0:00:12 > 0:00:13Hello and welcome
0:00:13 > 0:00:16to this special inventors' edition of Dragons' Den.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20We'll be looking back at classic moments from the show's history,
0:00:20 > 0:00:24going back 500 years before the birth of television.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Before even the birth of Duncan Bannatyne.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30He'll be here, joined by fellow Dragons Hilary Devey,
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Although they may look a little bit different.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40Get ready for some great inventions from some extraordinary people.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44So let's meet the first inventor to brave the Dragons' Den.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Our first entrepreneur is John H Jonson from Canada.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53He's letting rip with his company's new invention.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Will the Dragons be blown away?
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Hey, y'all. Good day, reptiles.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08The name's John H Johnson. President of the Toronto JEM Rubber company.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11The pleasure is all yours.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14BUZZING
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Shocking sense of humour, right?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Let's get down to business.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Since the beginning of time,
0:01:21 > 0:01:26man has delighted in the noble tradition of the trouser trumpet.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28HE FARTS
0:01:28 > 0:01:35One day, at my factory, experimenting with two sheets of rubber,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38one of my guys struck comedy gold.
0:01:38 > 0:01:45Ladies and jellybeans, I give you the Whoopee Cushion.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50FART!
0:01:50 > 0:01:55Isn't that the funniest thing you ever heard?!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58That's the most disgusting thing I've ever heard.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59She who smelled it, dealt it.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05I'm sorry, John, but on what occasion would you want to
0:02:05 > 0:02:07use one of these deplorable things?
0:02:07 > 0:02:13On what occasion would you NOT want to use one? At the movies.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23FART!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Over your Christmas dinner.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29FART!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Meeting a member of the royal family.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36FART!
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- I got a trump for every occasion. - That's terrible.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43What if a child were to get hold of one?!
0:02:43 > 0:02:48Then I hope they buy ten of them. That's my target market - kids.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- I'm sorry, John, but I think your product stinks.- Good one, Debbie.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- I'm out.- Better out than in, that's what I always say.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Nobody can afford to waste money on one of those things.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01It's the Great Depression.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04This ought to cheer them up then, eh?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Don't take my word for it. Try them yourselves.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12John has brought samples to help the Dragons.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Let's just hope they don't drop one.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16The extra large.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Dunc, a grande.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27JOHN AND DUNCAN LAUGH
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Sorry, I just remembered something funny.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38You make my foot itch.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42This invention is the work of a complete idiot. I'm out.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Stop it. Flatulence will get you nowhere.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I will have you know I'm a highly respectable businesswoman.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51I didn't come here to be ridiculed.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56FART!
0:03:56 > 0:03:58It's not funny!
0:03:59 > 0:04:03With three Dragons out and just Duncan Bannatyne remaining,
0:04:03 > 0:04:04has John blown it?
0:04:04 > 0:04:10John, I won't lie. Your idea is...
0:04:10 > 0:04:14idiotic and incredibly silly.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17It'll only appeal to somebody with a really childish sense of humour.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19I'm in.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Good to hear, Dunc. You got a deal. Let's shake on it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Despite initial opposition,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35the whoopee cushion went on to become a world-wide phenomenon.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Woo-hoo!
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Although no one actually knows the name of the original inventor.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Leonardo da Vinci is a man of many talents.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Unfortunately, staying focused isn't one of them.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Hello, Dragons! I like the look of you all.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Not you. But you, I could paint and paint.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08But you, I would need a lot of paint
0:05:08 > 0:05:09I am cheeky, no?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11No!
0:05:11 > 0:05:13I am Leonardo da Vinci.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16I know, is so exciting for you.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18I am a genius painter,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer,
0:05:22 > 0:05:28anatomist, botanist and winner of Best Beard in Italy 1489.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34- What have you got for us today, my love?- That smile. It is beautiful.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I paint it.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41One day, I create incredible portrait but I got bored of that.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45I put my genius meant to inventing a boat that paddles by itself
0:05:45 > 0:05:48with no need for the sails, or the rowings.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Imagine it.- Let's see it then.
0:05:50 > 0:05:57- Ta-da!- It's a drawing.- No. It's a very good drawing. It's genius.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Have you got a working model of you boat?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05I start to make a model of the boat but I got bored of that.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07I guess we'd all drown.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10You would not drown
0:06:10 > 0:06:13because I have invented a way of breathing under the waters.
0:06:13 > 0:06:20Leonardo's ground-breaking idea has got the Dragons excited.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Did you say "breathing under water"?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25That could be very useful when I have my next bath.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28DRAGONS: At Christmas.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Leonardo? Leonardo?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Unable to focus long enough to finish his pitch,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Leonardo is really starting to annoy the Dragons.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39You're really starting to annoy the Dragons.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Listen, bozo, about this underwater breathing apparatus?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I could get behind that.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Too late! I bored of that,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49but I have invented the cart that doesn't need the horse!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52We've all got servants to pull us around.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- I've got six.- I've got seven.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I've got a thousand.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57No, no, no!
0:06:57 > 0:07:00This is a cart that doesn't need any things to pull it along!
0:07:00 > 0:07:02It runs off springs!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04This could be the big one.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08If Leonardo has a working model of his self-propelled cart,
0:07:08 > 0:07:10the Dragons are sure to invest.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Can we see it? - Of course!
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Listen, love, no-one will ever take you seriously
0:07:28 > 0:07:30until you actually finish something.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Is OK. I finish this. I bored of you. I go.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38I go design magic cannon.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Is beautiful. I paint it. Ciao!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46It seems Leonardo has finally got the picture.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Next up, another brave inventor who thinks he's got what it takes,
0:07:51 > 0:07:52but will the Dragons agree?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57For centuries, man has dreamed of conquering the skies.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Will entrepreneur Sir George Cayley prove to be a high-flyer or
0:08:01 > 0:08:03will he come crashing down to earth?
0:08:03 > 0:08:09Hello. Hello. Name's Cayley, Baronet.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Member of Parliament and brilliant inventor.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17I have devised an idea to revolutionise transport.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- For which I require 300 sovereigns. - He wants 300 quid.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Oh.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28My creation will allow man to slip the bonds of gravity
0:08:28 > 0:08:32and soar above the earth.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36I proudly present the glider.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Dash it all. I forgot the wings.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Appleby.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Well done, that man. Appleby is my test pilot.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Coachman, Sir.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52It's test pilot now, Appleby.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Anyway, you see the wings here on the model?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Because of the curvature of the wings,
0:08:58 > 0:09:03air travelling over the top has to go faster than air travelling
0:09:03 > 0:09:08underneath, thus reducing pressure and creating lift.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12I'm sure you understand.
0:09:15 > 0:09:22It's all about the angle of the wing. That's pretty much about it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25So, why am I here?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I was beginning to wonder that myself.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Let's have a look at that wee thing here.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32It's been a rather confused pitch from George,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35but Hillary Devey seems to have something on her mind.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- I want a word with your test pilot. - Coachman, man.
0:09:41 > 0:09:48- This thing, does it work? - Eventually, ma'am.- Hello, Appleby.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51I love the sound of soaring through the sky.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55What's it like when you're flying? Does it get windy?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Only if I get a bit scared, ma'am.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Or if I've had bean curry.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Actually, that gave me rather a good idea for breaking the sound barrier.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Can I give it a go?- Be my guest.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14What's it like when you're up there flying? Is it safe up there?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16In the air? Absolutely.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22It's the crashing into the ground that causes the problems.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Isn't that right, Appleby?
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- What about the costs?- My biggest expenditure is on cloth.- "Quoth"?!
0:10:30 > 0:10:37- Cloth.- Cloth.- What, for the wings? - No. For the bandages.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Oh, George.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42You're a lovely fellow, but this is all pie in the sky.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- I'm afraid I'm out.- It's a blow for George with the first Dragon out.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50What about Duncan Bannatyne and Hillary Devey?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I'm sorry, George,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55but your invention doesn't get off the runway for me. I'm out.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Sorry, George.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01I don't like to beat about the bush, but I'm from Lancashire.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05We like to keep our feet on the ground. I'm out.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06With three of the Dragons out,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09George's only hope is Theo Paphitis.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I'm really liking this.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Where do you see it going?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Anywhere in the world.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Before all that, we need an awful lot more testing. More testing?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23You must be flipping joking. I'm out.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Appleby! Appleby! You can't leave me now.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I was going to push you off that cliff.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Appleby! Appleby! Come fly with me!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38It's not unusual for different people to lay claim to the
0:11:38 > 0:11:42same invention.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Guten morgen, meine herren und damen.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49I am Otto Lilienthal, I come from Germany
0:11:49 > 0:11:53and I am seeking 10,000 marks.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55He wants a hundred quid.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57I'm going to stop you right there.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02We've seen a glider already from that Cayley chappie. I'm out.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03What?!
0:12:03 > 0:12:05We've already had a glider!
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Watch it!
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Hold your horses, Otto. There's something about your idea I like.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Those are the best set of shoulder pads I've ever seen.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Now get over here, I want to try 'em on.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Nein! I'm out!
0:12:18 > 0:12:21CRASH!
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Sadly, things didn't pick up for Otto.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Despite many successful flights,
0:12:25 > 0:12:30he was fatally injured while testing his glider.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Just a few years later, the ideas he'd developed
0:12:33 > 0:12:37would help the Wright brothers fly the world's very first aeroplane.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41What was that about a fatal injury?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Nothing.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I have a lie down now.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Another entrepreneur who fell short in the game is William Addis.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53The Addis toothbrush.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Built from bone and furnished with bristles from the bushiest badgers.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Any questions?
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I like this idea of yours, but is there really a market for it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Is there?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Thanks to all the sugar coming in from the colonies, British
0:13:07 > 0:13:11teeth are falling apart quicker than a house made of crackers.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12William, would you us a moment?
0:13:14 > 0:13:15It is Den first.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17The Dragons have decided to work together,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20but what can they be planning?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22William, we've been thinking.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27You're a great salesman and your toothbrush is very clever idea.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- We're out. All of us.- But, surely... - Sorry.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34After that pitch of yours, there's only one thing we can do.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Invest all our money on sugar.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38LAUGHTER
0:13:40 > 0:13:45So far, in Ye Olde Dragons' Den, the two gliders failed to take off,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48although Hillary Devey saw a different kind of potential.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Those are the best set of shoulder pads I've ever seen.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Duncan Bannatyne blew some money on John H Johnson whoopee cushion.
0:13:55 > 0:14:01- I'm in.- Leonardo proved something of a MOANER. Mona Lisa, get it?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03To late. I'm bored of that.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Will the Dragons feel like investing
0:14:05 > 0:14:08when faced by the first windscreen wiper?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- Or a secret communications device. - Ssh!
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Next up, another brave inventor who thinks she's got what it takes
0:14:18 > 0:14:20but will the Dragons agree?
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Sometimes small ideas can make a big difference.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Our next entrepreneur is American cattle farmer Mary Anderson.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30She is harnessed her skills as an inventor
0:14:30 > 0:14:35but can she grab the bull by the horns and wrangle ideal?
0:14:38 > 0:14:39Yee-ha!
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Stick 'em up and give me all your money.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46SHE LAUGHS
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Just messing with you all.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Howdy, partners. Or should I say business partners?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57The name is Mary Jane Alice
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Tiffany Darlene Marlene Charlene
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Donna Louana Savannah Candice Anderson.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05But you can call me Mary.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08She's made a big entrance but can she muster
0:15:08 > 0:15:11and trends in her big idea?
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Today I'm spoiling for some investing in my latest invention.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19As they say, up in "Me-hico".
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Voila!
0:15:23 > 0:15:26What is this ingenious device? I can hear you ask.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Hold onto your breeches and listen up.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34I'm not offering 10% slice of the pie and in return,
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- I'm asking for 16 buckaroonees and a round of root beer.- Is that 100 quid?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I've no idea. I don't know what she's talking about.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48I needs me a volunteer. Any takers?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Don't fret. I don't bite none.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- You there.- Who? Me?- You'll do might fine.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00DRAGONS: On you go.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15All righty, now.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22Time for a little role-playing. What's your name, Twinkle-toots?
0:16:22 > 0:16:29- My name is Duncan.- Nice to make your acquaintance, Duncan.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Let's pretend you're the driver of a trolley car.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38That there is a big old front window, say?
0:16:38 > 0:16:43You're driving your trolley car one winter's day when suddenly,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46it starts to rain.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52What are bootful of rattlesnake. You can see nothing, can you?
0:16:52 > 0:16:58- You open the window and then what happens?- I've no idea.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06That's right. You done get wet. That was nought but a drizzle.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12The next day, it could be torrential!
0:17:16 > 0:17:24Yes, sir-ee. Driving in bad weather can be hazardous. Look out now.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26It's a-hailin'
0:17:27 > 0:17:31If it starts to snow...
0:17:34 > 0:17:36..You're in a real doozy.
0:17:36 > 0:17:44I had me an inkling of an idea to build something that wipes windows.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50The wipers wipe the windscreen and the windscreen done get wiped.
0:17:50 > 0:17:57I call it a - wait for it - windscreen wiper.
0:17:57 > 0:18:04- Any questions?- I'm sorry, Mary, but I don't use trolley cars. I'm out.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06If that don't tickle your fancy,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- the wipers can be used for automobiles as well.- Automobiles.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13There are just a passing fad. I'm out.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18I'm sorry, darling. It's great to see someone finally lasso Duncan,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20but I'm out.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23With the other Dragons out,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Mary's last remaining hope is Duncan Bannatyne.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Has he warmed to her idea?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Being cold and wet is horrible.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37People will pay wodges of cash to stay nice and warm and dry.
0:18:37 > 0:18:45- I'm in.- You are?- Aye.- Truly dooley? - Truly.- Well, yee-ha!
0:18:45 > 0:18:51Unfortunately, Mary Anderson never became rich from her invention.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Despite owning the idea, it was too easy to copy
0:18:54 > 0:18:57and the carmakers refused to splash out.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Time now for our next inventor to brave the Dragons' Den.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Will he be grilled and given a good roasting?
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Back in the Renaissance, the Dragons are hooking up with an old friend.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11It's me. Leonardo da Vinci.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15DRAGONS: I was busy painting a picture of a moody lady -
0:19:15 > 0:19:19not you - but I'm bored of that so I'm back.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25I look for three bags of gold coins for my new invention. The parachute.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I like it!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29When a man is falling through the air,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32the largest surface area inside catches the air
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and causes a drag making him fall slower
0:19:35 > 0:19:39so he does not crash down and die in a big splattering mess.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42What use is that to anyone?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45When was the last time anyone fell through the air?
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- I fell out of bed this morning. - I thought exactly the same thing.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Only I thought it better because I am a genius.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56A man might fall through the air
0:19:56 > 0:20:02if he's toppled out of my other invention - a machine that flies.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07With this, he can fly through the air like a bat.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Who's ever going to be interested in being a batman?!
0:20:11 > 0:20:12I agree.
0:20:12 > 0:20:19It's a boring rubbish. That's why I invent the helicopter.
0:20:19 > 0:20:26It's like a big fan. I am a big fan of the big five. It's beautiful.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27I paint it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33All we are asking for is a working model of one of your inventions.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Have you got one?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42No.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Then I'm out.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I'm afraid of heights.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49I'm not going anywhere near any of your flying machines. I'm out.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Leonardo has already lost two of the Dragons.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55It looks like Duncan Bannatyne
0:20:55 > 0:20:57and Hillary Devey are planning something.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Will he be thrown a lifeline?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Here is what we are going to do.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Me and Hillary have had a word
0:21:03 > 0:21:05and we might be able to make you an offer.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Yes. There's a lot of potential in your inventions.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12You're obviously a very intelligent man so I think...
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Oh, I'm bored of you now.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Aye, me too. I'm out.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21On your helicopter, sunshine. Go on.
0:21:22 > 0:21:30It's OK. I draw a big war machine. It's horrible. I paint it. Ciao.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Ooh(!)
0:21:33 > 0:21:36As well is testing flight and weaponry,
0:21:36 > 0:21:41- it seems Leonardo is testing the Dragons' patience.- Evan, my friend.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46I like you. You are a big presenter. We should hang out sometime.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- I will write a script for you. Write it back words.- Thank you.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- I'd like to see you're back words writing.- No. I'm bored of you.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57It's boring. Ciao.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Let's meet our next inventor.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03It's the middle of World War II
0:22:03 > 0:22:06and our next entrepreneur Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil
0:22:06 > 0:22:09have come from Hollywood. Hedy is
0:22:09 > 0:22:11one of the world's most famous actresses.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Will it be lights, camera,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16action or will they hit the cutting room floor?
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Good afternoon. My name is Hedy Lamarr.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26I am a scientist, a budding mathematician
0:22:26 > 0:22:27and movie actress.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29DRAGONS: Ooh!
0:22:29 > 0:22:33This is my neighbour, the film composer George Antheil.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34DRAGONS: Ohh...
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Hello, darlings. It's fabulous to meet you.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41We are here to tell you about our proposal for a secret
0:22:41 > 0:22:43communications system.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Ssh!
0:22:44 > 0:22:47It's OK, George. We can trust them.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50We must check for hidden devices.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54MUSIC: "Mission Impossible Theme"
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Do you have anything, George?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08There's a strange smell of rotten egg.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10All right, get on with it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11We begin now.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16You may be familiar with the player piano.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21A keyboard that plays by itself thanks to a roll of paper like so.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26This one plays Beethoven. This one plays jazz.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30And this one plays nursery rhymes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35With the different holes, the piano can play 88 different notes.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40My favourite is E flat. It's so cold and yet so tender.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42By using paper like this,
0:23:42 > 0:23:47we can make a radio jump between 88 different frequencies.
0:23:47 > 0:23:53Everything from this - bzzz - to this - eeeeh!
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Dazzled by Hedy's fame and beauty,
0:23:56 > 0:24:00no-one has the faintest idea what she's talking about.
0:24:00 > 0:24:07All of which means we have a secret code that is...unbreakable.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11This concludes my presentation on the secret communications system.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Ssh!
0:24:13 > 0:24:17It's OK, George. They know. I've told them.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Thank you.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21APPLAUSE. Bravo.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27- Any questions?- I love your films. Could I have your autograph, please?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Not now. Please. - Could you sign this poster, please?
0:24:30 > 0:24:35- I think you are brilliant.- Stop it. Stop asking me for autographs.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Hedy, can I ask George a question?
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- What is your question, please? - Can you get me Hedy's autograph?
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Enough! I want to talk about my invention, OK?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- You mean the secret communications system?- EVERYONE: Ssh!
0:24:50 > 0:24:54This system could be used for all kind of wireless technology.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Telephones, computers, even navigation from space.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04Wireless technology? That's about as likely as other blue tooth!
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Mrs P says it's nonsense. You should talk to my wifey.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Blue tooth, wifey.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17- I'm going to write that down. - I'm sorry, Hedy. I love your movies.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20You're a great actress, but I'm out.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27Me too. Fabulous performance, but I'm bowing out. Me too.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30You're a big picture but you no block buster. I'm out.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33All but one of the Dragons has dropped out.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38- Only Duncan Bannatyne remains interested.- I remain interested.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41How much investment are you looking for?
0:25:41 > 0:25:46We are looking for 50,000 in return for a 10% share.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50All right. I'm in.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Excellent. This is the happiest day of my life.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58- Just sign this wee contract I have here.- How would you like me to sign?
0:25:58 > 0:26:04Could you just put to Duncan from your greatest pal and fan, Hedy.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06SHE SCREECHES
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Although her idea went on to play a starring
0:26:09 > 0:26:13role in the creation of Wi-fi, Bluetooth and GPS technology,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Hedy Lamarr never got the recognition
0:26:16 > 0:26:20she deserves it for her secret communication system.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Ssh! It's a secret.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30The Dragons have just got time for one more pitch,
0:26:30 > 0:26:35but there's something a bit familiar about the final entrepreneur.
0:26:35 > 0:26:41Hello. It's somebody else here. Definitely not Leonardo da Vinci.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45I am looking for an investment from all your bags of gold
0:26:45 > 0:26:47for a zero percent share in my company.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51You look very familiar, love. Haven't we seen you earlier?
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- Definitely not. You haven't seen the year before.- You can't fool me.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00I never forget a face. Do I, Theo?
0:27:00 > 0:27:01I'm Hillary.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04OK, OK. It's me.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Have you got some more silly drawings for us?- No.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14I'm bored with inventing now. I come back to painting.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18You are all such beautiful specimens. Not you.
0:27:18 > 0:27:24I come to paint your beauty, your wisdom, your big bags of money.
0:27:24 > 0:27:30- It's beautiful. I paint it.- It might be nice hanging over the fireplace.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35I can't think of anything better than a massive picture of me.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39You, up here, by his side like the loving wife. I know.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42It's hard to pretend. Like this.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46You are like the little baby in the arms of your mamma.
0:27:46 > 0:27:54Beautiful. You are the beautiful, beautiful puppy. Just here. Sit.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56PANTING
0:27:56 > 0:27:59It's almost perfect. Just one more thing.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04THEY PROTEST
0:28:06 > 0:28:12It's perfect. Now you have my genius and I take your money.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17It's nice doing business with you. Ciao.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21And so Leonardo did manage to leave with the Dragons' money.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Even if they didn't want him to.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26That's it for now, but, who knows, in 50 years' time,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29it could be you pitching an invention that will change
0:28:29 > 0:28:33the world only to have it rejected by a grumpy Duncan Bannatyne.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37On behalf of myself and all the Dragons, throughout history,
0:28:37 > 0:28:39goodbye.
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