Jeux sans frontières season 4 explained

Num Episodes:7
Module1:
Num Teams:6 countries
Label1:Head referees
Runner Up: Stans

The 4th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1968. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany 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 Vigevano (Italy), Verviers (Belgium), Siegen and Schwäbisch Hall (West Germany), Zofingen (Switzerland), and Harrogate (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Brussels (Belgium). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .[1]

France participated in the season, but due to industrial action with ORTF within the civil unrest in the country, they were unable to broadcast any of the season domestically and had to cancel hosting their designated heat. ORTF was going to host Heat 1 in Paris, but they moved the heat to Épinal first and canceled it later. The teams that were going to participate in this heat were relocated to an additional last heat hosted by ARD in Schwäbisch Hall.[2]

The season was won by the team from Osterholz-Scharmbeck, West Germany, being the runner-up the team from Stans, Switzerland.[3]

Participants

CountryBroadcasterCodeColour
RTBBYellow
ORTFFPurple
RAIIBlue
SRG SSR TSICHGold
BBCGBRed
ARDDLight blue

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 3 July 1968 in Zofingen, Switzerland.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1DKaufbeuren49
2BWatermael-Boitsfort47
3CHZofingen46
4FHaguenau40
5GBNew Brighton33
6ITrani29

Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by RTB on 17 July 1968 in Verviers, Belgium.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1ITerracina51
2BVerviers48
3DHomburg48
4GBPlymouth40
5CHBellinzona34
6FSaint-Quentin28

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by RAI on 31 July 1968 in Vigevano, Italy.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1BBressoux50
2DLandau43
3FLibourne41
4IPordenone36
5CHEstavayer-le-Lac34
6GBMerton32

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by the BBC on 14 August 1968 in Harrogate, United Kingdom.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1DOsterholz-Scharmbeck47
2CHStans40
3FVannes38
3GBDundee38
5IAscoli Piceno37
6BMons28

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 28 August 1968 in Siegen, West Germany.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1DSiegen48
2GBCheltenham44
3IBiella39
4CHMendrisio37
5BWinschoten36
6FÉpinal36

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 4 September 1968 in Schwäbisch Hall, West Germany.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1DInzell52
2GBWorthing46
3IAlghero40
4FCancale39
5BBastogne35
6CHNeuchâtel31

Qualifiers

CountryTownPlace wonPoints won
ITerracina151
BBressoux150
DOsterholz-Scharmbeck147
GBWorthing246
CHStans240
FVannes338

Final

The final was hosted by RTB on 11 September 1968 at the Grand-Place in Brussels, Belgium.

PlaceCountryTownPoints
1DOsterholz-Scharmbeck41
2CHStans39
3FVannes33
4GBWorthing32
5BBressoux27
6ITerracina24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeux sans frontières 1968. fr. jsfnetfrance.free.fr. 16 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Jeux Sans Frontières 1968. jsfnetgb.co.uk. 16 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Series Edizione 1968. giochisenzafrontiere.net. it. Pillirone, Nicolo. 16 June 2024.