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Guide: 1972
Stuart
Hall joins the Knockout team and laughs his way into television's
hall of fame.
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Series
Guide: 1973
Britain
win Jeux Sans Frontières again, with Ely invincible at home
and on the continent.
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Series
Guide: 1974
In the wake of Ely's
exciting journey to the JSF crown, 1974 is another good year for
British teams.
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Series Guide: 1975
Each
It's A Knockout
competition now involves three teams. The BBC produces the first It's
A Celebrity Knockout.
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Series Guide: 1976
Producer Barney Colehan steps down after ten years with
the series. Winning teams from the It's A Knockout heats now compete for the Knockout
Trophy in It's A Championship Knockout.
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Series Guide: 1977
A year in Jeux Sans
Frontières that British teams in Europe might want to forget.
1977 ended with a Christmas special from Aviemore, Scotland.
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Series Guide: 1978
Notable in 1978 was the unusual It's A Miners' Knockout,
where miners from England, Scotland and
Wales battled it out for a trophy presented by future Knockout presenter, Keith Chegwin.
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Series Guide: 1979
It's A Knockout and Jeux Sans Frontières round off a
decade which undoubtedly saw it at the height of its popularity. And a pretty good year for
British teams, too.
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Series
Guide: 1980
The series moves into the 1980s, clearly past
its halcyon days, but there's no doubt there's life in the old girl yet!
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Series
Guide: 1981
Eddie Waring's last year with It's A
Knockout before retiring. Some marvellous costumes this year, including
the Wasbees (half wasp, half bee) and the Budgies.
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Series
Guide: 1982
It's A Knockout and Jeux Sans
Frontières come to the end of the line as full series (JSF would
return six years later, but without British competitors). The 1982 domestic
heats all feature guest presenters to host the marathon.
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Series
Guide: 1983-1987
Although It's A Knockout ended as a
regular series in 1982, there were several one-off special programmes made
in the later 1980s. These included The Grand Knockout Tournament,
featuring members of the British Royal Family.
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