Who remembers the Panorama show from 1957 on which David Dimbleby announced the record year for the harvest of spaghetti?
It was still many years after this before I became even a twinkle in my parents’ eyes and yet I know this clip well and it still makes me smile.
If this has made you hungry for more, why not try an Italian Med cruise on board Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas on 20th July 14 nights from £1249pp
Or for the rarer crops in Switzerland perhaps a scenic river cruise?