Would you cheddar believe it?

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Cheesecam goes global

They said it would be the most boring broadcast ever, but a webcam pointed at a West Country Farmhouse Cheddar cheese in the West Country has become a worldwide viewing phenomenon.

The idea, originally hatched by a group of dairy farmers over a pint, has become cult viewing, attracting an audience of over 400,000 visitors from such far flung places as India, Iceland and New Zealand.

The patience of regular visitors to www.cheddarvision.tv, who have referred to the ‘action’ as something akin to watching paint dry, is about to be rewarded. After three months something will actually happen! In a climax comparable to finding out what happens in TV’s Lost, the first quality check of the cheese will take place this week.

As many as 50,000 people are expected to tune in for this momentous event, which will take place on a dairy farm in Somerset on March 29th.