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The first season of the European television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in 1965. The participant countries of the games were Belgium, France, Italy and West Germany. The winners of this edition were the cities of Ciney and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux.[1]
Jeux sans frontières | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of teams | 4 countries |
Winners | Ciney Saint-Amand-les-Eaux |
Release | |
Original release | 1965 |
Overview edit
Jeux sans frontières ("Games Without Borders" in French) is a Europe-wide 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 edit
In 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 nations. 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.
Participating countries and cities edit
Country | Code | Colour | Cities |
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Belgium | B | Yellow | Binche |
Stavelot | |||
Ciney | |||
France | F | Green | Dax |
Orange | |||
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | |||
Italy | I | Dark Blue | Camogli |
Orvieto | |||
Ischia | |||
West Germany | D | Red | Warendorf |
Siegburg | |||
Lemgo |
Heat 1 edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | D | Warendorf | 4 |
2 | F | Dax | 0 |
Heat 2 edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | F | Orange | 7 |
2 | I | Camogli | 5 |
Heat 3 edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Binche | 4 |
2 | D | Siegburg | 4 |
Heat 4 edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | F | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 4 |
2 | B | Stavelot | -2 |
Heat 5 edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | I | Orvieto | 10 |
2 | D | Lemgo | 4 |
Heat 6 edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Ciney | 6 |
2 | I | Ischia | 4 |
Semi-final 1 edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Ciney | 13 |
2 | D | Warendorf | 13 |
Semi-final 2 edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | F | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 7 |
2 | I | Orvieto | 5 |
International final edit
Place | Country | Town | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | B | Ciney | 11 |
1 | F | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 11 |
Broadcasts edit
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Channel(s) | Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) | Ref. |
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Belgium | RTB | RTB | Pierre Brive, Paule Herreman and Jean-Claude Menessier | |
France | ORTF | Première Chaîne | Simone Garnier, Yvonne Kasawicz, Guy Lux, Joseph Pasteur and Léon Zitrone | |
Germany | ARD | Deutsches Fernsehen | Arnim Dahl, Camillo Felgen, Lilo Katzke, Albert Raisner and Otto Ernst Rock | |
Italy | RAI | Secondo Programma | Lea Landi, Giulio Marchetti and Enzo Tortora |
Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | SRG SSR | TV DRS | Georges Kleinmann | |
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.