With Dragons’ Den back for another season, you may be wondering where the popular BBC show is filmed.
The TV programme, which sees aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to investors, has had dozens of locations throughout its run.
Dragon’s Den, which stars Steven Bartlett, Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, and Touker Suleyman, has been on UK screens since 2005.
With that said, here is where Dragons’ Den is currently filmed as well as its previous locations over the last 20 years.
Where is Dragons’ Den filmed?
As of 2018, the popular reality TV show has been filmed at the Old Granada Studios in the city of Manchester.
The Granada studios, formerly the headquarters of Granada Television, closed in 2013 before most of its studio spaces were later reopened.
However, in October 2021, the BBC announced the show’s production would move from Manchester to the Scottish city of Glasgow.
At the time, the managing director for factual entertainment and events production, Hannah Wyatt said: “I’m sure Scottish talent will bring new perspectives and ideas and our Glasgow hub is shaping up to be one of our most productive and creative bases.”
Where has Dragons’ Den been made previously?
While the ‘den’ has been stationed in Granada for several years, it has had dozens of locations throughout its run.
The show has always had an industrial feel, largely being filmed in various warehouses.
Originally, the show was filmed in a furniture depository in Stoke Newington before being forced to move to a disused Wool House when the old location suffered from nearby construction.
However, the owner of this Wool House soon converted the building into flats, forcing production to move.
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Dragons’ Den then moved to Tanner Street for the next few series before moving to Pinewood Studios and then later to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays.
From 2015-2017, the show was filmed in Space Studios in Manchester before finding a home in its current location.
Dragons’ Den returns on Thursday, January 9 at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.