BBC Two first broadcast the British show Dragons' Den in 2005.
The programme debuted on BBC Two on 4 January 2005, giving British viewers a televised version of the investment-pitch format. Entrepreneurs appear before wealthy businesspeople, known as dragons, and seek funding for companies, inventions or commercial ideas.
BBC Two has traditionally carried factual, documentary and specialist entertainment programming, making it the original home of Dragons' Den. The show later became a major part of the BBC's television portfolio and developed a recognisable place in British popular culture.
The channel is worth distinguishing from BBC One, which is also a major BBC network but was not the original broadcaster of this programme. The show's broadcast home and its format origin are separate facts: the British series was produced for the BBC, while the underlying format was created in Japan.