BBC Two originally broadcast the UK television show Dragon's Den when it launched.
The programme began on BBC Two in January 2005, presenting business pitches to a panel of investors. BBC Two has traditionally carried factual, documentary and specialist-interest programming, making it the channel that introduced the format to British viewers.
The series later became a major BBC brand and was also broadcast on BBC One. That later association can cause confusion about its original channel. The launch channel, however, was BBC Two, not BBC One or a commercial broadcaster.
The programme's core format stayed consistent across its channel history: entrepreneurs entered the Den, asked for a specific sum, offered a percentage of their company and answered questions about their business. The channel change reflected the show's growing popularity rather than a change in its basic premise.