PITCH perfect

DEBORAH MEADEN talks about 20 years in the Den

- MICHAEL DARLING

DRAGONS' DEN

NEW THURSDAY, 8PM, BBC1 ENTERTAINMENT

Deborah Meaden is happy to be notching up a magical milestone when Dragons' Den roars back on to BBC1 for a 23rd outing this week: two decades as a fire-breathing investor. smiles the popular business mogul, 66, as she joins TV Times for an exclusive chat ahead of being back in the hot seat alongside returning colleagues Peter Jones, Touker Suleyman and Steven Bartlett, plus a rota of guest Dragons, to hear a fresh collection of pitches from aspiring entrepreneurs. Here, Deborah reveals what's on the agenda...

How does the new run measure up to previous series? It’s probably the strongest year, which you'll see by the number of investments. We've had a lot of offers, which is fantastic.