Campanile Sera 1961
Italian Domestic Series

Presenters:
Mike Bongiorno (Studio Presenter - Milano)
Enza Sampò (Town B)
Enzo Tortora (Town A)

Production Credits:

Orchestra directed by: Mario Consiglio; Commentary Scriptwriter: Giansiro Ferrata; Designer: Filippo Corradi Corri; Organisational Assistant: Adolfo 'Popi' Perani; Producers: Gianfranco Bettetini and Piero Turchetti; Director: Romolo Siena

A RAI Production
 

Key:
Campanile Sera
= Qualified for next event as Heat Winner
 

  ▲ = Promoted to Position / ▼ = Demoted to Position

 

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 57

Event Staged: Thursday 5th January 1961
Venues: Desio and Albano, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 5th January 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Desio v. Albano

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Albano
 Desio

5
3

Additional Information

The team of Desio were ahead 7-2 prior to the Game of Questions, which they lost emphatically!

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 58

Event Staged: Thursday 12th January 1961
Venues: Albano and Alba, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 12th January 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Albano v. Alba

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Alba
 Albano

8
6

Additional Information

The crowd gathered in the town square of Alba for this transmission was reported as an impressive five thousand people.

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 59

Event Staged: Thursday 19th January 1961
Venues: Alba and Lerici, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 19th January 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Alba v. Lerici

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Alba
 Lerici

7
3

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 60

Event Staged: Thursday 26th January 1961
Venues: Alba and Spoleto, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 26th January 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Alba v. Spoleto

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Alba
 Spoleto

10
9

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 61

Event Staged: Thursday 2nd February 1961
Venues: Alba and Battipaglia, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 2nd February 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Alba v. Battipaglia

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Alba
 Battipaglia

9
-2

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 62

Event Staged: Thursday 9th February 1961
Venues: Alba and Certaldo, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 9th February 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Alba v. Certaldo

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Certaldo
 Alba

8
7

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 63

Event Staged: Thursday 16th February 1961
Venues: Certaldo and Este, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 16th February 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Certaldo v. Este

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Este
 Certaldo

9
3

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 64

Event Staged: Thursday 23rd February 1961
Venues: Este and Sciacca, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 23rd February 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Este v. Sciacca

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Este
 Sciacca

9
5

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 65

Event Staged: Thursday 2nd March 1961
Venues: Este and Bracciano, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 2nd March 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Este v. Bracciano

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Bracciano
 Este

8
2

Additional Information

The losing team of Este returned to the programme in Programme 76 (18th May 1961). The reason for their return is unknown, but we must assume that they protested the result of this competition and were permitted a second chance - something that had happened on occasion before. The result of this contest was allowed to stand.

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 66

Event Staged: Thursday 9th March 1961
Venues: Bracciano and Carpi, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 9th March 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Bracciano v. Carpi

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Bracciano
 Carpi

9
7

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 67

Event Staged: Thursday 16th March 1961
Venues: Bracciano and Oristano, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 16th March 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Bracciano v. Oristano

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Bracciano
 Oristano

6
4

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 68

Event Staged: Thursday 23rd March 1961
Venues: Bracciano and Ostiglia, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 23rd March 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Bracciano v. Ostiglia

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Bracciano
 Ostiglia

7
1

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 69

Event Staged: Thursday 30th March 1961
Venues: Bracciano and Jesi, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 30th March 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Bracciano v. Jesi

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Bracciano
 Jesi

5
1

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 70

Event Staged: Thursday 6th April 1961
Venues: Bracciano and Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 6th April 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Bracciano v. Santa Maria Capua Vetere

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Bracciano
 Santa Maria Capua Vetere

8
2

Additional Information

The losing team of Santa Maria Capua Vetere returned to the programme three weeks after their defeat in Programme 73 (27th April 1961). The reason for their return is unknown, but we must assume that they protested the result of this competition and were permitted a second chance. The result of this contest was allowed to stand.

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 71

Event Staged: Thursday 13th April 1961
Venues: Bracciano and Sacile, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 13th April 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Bracciano v. Sacile

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Bracciano
 Sacile

8
1

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 72

Event Staged: Thursday 20th April 1961
Venues: Bracciano and Gubbio, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 20th April 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Bracciano v. Gubbio

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Gubbio
 Bracciano

9
5

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 73

Event Staged: Thursday 27th April 1961
Venues: Gubbio and Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 27th April 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Gubbio v. Santa Maria Capua Vetere

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Gubbio
 Santa Maria Capua Vetere

8
2

Returning Teams and Competitors

The team from Santa Maria Capua Vetere that had previously featured in and lost Programme 70 (6th April 1961) returned for this edition. It is unknown whether they protested the result of the previous competition or not, but coincidentally, they lost their second contest by the same 2-8 score.

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 74

Event Staged: Thursday 4th May 1961
Venues: Gubbio and Melfi, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 4th May 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Gubbio v. Melfi

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Melfi
 Gubbio

-
-

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 75

Event Staged: Thursday 11th May 1961
Venues: Melfi and Fiesole, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 11th May 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Melfi v. Fiesole

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Fiesole
 Melfi

-
-

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 76

Event Staged: Thursday 18th May 1961
Venues: Fiesole and Este, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 18th May 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Fiesole v. Este

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Fiesole
 Este

9
1

Returning Teams and Competitors

The team from Este that had previously featured in Programmes 63-65 returned for this edition. The reason for their reappearance is unknown, but it is likely that they protested the result of Programme 65 (2nd March 1961).

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 77

Event Staged: Thursday 25th May 1961
Venues: Fiesole and Arona, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 25th May 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Fiesole v. Arona

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Arona
 Fiesole

8
6

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 78

Event Staged: Thursday 1st June 1961
Venues: Arona and Ponto Torre, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 1st June 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Arona v. Ponto Torre

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Arona
 Ponto Torre

7
3

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 79

Event Staged: Thursday 8th June 1961
Venues: Arona and Arenzano, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 8th June 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Arona v. Arenzano

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Arona
 Arenzano

5
-1

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 80

Event Staged: Thursday 15th June 1961
Venues: Arona and Monfalcone, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 15th June 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Arona v. Monfalcone

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Arona
 Monfalcone

10
9

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 81

Event Staged: Thursday 22nd June 1961
Venues: Arona and Cesenatico, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 22nd June 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Arona v. Cesenatico

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Cesenatico
 Arona

2
0

Additional Information

By this time, Campanile Sera was a huge popular success as evidenced by a newpaper report that coincided with this edition. The item drew attention to the inhabitants of a village called Baceno, who had demanded the erection of an improved television mast which would allow for the reception of stronger signals from RAI Television. The townsfolk's desire to watch Campanile Sera was noted as their strongest motivator and a new 1800m antenna for Baceno was operational from June 1961.

The Arona team arrived at this heat having been victorious in the previous four programmes. Their run was ended in this competition by the team from Cesenatico, but it appears that Arona disputed the result, which was allowed to stand. The organisers clearly saw merit in Arona's appeal as they granted the team a return, later in the series. They took this up in Programme 100 (2nd November 1961) and registered two additional wins.

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 82

Event Staged: Thursday 29th June 1961
Venues: Cesenatico and Cascina, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 29th June 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Cesenatico v. Cascina

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Cascina
 Cesenatico

5
3

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 83

Event Staged: Thursday 6th July 1961
Venues: Cascina and Conegliano Veneto, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 6th July 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Cascina v. Conegliano Veneto

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Cascina
 Conegliano Veneto

-
-

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 84

Event Staged: Thursday 13th July 1961
Venues: Cascina and Porto San Giorgio, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 13th July 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Cascina v. Porto San Giorgio

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Cascina
 Porto San Giorgio

11
10

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 85

Event Staged: Thursday 20th July 1961
Venues: Cascina and Taormina, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 20th July 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Cascina v. Taormina

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Taormina
 Cascina

-
-

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 86

Event Staged: Thursday 27th July 1961
Venues: Taormina and Portoferraio, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 27th July 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Taormina v. Portoferraio

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Taormina
 Portoferraio

10
0

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 87

Event Staged: Thursday 3rd August 1961
Venues: Taormina and Laveno, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 3rd August 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Taormina v. Laveno

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Laveno
 Taormina

10
4

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 88

Event Staged: Thursday 10th August 1961
Venues: Laveno and Fiuggi, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 10th August 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Laveno v. Fiuggi

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Laveno
 Fiuggi

-
-

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 89

Event Staged: Thursday 17th August 1961
Venues: Laveno and Tagliacozzo, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 17th August 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Laveno v. Tagliacozzo

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Laveno
 Tagliacozzo

9
1

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 90

Event Staged: Thursday 24th August 1961
Venues: Laveno and Grado, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 24th August 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Laveno v. Grado

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Laveno
 Grado

-
-

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 91

Event Staged: Thursday 31st August 1961
Venues: Laveno and Francavilla al Mare, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 31st August 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Laveno v. Francavilla al Mare

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Laveno
 Francavilla al Mare

7
-2

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 92

Event Staged: Thursday 7th September 1961
Venues: Laveno and Salò, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 7th September 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Laveno v. Salò

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Salò
 Laveno

9
2

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 93

Event Staged: Thursday 14th September 1961
Venues: Salò and Orbetello, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 14th September 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Salò v. Orbetello

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Orbetello
 Salò

10
6

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 94

Event Staged: Thursday 21st September 1961
Venues: Orbetello and Pinerolo, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 21st September 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Orbetello v. Pinerolo

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Orbetello
 Pinerolo

9
0

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 95

Event Staged: Thursday 28th September 1961
Venues: Orbetello and Fabriano, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 28th September 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Orbetello v. Fabriano

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Fabriano
 Orbetello

4
2

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 96

Event Staged: Thursday 5th October 1961
Venues: Fabriano and Acerra, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 5th October 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Fabriano v. Acerra

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Acerra
 Fabriano

9
1

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 97

Event Staged: Thursday 12th October 1961
Venues: Acerra and Milazzo, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 12th October 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Acerra v. Milazzo

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Acerra
 Milazzo

9
0

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 98

Event Staged: Thursday 19th October 1961
Venues: Acerra and Pietrasanta, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 19th October 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Acerra v. Pietrasanta

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Acerra
 Pietrasanta

6
0

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 99

Event Staged: Thursday 26th October 1961
Venues: Acerra and Correggio, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 26th October 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Acerra v. Correggio

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Correggio
 Acerra

5
2

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 100

Event Staged: Thursday 2nd November 1961
Venues: Correggio and Arona, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 2nd November 1961, 9.00-10.15pm (Live)

Teams: Correggio v. Arona

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Arona
 Correggio

7
2

Returning Teams and Competitors

The Arona team returned to the competition following their contesting of the result of Programme 81 (22nd June 1961), when they lost 2-0 to Cesenatico. Arona had at that point been on a four week winning run before they were (it seems unfairly) stopped in their tracks. The Arona team continued in victorious fashion and commenced a second winning sequence.

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 101

Event Staged: Thursday 9th November 1961
Venues: Arona and Formia, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 9th November 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Arona v. Formia

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Arona
 Formia

9
5

Additional Information

Due to rainy weather conditions, the public attendance in the Arona town square for this competition was reportedly very poor. The Formia location was unaffected by the inclement weather.

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 102

Event Staged: Thursday 16th November 1961
Venues: Arona and Montagnana, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 16th November 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Arona v. Montagnana

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Montagnana
 Arona

11
10

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 103

Event Staged: Thursday 23rd November 1961
Venues: Montagnana and Todi, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 23rd November 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Montagnana v. Todi

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Todi
 Montagnana

-
-

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Campanile Sera 1960-1961

Programme 104

Event Staged: Thursday 30th November 1961
Venues: Todi and Imperia, Italy

Transmission:
RAI (I):
Thursday 30th November 1961, 9.15-10.30pm (Live)

Teams: Todi v. Imperia

Game Results and Standings

Result

 Team

Points

1st
2nd

 Todi
 Imperia

5
0

Additional Information

This transmission brought to a close the second run of Campanile Sera (at 63 weeks, by far the longest unbroken run for a JSF-style programme). Winning team Todi would have to wait until July 1962 to defend once more their champion status, when the series returned for its final, shortened 13 week run.

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