Tom Hanks is the face of a new BBC nature series. Here’s what you need to know

Producer Mike Gunton and Tom Hanks in the studio - (BBC Studios/NBC/Austin Hargrave/PA)

Sir David Attenborough is Britain’s undisputed nature show king.

However, across the Atlantic another charismatic, captivating figure is emerging as the voice of natural history - none other than Tom Hanks.