The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest
Synopsis
This episode perpetrated the great Spaghetti Harvest Hoax on April Fool's Day 1957. The filmed report appeared to show a Swiss family harvesting their annual crop of spaghetti which was growing on trees on their farm, talked about the efforts to eradicate the Spaghetti Weevil and discussed the selective breeding that had been required to produce spaghetti of a uniform length. Many viewers believed what they saw and contacted the BBC to enquire how to grow their own spaghetti tree: the advice that they were given was "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best".
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- Director
- Charles De Jaeger
- Original Title
- The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 3m
- Production Studios
- BBC
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Charles De Jaeger
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Charles De Jaeger
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What is The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest about?
This episode perpetrated the great Spaghetti Harvest Hoax on April Fool's Day 1957. The filmed report appeared to show a Swiss family harvesting their annual crop of spaghetti which was growing on trees on their farm, talked about the efforts to eradicate the Spaghetti Weevil and discussed the selective breeding that had been required to produce spaghetti of a uniform length. Many viewers believed what they saw and contacted the BBC to enquire how to grow their own spaghetti tree: the advice that they were given was "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best".
Who directed The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest?
The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest was directed by Charles De Jaeger.
Who stars in The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest?
The principal cast of The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest includes Richard Dimbleby, Christopher Chataway.
When was The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest released and how long is it?
The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest was released in 1957 with a total runtime of 3m.