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THE SPAGHETTI TREE HOAX
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THE SPAGHETTI TREE HOAX  The spaghetti tree hoax is a famous hoax that was broadcasted on April Fools’ Day, 1957. It was shown by the BBC in its current affairs flagship programme, Panorama. About eight million people watched the programme narrated by the respected broadcaster Richard Dimbleby. Panorama reported on one family in southern Switzerland during the harvest of their spaghetti trees. It told the story of a bumper spaghetti harvest after a mild winter and the disappearance of a spaghetti-eating weevil. Hundreds of viewers phoned into the BBC. Some viewers even phoned the BBC to get advice about growing their own spaghetti trees. The BBC advised them to "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best". In the 1950s, pasta was not widely eaten in Britain. Spaghetti, with tomato sauce, was mainly sold in tins and only eaten by a few people. Most British people then were unaware that spaghetti is pasta made from wheat flour and water. Decades later, CNN called this broadcast "the biggest hoax that any reputable news establishment ever pulled." And no one died from this hoax! What's the best hoax you have come across? Have you been hoaxed? Have you hoaxed someone? Inside are a couple of pictures of the fictitious harvest of spaghetti trees. |
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The Spaghetti tree: [image]
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The Spaghetti tree harvest: [image]
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Derren Brown is a genius. Our favourites are his heist and Russian roulette hoaxes. We saw him live; he was even more impressive than on television. The power of psychology! xx
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