The Spaghetti Tree

April 7

16 mins

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Episode Description

Spaghetti, like money, does not grow on trees. But it turns out that that may not have been common knowledge in ‘50s Britain… and the BBC, after putting together a whimsical April Fools’ segment, suddenly had some explaining to do. We begin our April Fools’ celebration with lots of tricks and fun. Be sure to follow all month!

Hosted by Laurah Norton

Research by Bryan Worters and Maura Currie

Written, Engineered & Produced by Maura Currie

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Works Cited

BBC On This Day

NA, “History of British Television,” Science and Media Museum, 2011.

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NA, “TV hoax fools the…” Belfast Telegraph, 1957.

James Thomas, “TV fools viewers…” Daily News, 1957.

NA, “What a dish - with…” Daily Herald, 1957.

NA, “TV TOPICS,” Shetland Times, 1957.

Jack Stepler, “Spaghetti Tree,” Ottowa Citizen, 1957.

NA, “Spaghetti and Cocktails: The pitiless…” The Scotsman, 1957.

NA, “Spaghetti is harvested…” Runcorn Weekly News, 1957.

Arthur Dunn, “Practical joking the…” Belfast Telegraph, 1962.