BBC Two originally aired the UK version of Dragon's Den before the programme later moved to BBC One.
The British series launched on BBC Two in January 2005. Its early home placed the business-investment format within the BBC’s factual and entertainment schedule, where entrepreneurs presented proposals to a panel of wealthy investors. The programme subsequently moved to BBC One, giving it a larger mainstream audience.
The broadcaster detail is easy to mix up because many later series were associated with BBC One. Viewers who mainly remember the programme from its later years may therefore assume that BBC One carried the first episode. It did not: the original run began on BBC Two.
The show remained a BBC production throughout this transition. The move concerned the channel within the BBC rather than a transfer to a commercial broadcaster such as ITV or Channel 4. This distinction also separates the UK programme from international versions, which have been shown by different networks.