Watch Operation Gold Rush

Operation Gold Rush is a documentary series that premiered in 2016 on BBC Two. It is a three-part series that follows Dan Snow, Alisdair Simpson, and Kevin Fong as they embark on a journey to explore the Klondike Gold Rush, which defined and shaped modern-day Alaska and Canada.

The series documents the thriving gold rush in the late 19th century that took place in the wilderness of the northern sub-Arctic region of North America, during which thousands of people from across the world flocked to the area in search of gold. The series focuses on three different storylines, with each presenter following the footsteps of different people who were part of the gold rush.

Dan Snow, a historian, follows Sergeant Major William Bennett, who made headlines in 1897 when he stumbled upon gold on the banks of the Klondike River. Bennett revealed his discovery to a handful of people, and word quickly spread like wildfire. During the series, Dan Snow follows in Bennett