Jeux sans frontières season 1

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Jeux sans frontières
Season 1
No. of teams4 countries
WinnersBelgium Ciney
France Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Release
Original release1965 (1965)

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]

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
 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]

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster(s) Channel(s) Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) Ref.
 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
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) Ref(s)
  Switzerland SRG SSR TV DRS Georges Kleinmann
SSR TV Ernst-Ludwig Freisinkel

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Series Guide 1965". jsfnetgb.co.uk/series. Alan Hayes. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Intervilles revient: une émission mythique avec ses couacs, chutes et scandales de triche" (in French). RTBF. 2019-12-19.