On April Fools' Day 1957, the BBC pulled off one of the greatest hoạxẹs in television history, a news segment about Switzerland’s annual "spaghetti harvest." Viewers watched in fascination as farmers plucked strands of pasta from trees, and hundreds fell for the prank.
This clip from 1957 is believed to be one of the first televised April Fools pranks. Panorama reports from lake Lugano, Switzerland, where the combination of a mild winter and the virtual disappearance of pests like the spaghetti weevil, has resulted in a bumper spaghetti crop.
Some viewers failed to see the funny side and criticised the BBC for airing the item on what is supposed to be a serious factual programme.
Others, however, were so intrigued they wanted to find out where they could purchase their very own spaghetti bush. The station was soon flooded with calls from eager audiences asking how they could grow their own spaghetti trees at home.
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