The British TV series Dragon's Den first broadcast on BBC Two.
The programme premiered in the United Kingdom in 2005 and became one of the BBC's best-known factual entertainment formats. Entrepreneurs present businesses to a panel of wealthy investors, known as Dragons, and seek money in exchange for an ownership stake.
BBC Two was historically associated with factual, documentary and specialist programming, making it the original home of Dragon's Den. The series later became a major part of the BBC's entertainment schedule, but its first British broadcasts were on BBC Two.
The programme is often confused with Dragons' Den formats in other countries, because the same basic concept has been adapted internationally. The British edition itself is based on the Japanese format Money Tigers, while the wider international franchise is commonly known as Shark Tank in the United States.