On Wednesday 03 April 2002 00:03, matthew johnson wrote:
From waht I remember is that they actually covered trees in spaghetti and did it documentary style. I believe from mylimited memory on this tat they went to a village in the Alps, although I could be wrong here.
It was done with a serious tone :).
Found elsewhere on the net: April 2 1957 : The B.B.C. made "April Fools" of many television viewers last night by showing a film apparently of spaghetti growing on trees. It was broadcast at the end of the "Panorama" programme with great seriousness and a commentary by Richard Dimbleby, who referred to the exceptionally mild winter which had resulted in the unusually heavy spaghetti crop. The film depicted women gathering the "crop" and laying it in receptacles. Most viewers who phoned in seeking an explanation, took the joke good-humouredly, but there were a minority who thought it was childish and irresponsible. Best regards, David List