BBC Spaghetti Tree Hoax

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gptkbp:instanceOf media hoax
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Panorama
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date April 1, 1957
gptkbp:depicts people harvesting spaghetti from trees
gptkbp:duration about 3 minutes
gptkbp:format gptkb:television
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BBC Spaghetti Tree Hoax
gptkbp:impact many viewers believed it was real
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:April_Fools'_Day
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy frequently cited as a classic media hoax
gptkbp:location gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:television
gptkbp:narrator gptkb:Richard_Dimbleby
gptkbp:notableFor April Fools' Day prank
being one of the earliest television hoaxes
gptkbp:receivedCallsFrom viewers asking how to grow spaghetti
gptkbp:subject spaghetti harvest
gptkbp:targetAudience British public
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:April_Fools'_Day
gptkb:April_Fools'_Day_pranks
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7