Series three, episode one, of the Dragons’ Den aired on August 3rd 2006. James Seddon walked into the Dragons’ Den asking for £75,000 of the Dragons’ ‘hard earned’ money, in return for a 10 per cent stake in his business. James started his pitch by describing how nutritious... 

Many entrepreneurs have tried their luck in the Dragons’ Den only to be ridiculed by Duncan Bannatyne, rebuked by Peter Jones or barked at by Deborah Meaden. Indeed, it takes a brave soul to venture into the Dragons’ Den and ask for a portion of the “hard earned inheritance” owing... 

Duncan Bannatyne OBE was born in Clydebank, Scotland on the 2nd February 1949. He had a relatively poor upbringing as the 2nd of seven children. At a young age his mother told him she couldn’t afford to buy him a bike, so Duncan asked around the local newsagents to see if he could start a paper... 

Charles Ejogo pitched for his company “Umbrolly” on the Dragons Den episode aired on the 4th January 2005. The idea he presented to the Dragons was that of a number of vending machines for umbrellas, including an LCD screen to display advertising of a very high quality, to be placed on the... 

Danny Bamping pitched for his company “Bedlam Puzzles” on the Dragons Den episode aired on the 22nd November 2005. The product he was trying to sell to the Dragons was called the “Bedlam Cube”. The Bedlam Cube was invented by Bruce Bedlam, who hadn’t pursued the product... 

Can you hear me now? – First of all, my apologies for the silence over the last two weeks. Things have been so manically busy as we approached the end of some major projects that it’s been very difficult to find even 5 minutes to post to the blog. Normal service will be resumed from here... 

A real change from the usual format this week, starting with my usual few minutes of the lovely Nigella Lawson cooking a nice bit of fish in.. urgh! it’s Rick bloomin Stein! Where’s Nigella gone? A large chunk of the Den today was dedicated to some “Where are they now” stories... 

First of all, my apologies for the lateness and brevity of this week’s update – It’s due to a combination of being really busy with the Christmas sales, a dose of Man-flu, and taking the night off to go to a Madness gig. Normal service will be resumed next week.. Thankfully, the dragons... 

One of the benefits of Sky-plussing Dragons Den is that you get a few minutes of Nigella Lawson recorded at the beginning of each episode. Now whilst I’d never sit through a whole hour of her, a few minutes each week seems to be the perfect amount, and try as I might, I can’t seem to fast... 

They say Lightening never strikes twice, so what chance that Duncan Bannatyne would invest two weeks in a row? Well, Ladbrokes were offering odds of 100/1 at one point until there was a flurry of bets from somewhere in Stockton-on-Tees… We were treated to a bit of a song and dance from our first... 

Break out the champagne, bring on the marching band and shout it from the rooftops – Duncan Bannatyne has finally made an investment! That week off must have helped him remember what he’s doing on an Investment show. He still looked miserable as sin though, and should still be dropped. David... 

Deborah Meaden There was no DD this week – Presumably they’ve decided to put Duncan on an Investor Refresher course: Rule No.1 of Investing: You must put your hand in your pocket at some point. Rule No.2 of Investing. You MUST put your hand in your pocket at some point. (Apologies to... 

It wasn’t a classic Dragons Den last night – There were no massive investments, and although none of the businesses/products/inventions were any good, none of then were so bad they were good TV. Amazingly, two people walked away with an Investment from the Dragons, but that could be explained... 

We’re well and truly rolling in the fifth series of Dragons Den, and yet it continues to amaze me just how many people go on the program without it would appear having ever seen the show before, and end up making the same old mistakes and ending up being laughed off. The “magic million”... 

Dragons Den First of all, apologies for the lateness of this DD update. After spending all of last week in London Town for the A4uexpo, I didn’t get a chance to see episode two of the Den until last night. I knew it would be a good one, as the first thing everyone said when I met them throughout...