Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

European International Series

Entrants 1993: Switzerland (CH) • Wales (CYM) • Czech Republic (CZ) •
Greece (GR) • Hungary (H) • Italy (I) • Portugal (P)

Presenters / Commentators of International Competitions:
Paolo Calissano, Ivan Fresard, Caterina Ruggeri and Catherine Sommer (TSR - CH)
Nia Chiswell and Iestyn Garlick (S4C - CYM)
Marcela Augustová (CT - CZ)
Daphne Bokota, Angela Gerekou, Vera Stratakou and Giorgos Tsidimis (ERT-ET1 - GR)
Dorottya Geszler (MTV - H)
Ettore Andenna and Maria Teresa Ruta (RAI - I)
Eládio Clímaco and Cristina Lebre (RTP - P)

International Referee:
Denis Pettiaux

Production Credits:

National Games Designers: Martin Morley (CYM)

Produced by TSR (CH), Ffilmiau'r Nant for S4C (CYM), CT (CZ), ERT-ET1 (GR), 
MTV (H), RAI (I), RTP (P)
 

Key:
International Heats
= Qualified for International Final / = Heat Winner (Silver Trophy)
International Final
= Gold Trophy / = Silver Trophy / = Bronze Trophy Trophy
 

  ▲ = Promoted to Position / ▼ = Demoted to Position

 

The 1993 season was recorded in a different order to how it would be broadcast. Two International Heats were recorded at most venues a few days apart, but these programmes would be placed at different points in the transmission order. JSFnetGB has opted to retain the intended transmission order for the Series Guide, and the original recording order is noted in the details of each programme. Instances where broadcasters deviated from the intended transmission order are also noted.

 

CYM

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 1 (Wales 1)

Event Staged: Sunday 23rd May 1993
Recording Order: 1st
Venue:
Castell Bodelwyddan, Bodelwyddan, Rhuddlan, Wales, Great Britain

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
TSI (CH):
Sunday 20th June 1993, 8.30-9.40pm
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 26th June 1993, 7.17-8.28pm
MTV (H):
Sunday 27th June 1993
ERT-ET1 (GR):
Thursday 1st July 1993, 9.00-10.15pm
RTP (P):
Monday 5th July 1993, 9.40-11.10pm
TSR (CH):
Sunday 18th July 1993, 8.05-9.00pm
RAI Uno (I):
Thursday 29th July 1993 (shown 3rd)
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 22nd November 1993, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: The Adventures of Alice

Teams: Le Bouveret (CH) v. Rhyl (CYM) v. Sedlčany (CZ) v.
Argyroupoli (GR) v. Paks (H) v. Brebbia (I) v. Santarém (P)

Team Members included:
Rhyl (CYM) -
Wayne Norman (Team Captain), Mike Olive (Team Manager), Sharon Beacall, Rachael Fisk, Erik Lloyd, Melony Major, Sean O'Rourke, Isobel Redfern, Simon Vicary.

Games (Official Titles): The White Knight (Through the Looking Glass), The Queen's Castle (Through the Looking Glass), The Gardeners and the Roses (Through the Looking Glass), Humpty Dumpty (Through the Looking Glass), The Tea Party (Adventures in Wonderland), The Lion and the Unicorn (Through the Looking Glass), The Croquet Game (Adventures in Wonderland), Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Through the Looking Glass).

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

4 7 7 12 5 3 6 14

CYM

3 2 5 2 4 5 3 8
CZ 2 8 4 2 4 6 2 4
GR 1 3 2 10 4 2 1 2
H 12 5 1 5 6 4 4 10

I

5 2 14 7 4 1 5 6

P

14 6 3 3 7 7 7 12
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

4 11 18 30 35 38 44 58

CYM

3 5 10 12 16 21 24 32
CZ 2 10 14 16 20 26 28 32
GR 1 4 6 16 20 22 23 25
H 12 17 18 23 29 33 37 47

I

5 7 21 28 32 33 38 44

P

14 20 23 26 33 40 47 59

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
5th
7th

 P • Santarém
 CH • Le Bouveret

 H • Paks
 I • Brebbia
 CZ • Sedlčany
 CYM • Rhyl
 GR • Argyroupoli

59
58
47
44
32
32
25

Music Played During this Event

Game 3: 'The Gardeners and the Roses' (Through the Looking Glass) -
Flight of the Bumblebee (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)

Game 5: 'The Tea Party' (Adventures in Wonderland) -
Flop and Go A
(John Fox)

Game 7: 'The Croquet Game' (Adventures in Wonderland) -
Running Wild
(Parry Music Library)

Additional Information

The Family Channel's transmission of the 1993 series in Great Britain followed straight on from their showing of the 1992 series, which they had run a year late. The Family Channel versions were again hosted in studio by Stuart Hall, who also provided the English language commentary. The Family Channel was available on satellite and cable in Great Britain between 1st September 1993 and 31st January 1997, after which point it was re-branded as Challenge TV. The Family Channel only transmitted the 1992 and 1993 Jeux Sans Frontières seasons, running them in one block from 6th September 1993 to 31st January 1994. The programmes were then rerun for the subsequent twenty-two weeks. A third showing of the twenty-two programmes commenced on Easter Sunday 16th April 1995, after which they were rarely shown again.

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I

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 2 (Italy 1)

Event Staged: Monday 7th June 1993, from 9.15pm
Recording Order: 3rd
Venue:
Cortile Esterno (Outer Courtyard), Villa Manin di Passariano,
Passariano di Codroipo, Codroipo, Italy

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 3rd July 1993, 7.16-8.33pm
ERT-ET1 (GR): Thursday 8th July 1993, 9.30-11.10pm
TSI (CH): Sunday 18th July 1993, 8.30-9.55pm (shown 5th)
MTV (H):
Sunday 8th August 1993 (shown 7th)
RTP (P):
Monday 16th August 1993, 9.40-11.10pm (shown 7th)
TSR (CH):
Sunday 22nd August 1993, 8.05-9.10pm (shown 5th)
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 26th August 1993 (shown 6th)
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 29th November 1993, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: Grand Opera

Teams: Yverdon-les-Bains (CH) v. Caerdydd (Cardiff) (CYM) v. Pardubice (CZ) v.
Chania (GR) v. Pápa (H) v. San Daniele del Fruili (I) v. Santo Tirso (P)

Games: Nabucco (Giuseppe Verdi), The Sleepwalker (Vincenzo Bellini), Carmen (Georges Bizet), La Bohême (Giacomo Puccini), Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi), Otello (Giuseppe Verdi), La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi), The Barber of Seville (Gioacchino Rossini);
Jokers: Hand puppets.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

4 4 7 10 5 7 4 6

CYM

1 3 10 3 1 5 2 4
CZ 7 6 4 2 7 1 4 10
GR 2 7 2 6 3 6 1 2
H 3 4 6 7 6 4 5 14

I

5 1 3 8 2 2 6 12

P

6 5 4 2 4 3 7 8
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

4 8 15 25 30 37 41 47

CYM

1 4 14 17 18 23 25 29
CZ 7 13 17 19 26 27 31 41
GR 2 9 11 17 20 26 27 29
H 3 7 13 20 26 30 35 49

I

5 6 9 17 19 21 27 39

P

6 11 15 17 21 24 31 39

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
4th
6th
6th

 H • Pápa
 CH • Yverdon-les-Bains
 CZ • Pardubice
 I • San Daniele del Fruili
 P • Santo Tirso
 CYM • Caerdydd (Cardiff)
 GR • Chania

49
47
41
39
39
29
29

The Host Town

Codroipo, Italy

Codroipo is a town with a population of around 16,500 inhabitants in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is located 24km (15 miles) east of Pordenone, 34km (21 miles) north of Lignano Sabbiadoro, 48km (30 miles) west of Gorizia and 50km (31 miles) south of Tolmezzo.

The town was founded around 181 BC and originally named Quadruvium, derived from the four main districts (quadrivio) that converged here from the encounter of two important Roman roads - the Postumia, which connected Aquileia to Genoa, and the Iulia Augusta that connected to Concordia Norico (Germany). With the fall of the Roman Empire, Codroipo and the rest of Friuli were subject to barbarian invasions between the 6th and 7th centuries. During this period, a partial resumption of business was favoured by the location of the commune along the only road connecting the capital of the Lombard province of Pavia, with the capital of the Ducato of Friuli, the city of Cividale (the ancient Roman Forum of Iulii).

On 28th April 1001, Emperor Ottone III (AD 980-1002) granted much of Friuli, including Codroipo, to John, Patriarch of Aquileia. The patriarchal period marked the beginning of an economic and demographic recovery, stimulated by the settlement of colonists from the borderlands to the east. However, Codroipo's strategic importance as a military outpost prevented the formation of a free commune.

In 1797, the battle of Tagliamento, between the Habsburg and Napoleonic troops, took place in this area and saw the victory of the Armée and the temporary annexation of the Venetian Republic to France. Following the imposition of the Doge's accommodation at Villa Manin, victorious Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821) made Codroipo his headquarters until the signing of the Treaty of Campoformio at the Villa, which sanctioned the end of the Venetian Republic, ceded it to Austria. The annexation, in 1866, to the Kingdom of Italy, was marked by considerable damage to the communication paths put in place by the retreating Austrians.

During the Second World War (1939-1945), the town was targeted due to the presence of the Mangiarotti ammunition factory. The bombing was particularly heavy on 12th October 1944, when a railway convoy loaded with explosives was detonated.

Today, the town enjoys quieter times with tourism being its main industry. This is somewhat helped by the aforementioned Villa Manin in the frazione (literally ‘fraction’ or ward / parish) of Passariano located just 1.8km (1 mile) south-east of Codroipo. The San Simone Fair in October hosts the historic fair of the traditional autumn farmer’s market. The fair, which was famous until the 1970s as the most important cattle market in the region, ends with the awarding of the greatest literary prizes in Friulian - the San Simone and San Simoso.

The Venue

Villa Manin di Passariano
(Villa Manin of Passariano)

The games were played in the outer courtyard of the impressive Villa Manin which was constructed between 1650 and 1660 by the Manin family who had arrived in Friuli (Aquileia and Cividale) around 1000. It is a monumental architectural complex built at the behest of the noble Friulian Antonio Manin who came into possession of the gastaldato (Lombard official) of Sedegliano and settled in Passariano. After losing the dominion of the seas, he focused on the resources offered by the mainland, setting up a farm and putting a manor house at its centre.

In the following years, the grandchildren Ludovico Manin I and Francesco IV took up the project, perhaps aided by the architect Giuseppe Benone. The original appearance of the 17th-century villa was radically different from the current one, due to the transformations and enlargements in 18th century by Ludovico II and Ludovico III (called Alvise), made first by the Venetian architect Domenico Rossi (1657-1737) (who designed the square plaza in 1707 and the current monumental exedra, an arcade with benches or seats where people could converse, in 1718), and then by Giovanni Ziborghi, who between 1730 and 1740 raised the barchessa (service buildings). The noble central core was constructed in 1745 and the large garden (over 17 acres) at the rear was made by following instructions included in the will of Ziborghi.

The villa was the residence of the last Doge of Venice, Ludovico Manin (1725-1802) and Napoléon Bonaparte and Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763 -1814) lived there for about two months in 1797, at a time when many interviews for the signing of the treaty between France and Austria - known as the Treaty of Campoformio (17 October 1797) - were carried out. After the abandonment by the last Doge, the villa was left to fall into a state of disrepair.

In 1962, the villa became property of the Ente Ville Venete (now Istituto Regionale Ville Venete - Venetian Villas Regional Institute) by ministerial decree of public interest, which authorised the expropriation at the symbolic price of 140 million lire (approx £80,400 at the time) - a price of bankruptcy liquidation considering the state of abandonment. The Venetian Villas Authority began the restoration of the villa at a cost of about 200 million lire (approx. £115,000). The question was what to do with the Villa, with a usable area of 1,800 square meters and a 19-hectare garden, once it was restored. The project was taken up by Aldo Rizzi (1927-1996), art historian and director of the Civic Museums of Udine, to take the ancient noble residence, and turn it into a prestigious venue for major art exhibitions. This was met with favour of the municipality of Udine.

In 1969, the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia bought the villa from the Ente Ville Venete. In 1971, Rizzi (who was to become curator of the villa between 1972 and 1993), organised the memorable inaugural exhibition of Tiepolo (which attracted 325,000 visitors) and created, after the earthquake of 1976, la Scuola del Restauro (the School of Restoration), which saved many masterpieces of art.

Since then, the villa has played host to major international exhibitions and concerts. In addition to hosting three Jeux Sans Frontières programmes, it has played host to singer Sting (1993) and numerous rock concerts including American bands R.E.M. (2008), Foo Fighters (2012) and Kiss (2013) and English bands Motörhead (2010), Iron Maiden (2010) and Radiohead (2012).

The venue for this heat was previously visited in 1972 when the programme was staged there during the first incarnation of the programme.

Additional Information

At 6 minutes 8 seconds long, the fifth game at this heat holds the record for having the third-longest running time of any game in a Jeux Sans Frontières related programme. The game with second-longest running time was also played in Italy but on that occasion at Codroipo (Villa Manin di Passariano) during the 1993 series of Jeux Sans Frontières and took 7 minutes 35 seconds to complete. However, overshadowing both of these games, and holding the record is one played at Duderstadt in West Germany during the 1967 series of Spiel Ohne Grenzen which took a mind-numbing 10 minutes 25 seconds to be completed!

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CH

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 3 (Switzerland 1)

Event Staged: Tuesday 22nd June 1993 (unconfirmed)
Recording Order: 5th
Venue:
Sportsplatz, Loèche-les-Bains, Switzerland

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
TSI (CH):
Sunday 4th July 1993, 8.30-9.50pm
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 10th July 1993
MTV (H):
Sunday 11th July 1993
RAI Uno (I):
Thursday 22nd July 1993 (shown 2nd)
RTP (P):
Monday 23rd August 1993, 9.40-11.10pm (shown 8th)
ERT-ET1 (GR):
Thursday 2nd September 1993, 9.30-11.00pm (shown 8th)
TSR (CH):
Sunday 12th September 1993, 8.20-9.30pm (shown 6th)
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 6th December 1993, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: Seven Hundred Years of Swiss History

Teams: Loèche-les-Bains (CH) v. Bethesda (CYM) v. Karlovy Vary (CZ) v.
Kessariani (GR) v. Gödöllő (H) v. Rosolina Mare (I) v. Amadora (P)

Games: The Cow Puzzle, The Milk, The Chocolate Bar, The Weasel, The Mouse and the Cheese, The Candy, The Bank and The Fondue;
Jokers: Jester heads on sticks.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

3 1 7 2 4 10 5 12

CYM

4 4 1 12 5 4 1 4
CZ 5 12 4 3 6 2 4 6
GR 1 4 2 5 1 1 12 2
H 2 7 3 4 3 4 4 10

I

7 4 5 1 14 7 7 8

P

12 5 6 7 2 6 3 14
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

3 4 11 13 17 27 32 44

CYM

4 8 9 21 26 30 31 35
CZ 5 17 21 24 30 32 36 42
GR 1 5 7 12 13 14 26 28
H 2 9 12 16 19 23 27 37

I

7 11 16 17 31 38 45 53

P

12 17 23 30 32 38 41 55

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 P • Amadora
 I • Rosolina Mare
 CH • Loèche-les-Bains
 CZ • Karlovy Vary
 H • Gödöllő
 CYM • Bethesda
 GR • Kessariani

55
53
44
42
37
35
28

Looks Familiar?

A similar version of Game 5 - 'The Mouse and the Cheese' - was played again as Game 1 in Heat 7 of the 1997 series.

Music Played During this Event

Game 1: 'The Cow Puzzle' -
Äm Hans Sinä (Alpine Jazz Herd)

Game 4: 'The Weasel' -
Busy Policeman
(Enrico Sono)

Game 5: 'The Mouse and the Cheese' -
Slapstick Salad
(Bob Stanway and His Dixie Fingers)

Game 6: 'The Candy' -
Les Casses Noisettes
(Vladimir Cosma feat. Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris)

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GR

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 4 (Greece)

Event Staged: Saturday 10th July 1993 (unconfirmed)
Recording Order: 7th
Venue:
Stade Amaroussion, Amaroussion, Athens, Greece

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 17th July 1993
MTV (H):
Sunday 18th July 1993
ERT-ET1 (GR):
Thursday 22nd July 1993, 9.30-11.00pm
TSI (CH):
Sunday 11th July 1993, 8.30-9.50pm
TSR (CH): Sunday 25th July 1993, 8.05-9.10pm (shown 2nd)
RTP (P): Monday 2nd August 1993, 9.30-10.45pm (shown 5th)
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 9th September 1993 (shown 8th)
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 13th December 1993, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: The Tasks of Hercules

Teams: Locarno (CH) v. Rhydaman (Ammanford) (CYM) v. Mariánské Hory-Ostrava (CZ) v.
Amaroussion (GR) v. Sárospatak (H) v. Firenze (I) v. Aveiro (P) v.

Games: The Lion of Nemea, Snakes, The Stymphalian Hens, The Labyrinth, Cleaning the Stables of Augeas, The Bull of Crete, The Belt of Hippolyte and The Golden Apples of the Hesperides.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

4 7 6 7 1 14 4 4

CYM

2 6 5 4 2 5 2 14
CZ 2 1 6 1 3 6 5 8
GR 5 4 1 2 4 2 2 2
H 3 2 2 6 14 4 7 10

I

7 5 7 5 14 3 3 6

P

6 4 4 3 10 1 6 12
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

4 11 17 24 25 39 43 47

CYM

2 8 13 17 19 24 26 40
CZ 2 3 9 10 13 19 24 32
GR 5 9 10 12 16 18 20 22
H 3 5 7 13 27 31 38 48

I

7 12 19 24 38 41 44 50

P

6 10 14 17 27 28 34 46

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 I • Firenze
 H • Sárospatak
 CH • Locarno
 P • Aveiro
 CYM • Rhydaman (Ammanford)
 CZ • Mariánské Hory-Ostrava
 GR • Amaroussion

50
48
47
46
40
32
22

The Venue

Athens, Greece

This heat was staged at the Amaroussion Stadium, which was a training facility with a crowd capacity of 6000. The stadium was demolished along during reconstruction works for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. The OAKA Olympic Complex now stands, in part, where the Amaroussion Stadium was.

Looks Familiar?

Game 2 - 'Snakes' - was almost identical to one played as Game 8 in JSF 1999 Heat 1 (entitled 'I Serpenti' (The Snakes).

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CYM

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 5 (Wales 2)

Event Staged: Friday 28th May 1993
Recording Order: 2nd
Venue:
Castell Bodelwyddan, Bodelwyddan, Rhuddlan, Wales, Great Britain

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 24th July 1993
TSI (CH):
Sunday 25th July 1993, 8.30-9.50pm (shown 6th)
MTV (H): Sunday 1st August 1993 (shown 6th)
TSR (CH): Sunday 8th August 1993, 8.05-9.05pm (shown 3rd)
RTP (P):
Monday 9th August 1993, 9.30-10.45pm (shown 6th)
ERT-ET1 (GR):
Thursday 12th August 1993, 9.30-11.00pm (shown 6th)
RAI Uno (I):
Thursday 16th September 1993 (shown 9th)
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 20th December 1993, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: The Zodiac

Teams: San Bernardino (CH) v. Wrecsam (Wrexham) (CYM) v. Krnov (CZ) v.
Halandri (GR) v. Székesfehérvár (H) v. Cogne (I) v. Portimão (P)

Team Members included:
Wrecsam (Wrexham) (CYM) -
Delyth Jones (Team Manager), Steve Bold, Chris Davies, Jacqueline Davies, Michael Evans, Anna Jones, Tracey Lewis, Alan Roberts, Amanda Wale, David Williams

Games (Official Titles): Aries and Libra, Taurus and Scorpio, Leo and Aquarius, Sagittarius, Gemini, Capricorn, Cancer, and Virgo and Pisces.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

4 4 3 2 2 6 7 4

CYM

2 2 6 4 5 4 3 10
CZ 7 3 2 5 6 14 6 6
GR 5 1 2 1 4 1 2 2
H 3 6 6 7 6 4 5 12

I

1 7 4 12 7 5 4 14

P

6 5 7 3 2 12 1 10
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

4 8 11 13 15 21 28 32

CYM

2 4 10 14 19 23 26 36
CZ 7 10 12 17 23 37 43 49
GR 5 6 8 9 13 14 16 18
H 3 9 15 22 28 32 37 49

I

1 8 12 24 31 36 40 54

P

6 11 18 21 23 35 36 46

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
2nd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 I • Cogne
 CZ • Krnov
 H • Székesfehérvár
 P • Portimão
 CYM • Wrecsam (Wrexham)
 CH • San Bernardino
 GR • Halandri

54
49
49
46
36
32
18

Music Played During this Event

Game 1: 'Aries and Libra' -
Una Facile (Sonate C-Dur) (Helmut Brandenburg)

Game 4: 'Sagittarius' -
Wilhelm Tell Overture
(Giaochino Rossini / Laszlo Bencker)

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I

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 6 (Italy 2)

Event Staged: Saturday 12th June 1993 (unconfirmed)
Recording Order: 4th
Venue:
Cortile Esterno (Outer Courtyard), Villa Manin di Passariano,
Passariano di Codroipo, Codroipo, Italy

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
TSI (CH):
Sunday 27th June 1993, 8.30-9.45pm (shown 2nd)
MTV (H):
Sunday 4th July 1993 (shown 2nd)
RTP (P):
Monday 12th July 1993, 9.40-11.10pm (shown 2nd)
RAI Uno (I):
Thursday 15th July 1993 (shown 1st)
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 31st July 1993, 7.17-8.32pm
ERT-ET1 (GR):
Thursday 19th August 1993, 9.30-11.00pm (shown 7th)
TSR (CH):
Sunday 26th September 1993, 8.20-9.30pm (shown 8th)
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 27th December 1993, 7.00-8.00pm (Holiday Monday)

Theme: The History of the Villa Manin

Teams: Tesserete (CH) v. Abertawe (Swansea) (CYM) v. Smržovka (CZ) v.
Poros (GR) v. Debrecen (H) v. Lignano Sabbiadoro (I) v. Évora (P)

Games: The Silk Trade, Cultures of Villa Manin, The Layout of Villa Manin, The Music, The Dinner with the Queen, Napoleon at Villa Manin, The Treaty of Campo Formio and The Construction of Villa Manin;
Jokers: Hand puppets.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

8 2 6 7 4 6 5 8

CYM

2 6 1 3 2 2 7 2
CZ 14 4 4 4 6 1 6 8
GR 5 7 5 10 1 3 4 10
H 4 5 4 1 7 8 1 14

I

2 6 2 6 5 14 4 12

P

12 1 7 2 3 5 2 4
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

8 10 16 23 27 33 38 46

CYM

2 8 9 12 14 16 23 25
CZ 14 18 22 26 32 33 39 47
GR 5 12 17 27 28 31 35 45
H 4 9 13 14 21 29 30 44

I

2 8 10 16 21 35 39 51

P

12 13 20 22 25 30 32 36

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 I • Lignano Sabbiadoro
 CZ • Smržovka
 CH • Tesserete
 GR • Poros

 H • Debrecen
 P • Évora
 CYM • Abertawe (Swansea)

51
47
46
45
44
36
25

The Host Town

Codroipo, Italy

Previously visited in Heat 2 (Italy 1).

The Venue

Villa Manin di Passariano
(Villa Manin of Passariano)

Previously visited in Heat 2 (Italy 1).

Music Played During this Event

Game 1: 'The Silk Trade' -
Sinfonia en la Majeur: Presto assai (Christian Mendoze, Giovanni Battista)

Game 2: 'Cultures of Villa Manin' -
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat, K.495 - 3. Rondo (Allegro Vivace)
(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Hermann Baumann, Pinchas Zukerman,St Paul Chamber Orchestra)

Game 3: 'The Music' -
Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings & Continuo No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055 - I. Allegro moderato
(Johann Sebastian Bach / Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert)

Game 4: 'The Dinner with the Queen' -
Sinfonie di Concerto Grosso No. 2 in D Major
(Domenico Scarlatti / Bernard Soustrot, William Bennett, I Musici)

Game 5: 'Napoleon at Villa Manin' -
Banditen-Galopp, Op. 378
(Johann Strauss Jr. / Robert Stolz, Berliner Symphoniker)

Game 6: 'The Treaty of Campo Formio' -
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047 - 3. Allegro assai

(Johann Sebastian Bach / I Musici, Maurice André, Severino Gazzelloni, Heinz Holliger, Felix Ayo, Maria Teresa Garatti)

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P

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 7 (Portugal 1)

Event Staged: Wednesday 21st July 1993 (unconfirmed)
Recording Order: 8th
Venue:
Largo da Sé Nova (New Cathedral Square), Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
MTV (H):
Sunday 25th July 1993 (shown 5th)
RTP (P):
Monday 26th July 1993, 9.30-11.10pm (shown 4th)
ERT-ET1 (GR):
Thursday 29th July 1993, 9.30-11.00pm (shown 5th)
TSI (CH):
Sunday 8th August 1993, 8.30-9.45pm
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 12th August 1993 (shown 5th)
S4C (CYM): Saturday 14th August 1993, 7.17-8.33pm
TSR (CH): Sunday 19th September 1993, 8.10-9.20pm
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 3rd January 1994, 7.00-8.00pm (Holiday Monday)

Theme: The History of Coimbra

Teams: Geneva (CH) v. Llantrisant (CYM) v. Šumperk (CZ) v. Veroia (GR) v.
Hajdúszoboszló (H) v. Tursi (I) v. Batalha (P)

Games: Hippodrome, The Animals, The Pies, The Swords, The Bouquet, The Stars, Water Lilies and The Spider's Web;
Jokers: Jester hats.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

12 4 6 4 7 2 5 10

CYM

4 6 4 5 2 4 14 12
CZ 6 5 7 7 5 6 12 14
GR 1 2 5 1 8 1 1 4
H 2 1 1 3 3 14 3 8

I

3 3 2 1 1 3 4 6

P

7 7 3 12 6 5 4 2
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

12 16 22 26 33 35 40 50

CYM

4 10 14 19 21 25 39 51
CZ 6 11 18 25 30 36 48 62
GR 1 3 8 9 17 18 19 23
H 2 3 4 7 10 24 27 35

I

3 6 8 9 10 13 17 23

P

7 14 17 29 35 40 44 46

Result

 Team

Points

Final Broadcast:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
6th

 CZ • Šumperk
 CYM • Llantrisant

 CH • Geneva
 P • Batalha
 H • Hajdúszoboszló
 GR • Veroia
 I • Tursi

62
51
50
46
35
23
23

Music Played During this Event

Introduction of Teams -
Born to Run
(Bruce Springsteen)

Game 1: 'Hippodrome' -
The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams / The London Starlight Orchestra)
from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Game 4: 'The Swords' -
Colonel Crud (Trevor Duncan)

Game 5: 'The Bouquet' -
Pie in the Face Polka (Henry Mancini) from The Great Race

Game 6: 'The Stars' -
Uncle Harry
(Trevor Duncan)

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CH

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 8 (Switzerland 2)

Event Staged: Saturday 26th June 1993 (unconfirmed)
Recording Order: 6th
Venue:
Sportsplatz, Loèche-les-Bains, Switzerland

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
ERT-ET1 (GR):
Thursday 15th July 1993, 9.30-11.00pm (shown 3rd)
RTP (P):
Monday 19th July 1993, 10.30-11.45pm (shown 3rd)
RAI Uno (I):
Thursday 5th August 1993 (shown 4th)

TSR (CH): Sunday 15th August 1993, 8.05-9.30pm (shown 4th)
TSI (CH): Sunday 15th August 1993, 8.30-9.50pm
MTV (H): Sunday 15th August 1993
S4C (CYM): Saturday 21st August 1993
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 10th January 1994, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: National Clichés

Teams: Giornico (CH) v. Rhuthun (Ruthin) (CYM) v. Litovel (CZ) v. Ioannina (GR) v.
Szekszard (H) v. Altopiano delle Cinquemiglia (I) v. Felgueiras (P)

Team Members included:
Ioannina (GR) -
Vaggelis Palatsidis.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

6 1 5 12 4 5 5 4

CYM

3 4 3 1 10 2 1 10
CZ 5 7 6 7 3 4 6 8
GR 1 5 12 3 1 1 3 2
H 7 12 4 5 6 3 7 6

I

8 4 3 4 2 6 4 12

P

2 4 7 2 7 14 2 14
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

6 7 12 24 28 33 38 42

CYM

3 7 10 11 21 23 24 34
CZ 5 12 18 25 28 32 38 46
GR 1 6 18 21 22 23 26 28
H 7 19 23 28 34 37 44 50

I

8 12 15 19 21 27 31 43

P

2 6 13 15 22 36 38 52

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 P • Felgueiras
 H • Szekszard
 CZ • Litovel
 I • Altopiano delle Cinquemiglia
 CH • Giornico
 CYM • Rhuthun (Ruthin)
 GR • Ioannina

52
50
46
43
42
34
28

Music Played During this Event

Game 3 -
Wilhelm Tell: I. Overture. Andante - Allegro - Andante - Allegro vivace
(Gioachino Rossini / Wenzel Sedlak, Consortium Classicum)

Game 8 -
Over the Waves
(Eric Gemsa, The Little Street Band)

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P

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 9 (Portugal 2)

Event Staged: Wednesday 28th July 1993 (unconfirmed)
Recording Order: 9th
Venue:
Largo da Sé Nova (New Cathedral Square), Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
TSI (CH):
Sunday 22nd August 1993, 8.30-9.45pm
MTV (H):
Sunday 22nd August 1993
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 28th August 1993
RTP (P):
Monday 30th August 1993, 9.40-11.10pm
RAI Uno (I):
Thursday 2nd September 1993 (shown 7th)
ERT-ET1 (GR):
Thursday 9th September 1993, 9.30-11.00pm
TSR (CH):
Sunday 3rd October 1993, 8.20-9.25pm
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 17th January 1994, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: Legends and Traditions of Coimbra, University Town

Teams: Le Noirmont (CH) v. Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) (CYM) v. Písek (CZ) v.
Patra (GR) v. Tapolca (H) v. Siracusa (Sicilia) (I) v. Coimbra (P)

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

6 4 3 12 1 3 6 2

CYM

5 6 1 1 5 2 4 6
CZ 7 2 4 8 4 4 7 12
GR 2 1 2 7 2 1 8 4
H 1 6 6 3 6 10 3 12

I

3 14 5 5 3 6 1 14

P

4 3 14 2 7 7 5 8
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

6 10 13 25 26 29 35 37

CYM

5 11 12 13 18 20 24 30
CZ 7 9 13 21 25 29 36 48
GR 2 3 5 12 14 15 23 27
H 1 7 13 16 22 32 35 47

I

3 17 22 27 30 36 37 51

P

4 7 21 23 30 37 42 50

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 I • Siracusa (Sicilia) l
 P • Coimbra
 CZ • Písek
 H • Tapolca
 CH • Le Noirmont
 CYM • Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen)
 GR • Patra

51
50
48
47
37
30
27

The Host Town

Coimbra, Portugal

Previously visited in Heat 7 (Portugal 1).

Music Played During this Event

Introduction of Teams -
Born to Run
(Bruce Springsteen)

Game 1 -
La Foggeracia (Georg Pommer)

Game 4 -
Speedy Gonzales (Henry Mancini / James Galway)

Game 7 -
Cockney Cameo
(Sidney Torch)

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H

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

Heat 10 (Hungary)

Event Staged: Saturday 14th August 1993 (unconfirmed)
Recording Order: 10th
Venue:
Szabadság Tér (Szabadság Square), Kecskemét, Hungary

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
TSI (CH):
Sunday 29th August 1993, 8.30-9.40pm
MTV (H):
Sunday 29th August 1993
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 4th September 1993
RTP (P): Monday 6th September 1993, 9.40-11.10pm
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 23rd September 1993

TSR (CH): Sunday 10th October 1993, 8.20-9.20pm

ERT-ET1 (GR): Thursday 14th October 1993, 7.30-9.00pm
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 24th January 1994, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: The Legend of Bluebeard

Teams: Fully (CH) v. Llandrindod (CYM) v. Trojanovice (CZ) v. Agioi Anargiri (GR) v.
Kecskemét (H) v. Agordino (I) v. Figueira da Foz (P)

Games: The Keys of Bluebeard, The Torture Room, The Armoury, The Treasure, The Garden, The Empire, The Lake of Tears and The Ex-Wives.
Jokers: Hand Puppets.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

2 6 3 5 3 2 3 2

CYM

3 6 7 4 1 4 5 4
CZ 5 10 4 3 7 1 4 6
GR 2 1 2 4 2 7 1 12
H 14 7 5 7 5 6 7 10

I

6 2 6 12 7 3 2 14

P

4 4 2 2 4 5 6 8
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

2 8 11 16 19 21 24 26

CYM

3 9 16 20 21 25 30 34
CZ 5 15 19 22 29 30 34 40
GR 2 3 5 9 11 18 19 31
H 14 21 26 33 38 44 51 61

I

6 8 14 26 33 36 38 52

P

4 8 10 12 16 21 27 35

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 H • Kecskemét
 I • Agordino
 CZ • Trojanovice
 P • Figueira da Foz
 CYM • Llandrindod
 GR • Agioi Anargiri
 CH • Fully

61
52
40
35
34
31
26

The Games in Detail

Game 4 - The Treasure

In Game 4 - 'The Treasure' - two players were on the inside of a ball and two outside. First, the two outside had to roll the ball to the end of the course, after that the two contestants in the ball had to roll it back. However, the Greek and Portuguese teams were disqualified for pushing the ball (something that slow motion replays revealed the Hungarians and Italians also did, but only the Greek and Portuguese teams were penalised). Despite having been placed last as a result in a joint 7th (last) position, the Greek and Portuguese teams were awarded 2pts (rather than the expected 1pt for 7th place). The Greek team ended up with 4pts as they had played their Joker on this game! Additionally, the ball used by the Czechoslovakians broke twice and they needed three runs to complete this fourth game.

Additional Information

Hungarian team Kecskemét led the competition from the first game. Winning four games outright, being placed 2nd on another and finishing 3rd on the other three games they played, they hold one of the best placings records in the programme’s history.

The transmission of this programme was originally scheduled by Greek broadcaster ERT-ET1 for Thursday 16th September 1993 but was postponed due to general election programming.

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Teams Qualifying for International Final

Country

 Team Qualifying Heat Position Points
CH  Le Bouveret 1 CYM1 1 59
CYM  Llantrisant 7 P1 2 51
CZ  Šumperk 7 P1 1 62
GR  Poros 6 I2 4 45
H  Kecskemét 10 H 1 61
I  Cogne 5 CYM2 1 54
P  Santarém 1 CYM1 2 58
 

CZ

Jeux Sans Frontières 1993

International Final

Event Staged: Saturday 21st August 1993 (unconfirmed)
Recording Order: 11th
Venue:
Dvořákovy Sady (Dvořák Gardens) and Hotel Thermal, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

European Transmissions (Local Timings):
TSI (CH):
Sunday 5th September 1993, 8.30-9.45pm
MTV (H):
Sunday 5th September 1993
S4C (CYM):
Saturday 11th September 1993
RTP (P): Monday 13th September 1993, 10.15-11.45pm
RAI Uno (I): Thursday 30th September 1993

TSR (CH): Sunday 17th October 1993, 8.10-9.20pm

ERT-ET1 (GR): Thursday 21st October 1993, 7.30-9.00pm
The Family Channel (GB): Monday 31st January 1994, 7.00-8.00pm

Theme: The Varieties of the World

Teams: Le Bouveret (CH) v. Llantrisant (CYM) v. Šumperk (CZ) v. Poros (GR) v.
Kecskemét (H) v. Cogne (I) v. Santarém (P)

Games: The Hot Springs, The Musicians, The Can-Can, The Puppets, The Spinning Plates, The Playing Cards, The Clowns and The Ostrich;
Jokers: Jester heads on sticks.

Game Results and Standings

Games

Team / Colour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Points Scored
(Joker games shown in red)

CH

1 3 6 1 6 14 3 14

CYM

10 1 3 4 4 3 1 14
CZ 14 7 7 7 2 2 5 6
GR 4 10 4 5 3 1 7 8
H 6 14 5 3 7 5 6 10

I

3 4 1 12 5 7 2 2

P

2 2 4 2 1 4 5 4
Running Totals
(Leading teams shown in red)

CH

1 4 10 11 17 31 34 48

CYM

10 11 14 18 22 25 26 40
CZ 14 21 28 35 37 39 44 50
GR 4 14 18 23 26 27 34 42
H 6 20 25 28 35 40 46 56

I

3 7 8 20 25 32 34 36

P

2 4 8 10 11 15 20 24

Result

 Team

Points

Final Scoreboard

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

 H • Kecskemét
 CZ • Šumperk

 CH • Le Bouveret

 GR • Poros
 CYM • Llantrisant
 I • Cogne
 P • Santarém

56
50
48
42
40
36
24

The Games in Detail

Game 2 - The Musicians

Game 2 of this heat - 'The Musicians' - which had been pre-recorded earlier on the day of the contest, was held in a swimming pool situated on the roof of the Thermal Hotel, just down the road from the main venue. There were no spectators at the game, just the referees and four cameramen (two with full-sized cameras).


Game 8 - The Ostrich

The final game in this heat involved all the teams having to dig for golden eggs, placing them in a holder representing the ‘JSF crown’ logo. Swiss team Le Bouveret and Welsh team Llantrisant both finished in 1st place, and even on a very slow instant replay (which was broadcast, but not in all countries) neither team could be separated. Meanwhile, it went terribly wrong for the Italian team of Cogne. After 3 minutes 30 seconds, the Italian team had found only three of their four eggs. The fourth showed up after the whistle blew and the Italian host Ettore Andenna grabbed it and trod on it, smashing it in an exaggerated, theatrical manner.

Additional Information

Despite winning the first four games (one of which was the Joker game), Czech Republic team Šumperk were overhauled by Kecskemét of Hungary after Game 6, due to their having been placed 6th on Games 5 and 6.

Greek Team Poros joined French team Anglet (1972) and Braga of Portugal (1979) in qualifying for the International Final with a 4th place.

The transmission of this programme was originally scheduled by Greek broadcaster ERT-ET1 for Thursday 30th September 1993 but was postponed due to general election programming.

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