TV Review - Dragon's Den, BBC Two, Monday, 9pm

Published: October 16, 2007, 7:44 am

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Ah. The Dragon's Den (BBC Two, Monday, 9pm). What do you need to know about the Dragons? Well, they're so horrible that they can be seen glaring at someone trying to raise money for Children in Need in an ad. That's right. Even if you want money for sick kids, you have to impress these heartless bastards! A new series, a new face (or Dragon if you prefer) and the same old format. Pithy put-downs, glaring aghast, nerves, sweating and shouting "I'm out!". Yep, you know where you are with this show... so what happened last night then? Let's have a look over the jump shall we? From the off, DD continued as the TVs most ridiculous theatre of cruelty. A David Beckham looklike pitched his wares... notably a lookalike business to let members of the public have a 'celebrity experience'. Amazingly enough, the Goldenballs doppelganger sounded more and more like Beckham the more nervous he got through his pitch. As his throat tightened so his voice did rise and squeak. It became uncanny.

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