Dragons' Den (British TV programme)
| Dragons' Den | |
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Dragons' Den series 17 | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Evan Davis (2005–2023) Dominic Byrne (Online) |
| Judges | Current Dragons |
| Narrated by | Evan Davis (2024–) |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 22 |
| No. of episodes | 189 (and 13 specials) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Natalie Richardson Samantha Davies Ben Davies |
| Production locations | Old Granada Studios (OGS) (2018–present) Space Studios Manchester (2015–2017) dock10 studios (2012–2014) Pinewood Studios (2011) The Depository (2005–2010) |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Production company | BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two (2005–2020) BBC HD (simulcast with BBC Two, 2009–2013) BBC One (2021–present) |
| Release | 4 January 2005 – present |
Dragons' Den is a British reality television business programme, presented by Evan Davis and based upon the original Japanese series. The show allows several entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their varying business ideas to a panel of five wealthy investors, the "Dragons" of the show's title, and pitch for financial investment while offering a stake of the company in return.
The first episode was broadcast on BBC Two on 4 January 2005. After 16 series on the channel, the show has been broadcast on BBC One since 2021. Reruns of previous episodes are still broadcast on BBC Two. The programme is produced by BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions and co-produced with Sony Pictures Television International, the owners of the format that is distributed worldwide. The show was also broadcast by UKTV channel Dave during the daytime and late nights between 2007 and 2013.