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The first season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in summer 1965. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The competition features teams from towns from those countries competing against each other two by two, broadcast live from both competing towns to all the participating broadcasters via the Eurovision network. The winners of this edition were the cities of Ciney, Belgium, and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France.[1]
Jeux sans frontières | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of teams | 4 countries |
Winners | Ciney, Belgium Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, France |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Release | |
Original network | |
Original release | 26 May 15 September 1965 | –
Season chronology |
Overview
editJeux sans frontières ("Games Without Borders" in French) is an international television game show, based on the French programme Intervilles which was first broadcast in 1962. It was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which owned the format. In non-French-speaking countries, the show had alternative titles. It is also widely known as It's a Knockout, the title of the BBC's domestic version and national selection for the programme. The idea of the show came from French President Charles de Gaulle, whose wish was that French and German youth would meet in a series of games to reinforce the friendship between the two countries.[2]
Format
editIn its original conception, teams from Belgium, France, West Germany, and Italy competed each week in head-to-head competition between two cities or towns from two of the four competing countries. There would be sports events, but also studio-based quizzes each week. Eventually, all teams would have competed against each other and the teams with the highest cumulative points for each nation from the series would meet in two semi-finals, with the two winners meeting in the final.[3]
Participants
editCountry | Broadcaster | Code | Colour | Cities |
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Belgium | RTB | B | Yellow | Binche |
Stavelot | ||||
Ciney | ||||
France | ORTF | F | Green | Dax |
Orange | ||||
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | ||||
Italy | RAI | I | Dark Blue | Camogli |
Orvieto | ||||
Ischia | ||||
West Germany | ARD | D | Red | Warendorf |
Siegburg | ||||
Lemgo |
Heats
editHeat 1
editHeat 1 was hosted on 26 May 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | D | Warendorf | 4 |
2 | F | Dax | 0 |
Heat 2
editHeat 2 was hosted on 9 June 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | F | Orange | 7 |
2 | I | Camogli | 5 |
Heat 3
editHeat 3 was hosted on 23 June 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Binche | 4 |
2 | D | Siegburg | 4 |
Heat 4
editHeat 4 was hosted on 7 July 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | F | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 4 |
2 | B | Stavelot | -2 |
Heat 5
editHeat 5 was hosted on 21 July 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | I | Orvieto | 10 |
2 | D | Lemgo | 4 |
Heat 6
editHeat 6 was hosted on 4 August 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Ciney | 6 |
2 | I | Ischia | 4 |
Semi-finals
editSemi-final 1
editSemi-final 1 was hosted on 18 August 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Ciney | 13 |
2 | D | Warendorf | 13 |
Semi-final 2
editSemi-final 2 was hosted on 1 September 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | F | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 7 |
2 | I | Orvieto | 5 |
Final
editThe final was hosted on 15 September 1965.
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Ciney | 11 |
1 | F | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 11 |
Broadcasts
editThe competition was broadcast live from both competing towns to the participating broadcasters via the Eurovision network.
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Channel(s) | Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | RTB | RTB | Pierre Brive, Paule Herreman and Jean-Claude Menessier | [3] |
France | ORTF | Première Chaîne | Simone Garnier, Yvonne Kasawicz, Guy Lux, Joseph Pasteur and Léon Zitrone | |
Italy | RAI | Secondo Programma | Lea Landi, Giulio Marchetti and Enzo Tortora | |
West Germany | ARD | Deutsches Fernsehen | Arnim Dahl, Camillo Felgen, Lilo Katzke, Albert Raisner and Otto Ernst Rock |
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | TV DRS | Georges Kleinmann | [3] |
SSR TV | Ernst-Ludwig Freisinkel |
References
edit- ^ "Series Guide 1965". jsfnetgb.co.uk/series. Alan Hayes. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Intervilles revient: une émission mythique avec ses couacs, chutes et scandales de triche" (in French). RTBF. 2019-12-19. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ a b c "Jeux sans frontières 1965". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2024.