The first series of the British television programme Dragons' Den was broadcast on BBC Two.
Dragons' Den launched in the United Kingdom in 2005 as a business reality programme. Entrepreneurs present products or companies to a panel of wealthy investors, known as Dragons, and seek investment in exchange for an ownership stake.
BBC Two was the programme's original home and remained its main broadcasting channel as the format developed. This is distinct from the programme's Canadian and Australian versions, which were broadcast by different networks under the same international format.
The BBC series is based on the Japanese programme Money Tigers. Its success helped establish Dragons' Den as one of the best-known business-investment formats on British television, while related versions appeared in many other countries.