Jeux sans frontières season 15

The 15th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1979. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Yugoslavia 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 Ascona (Switzerland), Saint-Gaudens (France), Donji Milanovac (Yugoslavia), Chioggia (Italy), Brussels (Belgium), Bonn (West Germany), St Albans (United Kingdom), and Cascais (Portugal). The grand final was held in Bordeaux (France). The head international referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].[1][2]

Jeux sans frontières
Season 15
No. of teams8 countries
WinnerFrance Bar-le-Duc
Runner-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zrenjanin
Head referees
No. of episodes9
Release
Original release29 May (1979-05-29) –
19 September 1979 (1979-09-19)
Season chronology
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Season 14
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Season 16

The season was won by the team from Bar-le-Duc, France, being the runner-up the team from Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia.[3]

Participants

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Country Broadcaster Code Colour
  Belgium RTBF / BRT B Yellow
  France Antenne 2 F Green
  Italy RAI I Blue
  Portugal RTP P Orange
   Switzerland SRG SSR TSI CH White and red
  United Kingdom BBC GB Red
  West Germany ARD D Light blue
  Yugoslavia JRT YU White and blue

Heats

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Heat 1

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Heat 1 was hosted by SRG SSR TSI on 29 May 1979 in Ascona, Switzerland.

Place Country Town Points
1 CH Ascona 45
2 GB Arun 44
3 I Ancona 40
4 P Braga 38
5 D Unterschleißheim 34
5 YU Tetovo 34
7 B Tubize 27
8 F Digne-les-Bains 26

Heat 2

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Heat 2 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 13 June 1979 in Saint-Gaudens, France.

Place Country Town Points
1 YU Zrenjanin 53
2 I Aosta 47
3 D Mering 45
4 B Beringen 38
5 CH Romont 33
5 GB Henley-on-Thames 33
7 P Aveiro 28
8 F Saint-Gaudens 21

Heat 3

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Heat 3 was hosted by TV Belgrade on behalf of JRT on 27 June 1979 in Donji Milanovac, Yugoslavia.

Place Country Town Points
1 YU Donji Milanovac 48
2 CH Weggis 43
3 GB North Walsham 35
4 B Theux 34
5 D Starnberg 32
6 P Horta 29
7 F Saint-Chamond 28
8 I Castel San Pietro Terme 23

Heat 4

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Heat 4 was hosted by RAI on 11 July 1979 in Chioggia, Italy.

Place Country Town Points
1 I Chioggia 46
2 GB Dudley 44
3 F Troyes 43
4 B Izegem 38
4 D Aurich 38
6 CH Monthey 29
7 P Évora 26
8 YU Bar 23

Heat 5

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Heat 5 was hosted by RTBF and BRT on 25 July 1979 in Brussels, Belgium.

Place Country Town Points
1 YU Belgrade 51
2 CH Zürich 46
3 F Paris 40
4 D Neumünster 38
5 B Brussels 35
6 I Rome 30
7 GB Kingston-upon-Thames 27
8 P Lisbon 26

Heat 6

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Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 8 August 1979 in Bonn, West Germany.

Place Country Town Points
1 D Bonn 47
2 YU Karlovac 43
3 I Merano 42
4 GB Douglas 40
5 F Mandelieu-la-Napoule 36
6 P Funchal 32
7 CH Trélex 28
8 B Mouscron 20

Heat 7

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Heat 7 was hosted by the BBC on 21 August 1979 in St Albans, United Kingdom.

Place Country Town Points
1 F Bar-le-Duc 52
2 YU Banja Luka 49
3 B Lierde 42
4 GB St Albans 40
5 D Bad Segeberg 39
6 CH Roveredo 33
7 I Ragusa 23
8 P Albufeira 14

Heat 8

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Heat 8 was hosted by RTP on 5 September 1979 in Cascais, Portugal.

Place Country Town Points
1 GB Bury 43
2 CH Rorschach 41
2 F Rochefort-Samson 41
4 D Aichach 38
5 YU Nova Gorica 35
6 B Eupen 32
6 P Cascais-Estoril 32
8 I Eboli 26

Qualifiers

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

Country Town Place won Points won
YU Zrenjanin 1 53
F Bar-le-Duc 1 52
D Bonn 1 47
I Chioggia 1 46
CH Ascona 1 45
GB Bury 1 43
B Lierde 3 42
P Braga 4 38

Final

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The final was hosted by Antenne 2 on 19 September 1979 in Bordeaux, France.

Place Country Town Points
1 F Bar-le-Duc 50
2 YU Zrenjanin 43
3 B Lierde 40
4 CH Ascona 37
5 I Chioggia 33
6 D Bonn 30
6 GB Bury 30
8 P Braga 27

References

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  1. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1979". jsfnetfrance.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeux sans frontières 1979". jsfnetgb.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ Pillirone, Nicolo. "Series Edizione 1979". giochisenzafrontiere.net (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.