# Jeux sans frontières season 18

The 18th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1982. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, 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 La Maddalena (Italy), Šibenik (Yugoslavia), Issy-les-Moulineaux (France), Tesserete (Switzerland), Funchal (Portugal), Sherborne (United Kingdom), and Ghent (Belgium). The grand final was held in Urbino (Italy). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it].
For each heat, each broadcaster sent a mixed team of twelve members (six men and six women) from a city or town from its country that competed against each other in a series of games –funny physical games played in outlandish costumes, though none-the-less technically difficult– related to the specific theme of the heat. After the seven heats, the most successful team from each country competed in the grand final. Each of the episodes was presented by the host broadcaster in its own language. Each of the participating broadcasters had their own presenters who did some on-site presentations for their audience and commented on the competition in their language.
The season was won by the team from Rochefort, Belgium, the runner-up being the team from Versoix, Switzerland.

## Participants

| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour | Cities |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow | Jette |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow | Wielsbeke |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow | Spa |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow | Turnhout |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow | Rochefort |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow | Frameries |
| Belgium | RTBF / BRT | B | Yellow | Ghent |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green | Sancerre |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green | Foix |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green | Vendôme |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green | Lodève |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green | Dieppe |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Green | Le Cannet |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue | La Maddalena |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue | San Benedetto del Tronto |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue | Lanuvio |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue | Garda |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue | Recoaro Terme |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue | Lizzano |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue | Maratea |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Orange | Tomar |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Orange | Azores |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Orange | Algarve |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Orange | Caldas da Rainha |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Orange | Madeira |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Orange | Vila Real-Mateus |
| Portugal | RTP | P | Orange | Viseu |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red | Gordola |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red | Vallée de Joux |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red | Romanshorn |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red | Tesserete |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red | Schinznach-Bad |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red | Versoix |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | White and red | Plaffeien |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red | Charnwood |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red | Keswick |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red | Christchurch |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red | Lochgilphead |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red | Rotherham |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red | West Dorset |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red | Charnwood |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue | Zadar |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue | Šibenik |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue | Čačak |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue | Umag |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue | Novi Sad |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue | Ulcinj |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | YU | White and blue | Jajce |

## Season overview

| Heat | Date | Host | Host | Theme | Winner |
| Heat | Date | Broadcaster | City | Theme | Winner |
| 1 | 25 May | RAI | La Maddalena | "The Seven Islands of the Archipelago" | Charnwood |
| 2 | 8 June | JRT (TV Belgrade) | Šibenik | "Children’s Folk Tales" | Foix |
| 3 | 29 June | Antenne 2 | Issy-les-Moulineaux | "Transport Through the Ages" | Čačak |
| 4 | 13 July | SRG SSR TSI (TSI) | Tesserete | "Local Customs, Folklore and Festivals" | Tesserete |
| 5 | 27 July | RTP | Funchal | "Madeiran Life" | Rochefort Madeira |
| 6 | 10 August | BBC | Sherborne | "The Sailors' Homecoming" | Versoix |
| 7 | 24 August | BRT | Ghent | "Gent in the Year 1544" | Le Cannet |
| IF | 7 September | RAI | Udine | "Choice Games" | Rochefort |

## Results
### Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by RAI on 25 May 1982 at the port of La Maddalena, Italy, its theme being the Maddalena archipelago and its seven islands, and was presented by Michele Gammino and Simona Izzo.

#### Heat result

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | GB | Charnwood | 44 |
| 2 | I | La Maddalena | 38 |
| 3 | CH | Gordola | 33 |
| 3 | YU | Zadar | 33 |
| 5 | P | Tomar | 29 |
| 6 | F | Sancerre | 25 |
| 7 | B | Jette | 20 |

#### Detailed scoreboard

| Team | Country | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games |
| Team | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | FR | 8 | Total |
| Jette | B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Gordola | CH | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Sancerre | F | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Charnwood | GB | 2 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| La Maddalena | I | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| Tomar | P | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
| Zadar | YU | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 33 |

### Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by TV Belgrade on behalf of JRT on 8 June 1982 at the Rade Končar Stadium in Šibenik, Yugoslavia, its theme being the tales of the Brothers Grimm, and was presented by Dunja Figenvald [sr] and Minja Subota.

#### Heat result

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | F | Foix | 47 |
| 2 | B | Wielsbeke | 43 |
| 3 | YU | Šibenik | 38 |
| 4 | GB | Keswick | 30 |
| 5 | P | Azores | 29 |
| 6 | I | San Benedetto del Tronto | 20 |
| 7 | CH | Vallée de Joux | 13 |

#### Detailed scoreboard

| Team | Country | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games |
| Team | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | FR | 8 | Total |
| Wielsbeke | B | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
| Vallée de Joux | CH | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Foix | F | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | 6 | 5 | 47 |
| Keswick | GB | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| San Benedetto del Tronto | I | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Azores | P | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| Šibenik | YU | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 38 |

### Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 29 June 1982 at Île Saint-Germain in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, its theme being the means of transport through time, and was presented by Simone Garnier [fr] and Guy Lux.

#### Heat result

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | YU | Čačak | 45 |
| 2 | F | Issy-les-Moulineaux | 39 |
| 3 | CH | Romanshorn | 33 |
| 4 | B | Spa | 31 |
| 5 | P | Algarve | 28 |
| 6 | GB | Christchurch | 26 |
| 7 | I | Lanuvio | 25 |

#### Detailed scoreboard

| Team | Country | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games |
| Team | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | FR | 8 | Total |
| Spa | B | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| Romanshorn | CH | 3 | 5 | — | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | F | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 39 |
| Christchurch | GB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| Lanuvio | I | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| Algarve | P | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Čačak | YU | — | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 45 |

### Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by TSI on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 13 July 1982 at the grounds of the Army barracks in Tesserete, Switzerland, its theme being the customs, folklore, and festivals of the town, and was presented by Mascia Cantoni [it] and Ezio Guidi [it].

#### Heat result

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Tesserete | 45 |
| 2 | B | Turnhout | 42 |
| 3 | I | Garda | 35 |
| 4 | P | Caldas da Rainha | 32 |
| 5 | GB | Lochgilphead | 25 |
| 6 | YU | Umag | 23 |
| 7 | F | Vendôme | 19 |

#### Detailed scoreboard

| Team | Country | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games |
| Team | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | FR | 8 | Total |
| Turnhout | B | 5 | 6 | — | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 42 |
| Tesserete | CH | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Vendôme | F | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| Lochgilphead | GB | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25 |
| Garda | I | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 35 |
| Caldas da Rainha | P | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 |
| Umag | YU | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 |

### Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by RTP on 27 July 1982 at the grounds of a high school in Funchal, Portugal, its theme being the traditions of Madeira, and was presented by Eládio Clímaco, Alice Cruz [pt], and Maria João Carreira.

#### Heat result

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | B | Rochefort | 40 |
| 1 | P | Madeira | 40 |
| 3 | CH | Schinznach-Bad | 37 |
| 3 | YU | Novi Sad | 37 |
| 5 | I | Recoaro Terme | 28 |
| 6 | F | Lodève | 25 |
| 7 | GB | Rotherham | 16 |

#### Detailed scoreboard

| Team | Country | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games |
| Team | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | FR | 8 | Total |
| Rochefort | B | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 40 |
| Schinznach-Bad | CH | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 37 |
| Lodève | F | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Rotherham | GB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Recoaro Terme | I | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 28 |
| Madeira | P | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 40 |
| Novi Sad | YU | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 37 |

### Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by the BBC on 10 August 1982 at the grounds of the Castle of Sherborne, United Kingdom, its theme being pirates, and was presented by Stuart Hall and Brian Cant.

#### Heat result

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Versoix | 46 |
| 2 | YU | Ulcinj | 39 |
| 3 | GB | West Dorset | 38 |
| 3 | P | Mateus (Vila Real) [pt] | 38 |
| 5 | F | Dieppe | 34 |
| 6 | I | Lizzano | 30 |
| 7 | B | Frameries | 14 |

#### Detailed scoreboard

| Team | Country | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games |
| Team | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | FR | 8 | Total |
| Frameries | B | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Versoix | CH | 6 | — | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 46 |
| Dieppe | F | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 34 |
| West Dorset | GB | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 38 |
| Lizzano | I | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| Vila Real-Mateus | P | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 38 |
| Ulcinj | YU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — | 5 | 7 | 39 |

### Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by BRT on 24 August 1982 at the Sint-Pietersplein in Ghent, Belgium, was themed about the town in 1543, and was presented by Mike Verdrengh [nl] and Walter Capiau [nl].

#### Heat result

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | F | Le Cannet | 39 |
| 2 | CH | Plaffeien | 37 |
| 2 | GB | Gloucester | 37 |
| 4 | B | Ghent | 34 |
| 5 | YU | Jajce | 30 |
| 6 | P | Viseu | 28 |
| 7 | I | Maratea | 17 |

#### Detailed scoreboard

| Team | Country | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games |
| Team | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | FR | 8 | Total |
| Ghent | B | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Plaffeien | CH | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 37 |
| Le Cannet | F | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 39 |
| Gloucester | GB | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 37 |
| Maratea | I | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| Viseu | P | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| Jajce | YU | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 |

### Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
| F | Foix | 1 | 47 |
| CH | Versoix | 1 | 46 |
| YU | Čačak | 1 | 45 |
| GB | Charnwood | 1 | 44 |
| CH | Madeira | 1 | 40 |
| B | Rochefort | 1 | 40 |
| I | La Maddalena | 2 | 38 |

## Final

The final was hosted by RAI on 7 September 1982 at the Piazzale del Mercatale in Urbino, Italy, was themed about the symbols of European countries, and was presented by Michele Gammino and Simona Izzo.

### Final result

| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | B | Rochefort | 45 |
| 2 | CH | Versoix | 38 |
| 3 | P | Madeira | 35 |
| 4 | I | La Maddalena | 33 |
| 5 | GB | Charnwood | 30 |
| 6 | YU | Čačak | 28 |
| 7 | F | Foix | 24 |

#### Detailed scoreboard

| Team | Country | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games | Games |
| Team | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | FR | 8 | Total |
| Rochefort | B | — | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 45 |
| Versoix | CH | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| Foix | F | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| Charnwood | GB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| La Maddalena | I | 9 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 33 |
| Madeira | P | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 |
| Čačak | YU | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 28 |

## Broadcasts

The competition was transmitted to the participating broadcasters via the Eurovision network. In most cases, broadcasters aired the episodes in their territory with a delay of one or two days. Only some broadcasters aired heat 1 and the final live.
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Channel(s) | Presenter(s)/Commentator(s) |
| Belgium | RTBF | RTBF1 | Paule Herreman |
| Belgium | BRT | TV1 | Mike Verdrengh [nl] |
| France | Antenne 2 | Antenne 2 | Simone Garnier [fr]Guy LuxClaude Savarit |
| Italy | RAI | Rete 2 | Michele GamminoSimona Izzo |
| Portugal | RTP | RTP1 | Eládio ClímacoAlice Cruz [pt] |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | TSR | Jacques DeschenauxGeorges Kleinmann [fr] |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | TV DRS | Jan Hiermeyer [de] |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | TSI | Mascia Cantoni [it]Ezio Guidi [it] |
| United Kingdom | BBC | BBC1 | Stuart Hall |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | TVB 1, TVZ 1 | Minja Subota |
| Yugoslavia | JRT | TVL 2 | — |