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 referee in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi.

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– themed in the specific topic of the episode. 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, being the runner-up the team from Versoix, Switzerland.

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

Heat 2
Heat 2 was hosted by TV Zagreb on behalf of JRT on 8 June 1982 at the Rade Končar Stadium in Šibenik, Yugoslavia, was themed about the tales of the Brothers Grimm, and was presented by Dunja Figenvald and Minja Subota.

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

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, was themed about the customs, folklore, and festivals of the town, and was presented by Mascia Cantoni and Ezio Guidi.

Heat 5
Heat 5 was hosted by RTP on 27 July 1982 at the grounds of a high school in Funchal, Portugal, was themed about the traditions of Madeira, and was presented by Eládio Clímaco, Alice Cruz (broadcaster), and Maria João Carreira.

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

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 and Walter Capiau.

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

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.

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 live heat 1 and the final.