Mick Heath
For Luke Halls Studio
Creative Director
Luke Halls
Producer
Charlotte Wilde
Artists
Luca Brenna
Graham Bucknell
Cem Duz
James Harford
Karol Marcinkowski
Berk Polat
Cinematographers
Gavin Thurston
Toby Strong
Sound Recordists
Andrew Yarme
Zubin Sarosh
Assistant Camera
Tom Thurston
Additional Sound Preparation
Wounded Buffalo Sound Studios
Orchestral Management
Justin Pearson
Musicians
Jason Cooper
Calina de la Mare
Sam Freeman
Charlotte Glasson
Esme Herbert
Mike Kearsey
Alex Lee
Jennymay Logan
Melanie Pappenheim
Kate St John
Jon Stokes
Rosie Tompsett
Andrew Waterworth
Lucy Wilkins
Sarah Wilson
With special thanks to
Susan Attenborough
Scientific consultants
Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak / Planet Fungi
Dr Patrick Hickey / Hypha Research Limited
Dr Grace Russell
Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir
Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN)
Natural History Museum
Archive footage courtesy of
Aerialcollection for GoodPlanet Foundation
Alfredo Barroso
BBC Motion Gallery/ Getty Images
BFI National Archive
Bob Campbell Papers / George A. Smathers Libraries / University of Florida
Getty Images
Hans Hass Archive
Jane Goodall Institute
Kinolibrary
Kyle Roepke
Alexander Matthew / Dr Anne Innis Dagg Estate
Johnny Miller / Unequal Scenes
NARA
NASA
Nuno Sá
Open Planet Library
Overview
Pond5
Screenocean / Historic Films
Silverback Films
Steve Wall
WWF
Exhibition design and build
Production management and principal contractor
Bild Studios Ltd
Design Concept
The Experience Machine Ltd
Structural Design
Star Group Live Ltd
Projection Solution
Bild Studios Ltd
Scenic and Fabrication
Firecracker Works Ltd
Audio Consultancy
Raven AV Ltd
Lighting Design
Full Production Ltd
2D Graphic Design
Natural History Museum