The 4th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1968. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany 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 Vigevano (Italy), Verviers (Belgium), Siegen and Schwäbisch Hall (West Germany), Zofingen (Switzerland), and Harrogate (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Brussels (Belgium). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and .
France participated in the season, but due to industrial action with ORTF during the civil unrest in the country, they were unable to broadcast any of the season domestically and had to cancel hosting their designated heat. ORTF was going to host Heat 1 in Paris, but they moved the heat to Épinal first and canceled it later. The teams that were going to participate in this heat were relocated to an additional last heat hosted by ARD in Schwäbisch Hall.
The season was won by the team from Osterholz-Scharmbeck, West Germany, being the runner-up the team from Stans, Switzerland.
Participants Country Broadcaster Code Colour RTB B Yellow ORTF F Purple RAI I Blue SRG SSR TSI CH Gold BBC GB Red ARD D Light blue
Heats Heat 1 Heat 1 was hosted by DRS on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 3 July 1968 in Zofingen, Switzerland, presented by and . Place Country Town Points 1 D Kaufbeuren 49 2 B Watermael-Boitsfort 47 3 CH Zofingen 46 4 F Haguenau 40 5 GB New Brighton 33 6 I Trani 29
Heat 2 Heat 2 was hosted by RTB on 17 July 1968 in Verviers, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and . Place Country Town Points 1 I Terracina 51 2 B Verviers 48 3 D Homburg 48 4 GB Plymouth 40 5 CH Bellinzona 34 6 F Saint-Quentin 28
Heat 3 Heat 3 was hosted by RAI on 31 July 1968 in Vigevano, Italy, presented by Renata Mauro, Enzo Tortora and Giulio Marchetti. Place Country Town Points 1 B Bressoux 50 2 D Landau 43 3 F Libourne 41 4 I Pordenone 36 5 CH Estavayer-le-Lac 34 6 GB Merton 32
Heat 4 Heat 4 was hosted by the BBC on 14 August 1968 in Harrogate, United Kingdom, presented by David Vine and Eddie Waring. Place Country Town Points 1 D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 47 2 CH Stans 40 3 F Vannes 38 3 GB Dundee 38 5 I Ascoli Piceno 37 6 B Mons 28
Heat 5 Heat 5 was hosted by ARD on 28 August 1968 in Siegen, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen. Place Country Town Points 1 D Siegen 48 2 GB Cheltenham 44 3 I Biella 39 4 CH Mendrisio 37 5 B Winschoten 36 6 F Épinal 36
Heat 6 Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 4 September 1968 in Schwäbisch Hall, West Germany, presented by Camillo Felgen. Place Country Town Points 1 D Inzell 52 2 GB Worthing 46 3 I Alghero 40 4 F Cancale 39 5 B Bastogne 35 6 CH Neuchâtel 31
Qualifiers Country Town Place won Points won I Terracina 1 51 B Bressoux 1 50 D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1 47 GB Worthing 2 46 CH Stans 2 40 F Vannes 3 38
Final The final was hosted by RTB on 11 September 1968 at the Grand-Place in Brussels, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Jean-Claude Mennessier. Place Country Town Points 1 D Osterholz-Scharmbeck 41 2 CH Stans 39 3 F Vannes 33 4 GB Worthing 32 5 B Bressoux 27 6 I Terracina 24
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