Dragons' Den

Name: Dragons' Den
Genre: Documentary

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The Japanese format Britain took and exported again, opening on money stacked in front of five people who are not going to give you any.

Dragons' Den opens with a main title sequence of 32 seconds.

It arrived on BBC Two in 2005, when Talking Heads, Yes, Prime Minister and Absolutely Fabulous were also on the network.

The opening titles

32s

Fan upload of the first series' titles.

2005–ABCDocumentary

The American Strictly, which runs two seasons a year and rebuilds its titles for most of them.

2000–CBSDocumentary

The competition format that rebuilt American primetime, and rebuilds its titles for every location.

2005–FoxDocumentary

Flames, a skull made of a chef's hat, and Gordon Ramsay shouting — the titles tell you exactly what the hour is.

2009–Logo / VH1 / MTVDocumentary

Eighteen seconds that get remade every season — new logo treatment, new track, new set of queens.

2002–Fox / ABCDocumentary

The talent format that ran American primetime for a decade, opening on a spotlight and a logo that spins.

2002–BBC TwoDocumentary

Twenty-one seconds of engine noise and a rock riff — a motoring programme that opens like a trailer for itself.