Dragons' Den (UK TV programme) Dragons' Den (UK TV programme) Dragons' Den is a British television programme, hosted by Evan Davis. The format of the show is owned by Sony Pictures Television and is based on the original Japanese programme, which has been sold around the world. The programme has been produced by BBC Manchester since its inception and was first broadcast on BBC Two on 4 January 2005. 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
This Week (2003 TV programme) This Week (2003 TV programme) This Week is a British current affairs and politics TV programme, screened on Thursday evenings on BBC One. It is hosted by former "Sunday Times" editor Andrew Neil, with a panel of two commentators, one each from the right and left of the political spectrum. The show was introduced on 16 January 2003, along with "The Daily Politics", after a major review of BBC political programmes. It replaced the nightly "Despatch Box" (1998–2002), for which Andrew Neil had been the sole presenter in its later years, and which, in turn, had been a replacement for