Jeux sans frontières season 18 explained

Num Episodes:	8
Module1:	Num Teams: 7 countries Label1: Head referees Runner Up: Versoix

The 18th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1982. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as La Maddalena (Italy), Šibenik (Yugoslavia), Issy-les-Moulineaux (France), Tesserete (Switzerland), Funchal (Portugal), Sherborne (United Kingdom), and Ghent (Belgium). The grand final was held in Urbino (Italy). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .^[1]

For each heat, each broadcaster sent a mixed team of twelve members (six men and six women) from a city or town from its country that competed against each other in a series of games –funny physical games played in outlandish costumes, though none-the-less technically difficult– themed in the specific topic of the episode. After the seven heats, the most successful team from each country competed in the grand final. Each of the episodes was presented by the host broadcaster in its own language. Each of the participating broadcasters had their own presenters who did some on-site presentations for their audience and commented on the competition in their language.^[1]

The season was won by the team from Rochefort, Belgium, being the runner-up the team from Versoix, Switzerland.^[2]

Participants

Country	Broadcaster	Code	Colour	Cities
	RTBF / BRT	B	Yellow	Jette
		Wielsbeke
		Spa
		Turnhout
		Rochefort
		Frameries
		Ghent
	Antenne 2	F	Green	Sancerre
		Foix
		Issy-les-Moulineaux
		Vendôme
		Lodève
		Dieppe
		Le Cannet
	RAI	I	Blue	La Maddalena
		San Benedetto del Tronto
		Lanuvio
		Garda
		Recoaro Terme
		Lizzano
		Maratea
	RTP	P	Orange	Tomar
		Algarve
		Caldas da Rainha
		Viseu
	SRG SSR TSI	CH	White and red	Gordola
		Romanshorn
		Tesserete
		Schinznach-Bad
		Versoix
		Plaffeien
	BBC	GB	Red	Charnwood
		Keswick
		Christchurch
		Lochgilphead
		Rotherham
		West Dorset
		Charnwood
	JRT	YU	White and blue	Zadar
		Šibenik
		Čačak
		Umag
		Ulcinj
		Jajce

Season overview

Heat	Date	Host	Theme	Winner
Broadcaster	City
1	25 May	RAI	La Maddalena	"The Seven Islands of the Archipelago"	Charnwood
2	8 June	JRT (TV Zagreb)	Šibenik	"Children’s Folk Tales"	Foix
3	29 June	Antenne 2	Issy-les-Moulineaux	"Transport Through the Ages"	Čačak
4	13 July	SRG SSR TSI (TSI)	Tesserete	"Local Customs, Folklore and Festivals"	Tesserete
5	27 July	RTP	Funchal	"Madeiran Life"
6	10 August	BBC	Sherborne	"The Sailors' Homecoming"	Versoix
7	24 August	BRT	Ghent	"Gent in the Year 1544"	Le Cannet
	7 September	RAI	Udine	"Choice Games"	Rochefort

Results

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 25 May 1982 at the port of La Maddalena, Italy, was themed about the Maddalena archipelago and its seven islands, and was presented by Michele Gammino and Simona Izzo.

Heat result

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	GB	Charnwood	44
2	I	La Maddalena	38
3	CH	Gordola	33
3	YU	Zadar	33
5	P	Tomar	29
6	F	Sancerre	25
7	B	Jette	20

Detailed scoreboard

Team	Country	Games^[3]
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	Total
Jette	B	3	1	2	1	5	3		2	2	20
Gordola	CH		2	6	4	5	6	1	1	1	33
Sancerre	F	1		1	2	5	1	6	6	6	25
Charnwood	GB	2	12		6	6	5	5	3	3	44
La Maddalena	I	5	6	5		2	6	3	5	5	38
Tomar	P	6	3	4	5		2	2	4	6	29
Zadar	YU	4	5	4	3	2		4	7	4	33

Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by TV Zagreb on behalf of JRT on 8 June 1982 at the Rade Končar Stadium in Šibenik, Yugoslavia, was themed about the tales of the Brothers Grimm, and was presented by and Minja Subota.

Heat result

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	F	Foix	47
2	B	Wielsbeke	43
3	YU	Šibenik	38
4	GB	Keswick	30
5	P	Azores	29
6	I	San Benedetto del Tronto	20
7	CH	Vallée de Joux	13

Detailed scoreboard

Team	Country	Games
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	Total
Wielsbeke	B	4	12	2	1		5	6	7	6	43
Vallée de Joux	CH	1	4	1	1	3		1	1	1	13
Foix	F	6	4	4	5	5	12		6	5	47
Keswick	GB		1	6	1	4	3	5	3	7	30
San Benedetto del Tronto	I	3		5	1	1	1	2	4	3	20
Azores	P	2	4		6	2	2	6	5	2	29
Šibenik	YU	6	9	3		6	4	3	3	4	38

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 29 June 1982 at Île Saint-Germain in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, was themed about the means of transport through time, and was presented by and Guy Lux.

Heat result

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	YU	Čačak	45
2	F	Issy-les-Moulineaux	39
3	CH	Romanshorn	33
4	B	Spa	31
5	P	Algarve	28
6	GB	Christchurch	26
7	I	Lanuvio	25

Detailed scoreboard

Team	Country	Games
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	Total
Spa	B	2		3	6	5	4	3	6	2	31
Romanshorn	CH	3	5		12	3	1	1	5	3	33
Issy-les-Moulineaux	F	6	4	2		6	5	5	7	4	39
Christchurch	GB	2	2	1	2		3	6	4	6	26
Lanuvio	I	4	1	5	3	3		2	2	5	25
Algarve	P	12	3	6	1	1	3		1	1	28
Čačak	YU		6	4	9	6	6	4	3	7	45

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by TSI on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 13 July 1982 at the grounds of the Army barracks in Tesserete, Switzerland, was themed about the customs, folklore, and festivals of the town, and was presented by and .

Heat result

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	CH	Tesserete	45
2	B	Turnhout	42
3	I	Garda	35
4	P	Caldas da Rainha	32
5	GB	Lochgilphead	25
6	YU	Umag	23
7	F	Vendôme	19

Detailed scoreboard

Team	Country	Games
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	Total
Turnhout	B	5	6		12	3	5	4	5	2	42
Tesserete	CH	5	1	5		12	6	6	7	7	45
Vendôme	F	2	3	1	5		1	1	1	5	19
Lochgilphead	GB	6	5	1	1	4		2	2	4	25
Garda	I	2	4	6	4	1	6		6	6	35
Caldas da Rainha	P		2	1	3	3	3	9	4	7	32
Umag	YU	3		5	2	5	1	3	3	1	23

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by RTP on 27 July 1982 at the grounds of a high school in Funchal, Portugal, was themed about the traditions of Madeira, and was presented by Eládio Clímaco,, and Maria João Carreira.

Heat result

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	B	Rochefort	40
1	P	Madeira	40
3	CH	Schinznach-Bad	37
3	YU	Novi Sad	37
5	I	Recoaro Terme	28
6	F	Lodève	25
7	GB	Rotherham	16

Detailed scoreboard

Team	Country	Games
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	Total
Rochefort	B	6	4	9	5	4		4	7	1	40
Schinznach-Bad	CH	1	12	3	6	5	3		3	4	37
Lodève	F		12	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	25
Rotherham	GB	1		1	1	1	1	4	2	5	16
Recoaro Terme	I	1	2		3	3	6	1	5	7	28
Madeira	P	1	1	6		12	5	6	6	3	40
Novi Sad	YU	5	3	4	6		4	5	4	6	37

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 10 August 1982 at the grounds of the Castle of Sherborne, United Kingdom, was themed about pirates, and was presented by Stuart Hall and Brian Cant.

Heat result

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	CH	Versoix	46
2	YU	Ulcinj	39
3	GB	West Dorset	38
3	P		38
5	F	Dieppe	34
6	I	Lizzano	30
7	B	Frameries	14

Detailed scoreboard

Team	Country	Games
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	Total
Frameries	B		1	2	2	1	2	3	1	2	14
Versoix	CH	6		6	12	3	4	6	5	4	46
Dieppe	F	1	4		4	2	9	2	7	5	34
West Dorset	GB	3	9	4		4	1	5	6	6	38
Lizzano	I	2	3	3	3		6	5	5	3	30
Vila Real-Mateus	P	5	6	5	9	6		1	5	1	38
Ulcinj	YU	4	2	2	1	6	12		5	7	39

Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by BRT on 24 August 1982 at the Sint-Pietersplein in Ghent, Belgium, was themed about the town in 1543, and was presented by and .

Heat result

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	F	Le Cannet	39
2	CH	Plaffeien	37
2	GB	Gloucester	37
4	B	Ghent	34
5	YU	Jajce	30
6	P	Viseu	28
7	I	Maratea	17

Detailed scoreboard

Team	Country	Games
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	Total
Ghent	B	1	3	3		6	3	4	7	7	34
Plaffeien	CH	4	6	1	6		6	2	6	6	37
Le Cannet	F	3	4	6	4	6		6	5	5	39
Gloucester	GB	6	5	9	2	1	6		4	4	37
Maratea	I		1	3	1	5	2	1	1	3	17
Viseu	P	1		12	3	2	1	5	3	1	28
Jajce	YU	5	1		5	3	9	3	2	2	30

Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

Country	Town	Place won	Points won
F	Foix	1	47
CH	Versoix	1	46
YU	Čačak	1	45
GB	Charnwood	1	44
CH	Madeira	1	40
B	Rochefort	1	40
I	La Maddalena	2	38

Final

The final was hosted by RAI on 7 September 1982 at the Piazzale del Mercatale in Urbino, Italy, was themed about the symbols of European countries, and was presented by Michele Gammino and Simona Izzo.

Final result

Place	Country	Town	Points
1	B	Rochefort	45
2	CH	Versoix	38
3	P	Madeira	35
4	I	La Maddalena	33
5	GB	Charnwood	30
6	YU	Čačak	28
7	F	Foix	24

Detailed scoreboard

Team	Country	Games
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8	Total
Rochefort	B		12	5	3	2	6	5	7	5	45
Versoix	CH	6	5	12		6	4	1	1	3	38
Foix	F	3	2	2	2	3	4		3	4	24
Charnwood	GB	5	1	1	4	9		3	5	2	30
La Maddalena	I	9	3		5	2	1	4	2	7	33
Madeira	P	2		3	2	4	2	12	4	6	35
Čačak	YU	2	4	4	6		3	2	6	1	28

Broadcasts

The competition was transmitted to the participating broadcasters via the Eurovision network. In most cases, broadcasters aired the episodes in their territory with a delay of one or two days. Only some broadcasters aired live heat 1 and the final.

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Channel(s)	Presenter(s)/Commentator(s)
	RTBF	RTBF1	Paule Herreman
	BRT	TV1
	Antenne 2
	RAI	Rete 2
	RTP	RTP1
	SRG SSR TSI	TSR
		TV DRS
		TSI
	BBC	BBC1	Stuart Hall
	JRT	TVB 1	Minja Subota
		TVZ 1	unknown

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeux sans frontières 1982. fr. jsfnetfrance.free.fr. 13 June 2024.
2. Web site: Series Edizione 1982. giochisenzafrontiere.net. it. Pillirone, Nicolo. 13 June 2024.
3. Web site: Series Guide: 1982 . JSFNet GB.