Jeux sans frontières season 8

Jeux sans frontières
Season 8
No. of teams7 countries
WinnerSwitzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds
Runner-upItaly Città di Castello
Head referees
No. of episodes8
Release
Original release23 May (1972-05-23) –
13 September 1972 (1972-09-13)
Season chronology

The 8th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1972. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, 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 Passariano di Codroipo (Italy), Spa (Belgium), Westerland (West Germany), Delft (Netherlands), Nice (France), Bern (Switzerland), and Sheffield (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Lausanne (Switzerland). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi.[1]

The season was won by the team from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the runner-up being the team from Città di Castello, Italy.[2][3]

Participants

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

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by RTB on 23 May 1972 in Spa, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Michel Lemaire.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Salisbury 48
2 CH La Chaux-de-Fonds 44
3 D Hirschau 38
4 F Anglet 28
5 NL Franeker 26
6 B Spa 25
7 I Ostuni 19

Heats 2

Heat 2 was hosted by TV DRS on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 7 June 1972 in Bern, Switzerland, presented by Jan Hiermeyer.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Waldkraiburg 43
2 I Terracina 42
3 CH Jegenstorf 39
4 NL IJsselstein 36
5 B Gembloux 30
6 F Thiers 23
7 GB Banbury 22

Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by ARD on 20 June 1972 in Westerland, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen and Frank Elstner.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Westerland 47
2 CH Massagno 42
3 NL Ridderkerk 40
4 GB Folkestone 37
5 I Carpi 30
6 B Middelkerke 22
7 F Angoulême 17

Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by RAI on 5 July 1972 at the grounds of Villa Manin in Passariano di Codroipo, Italy, presented by Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti.

Place Country Town Points
1 NL Venray 44
2 I Codroipo 38
3 D Oberursel 36
4 B Zottegem 31
5 F Moëlan-sur-Mer 30
6 GB Dalkeith 28
7 CH Sarnen 23

Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by ORTF on 19 July 1972 in Nice, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier.

Place Country Town Points
1 I Città di Castello 40
1 D Rodenkirchen 40
3 CH Thônex 39
4 GB Lincoln 37
5 NL Zelhem 27
6 B Bouillon 23
7 F Nice 19

Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 2 August 1972 in Sheffield, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Bad Münstereifel 43
2 GB Congleton 40
3 NL Lisse 36
4 CH Küsnacht 33
5 B Woluwe-Saint-Pierre 29
6 F Gap 28
7 I Pontedera 19

Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by NCRV on 16 August 1972 in Delft, Netherlands, presented by Dick Passchier and Barend Barendse.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Luton 43
2 D Ahrensburg 36
3 NL Bladel 35
4 B Leuven 34
5 I Sermoneta 33
6 CH Giubiasco 31
7 F Saintes 24

Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:

Country Town Place won Points won
GB Salisbury 1 48
D Westerland 1 47
NL Venray 1 44
I Città di Castello 1 40
CH La Chaux-de-Fonds 2 44
B Leuven 4 34
F Anglet 4 28

Final

The final was hosted by TSR on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 13 September 1972 in Lausanne, Switzerland, presented by Georges Kleinmann and Madeleine Stalder.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH La Chaux-de-Fonds 42
2 I Città di Castello 38
2 NL Venray 38
4 F Anglet 36
4 GB Salisbury 36
6 D Westerland 35
7 B Leuven 25

References

  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1972". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1972". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Jeux Sans Frontières 1972". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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