Dragons' Den: Best Ever Pitches - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Best Ever Pitches
Joe Lycett narrates a compilation of some of the most memorable moments from the past 17 series of the business ideas contest, featuring Dragons past and present getting to grips with ingenious inventions and bizarre money-making schemes. The show recalls some of the harshest dismissals, but also the times when entrepreneurs got the chance to make their dream a reality.
The Inventions
Joe Lycett narrates a compilation of some of the most memorable inventions from the show. The programme features a prototype for pedal-powered aviation, a device to stop couples from straying into each other's side of the bed, and the youngest ever entrepreneur to be backed by the Dragon.
Dragon vs Dragon
Joe Lycett narrates a selection of memorable moments where members of the panel competed with each other to secure investment in a promising entrepreneur's product. Pitches featured include an umbrella dispensing machine which won the show's first ever investment, a travel toy company that all five panellists wanted a share of, and a commercial submarine business.
Entrepreneurs Fight Back
Joe Lycett narrates a selection of memorable moments when the pitchers turned the tables on the panel, including the poker game entrepreneur who forced the dragons to compete against each other for his business. Plus, the inventor of a phone app who provoked the wrath of the panellists and a rejected contestant who went on to become a big commercial success.
How to Woo a Dragon
Joe Lycett narrates a collection of memorable moments in which contestants made unusual efforts to win over the panel, from serenading them to staging a zombie attack. The brains behind a musical gift service favours red roses and flattery, while the inventor of a voice coaching massage chair hopes his creation will relax them into submission. However, the show's most successful entrant, Levi Roots, knows the best way to the Dragons' wallets is through their stomachs.
Passion and Pressure
Joe Lycett narrates a compilation of the show's most passionate contestants, including a health food entrepreneur who confused the panel with the precise composition of his low carb noodles, a couple who withhold a vital piece of information while pitching their iced tea company, and a former boxer-turned-inventor.
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