Jeux sans frontières season 4

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 Guido Pancaldi [it].[1]

Jeux sans frontières
Season 4
No. of teams6 countries
WinnerWest Germany Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Runner-upSwitzerland Stans
Head referees
No. of episodes7
Release
Original release3 July (1968-07-03) –
11 September 1968 (1968-09-11)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 3
Next →
Season 5

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

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Country Broadcaster Code Colour
  Belgium RTB B Yellow
  France ORTF F Purple
  Italy RAI I Blue
   Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CH Gold
  United Kingdom BBC GB Red
  West Germany ARD D Light blue

Heats

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Heat 1

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

Place Country Town Points
1 D Kaufbeuren 49
2 B Watermael-Boitsfort 47
3 CH Zofingen 46
4 F Haguenau 40
5 GB New Brighton 33
6 I Trani 29

Heat 2

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

Place Country Town Points
1 I Terracina 51
2 B Verviers 48
3 D Homburg 48
4 GB Plymouth 40
5 CH Bellinzona 34
6 F Saint-Quentin 28

Heat 3

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

Place Country Town Points
1 B Bressoux 50
2 D Landau 43
3 F Libourne 41
4 I Pordenone 36
5 CH Estavayer-le-Lac 34
6 GB Merton 32

Heat 4

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

Place Country Town Points
1 D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 47
2 CH Stans 40
3 F Vannes 38
3 GB Dundee 38
5 I Ascoli Piceno 37
6 B Mons 28

Heat 5

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

Place Country Town Points
1 D Siegen 48
2 GB Cheltenham 44
3 I Biella 39
4 CH Mendrisio 37
5 B Winschoten 36
6 F Épinal 36

Heat 6

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

Place Country Town Points
1 D Inzell 52
2 GB Worthing 46
3 I Alghero 40
4 F Cancale 39
5 B Bastogne 35
6 CH Neuchâtel 31

Qualifiers

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Country Town Place won Points won
I Terracina 1 51
B Bressoux 1 50
D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1 47
GB Worthing 2 46
CH Stans 2 40
F Vannes 3 38

Final

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

Place Country Town Points
1 D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 41
2 CH Stans 39
3 F Vannes 33
4 GB Worthing 32
5 B Bressoux 27
6 I Terracina 24

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1968". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1968". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1968". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.