Britain win Jeux Sans Frontières again, with Ely being invincible both at home and on the continent. Their impressive demolition of Hertford in their domestic heat lead to them winning the Radio Times It's A Knockout Trophy, as the winning team achieving the highest points score. In winning their domestic heat, followed by triumphs in their international heat and the international final, Ely became the first team to have won the Jeux Sans Frontières Trophy completely undefeated.

It's A Knockout 1973
including FA Cup Final Knockout

Presenters: Eddie Waring and Stuart Hall / Referee: Arthur Ellis
Scorers: Glynne Geldart, Beverley Dunn, Pauline Cooper and Patricia Duncan

Designer: Stuart Furber / Producer: Barney Colehan / Director: Bill Taylor
A BBC North West Production

1973-01

It's A Cup Final Knockout 1973

FA Cup Final Special

BBC1 Transmission: Saturday 5th May 1973, 12.25-1.15pm
(Shown as part of Cup Final Grandstand)
Recorded: Sunday 15th April 1973

Venue: Tuesday Market Place, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Weather Conditions: Cloudy with Sunny Spells

Teams: Leeds United F.C. Supporters' Club v. Sunderland F.C. Supporters' Club

Team Members included:
Past and present players and celebrity supporters of both teams

Games: Unknown

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd

 Leeds United F.C. Supporters' Club
 Sunderland F.C. Supporters' Club

10
7

Did You Know? This special Cup Final edition of It's A Knockout was recorded in tandem with the King's Lynn domestic heat (1973 Heat 2) at the same venue.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-02

It's A Knockout 1973

Heat 1

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 18th May 1973, 8.15-9.00pm
Recorded: Sunday 8th April 1973

Venue: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Weather Conditions: Sunny and Warm
Radio Times 'Miss Knockout': Christine Donna from London

Teams: Woodstock v. Bicester

Team Members included:
Bicester - Robert McSkowsky and Michael Siggers

Games: Unknown

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd

 Bicester
 Woodstock

12
8

Bicester qualified for Jeux Sans Frontières in Italy: transmitted on 27th July 1973

Did You Know?: Mike Swann, later to become a regular It's A Knockout referee alongside Arthur Ellis, competed here for the Bicester team. Also, this edition was previewed on Blue Peter. More details in Knockout TV: 1973.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-03

It's A Knockout 1973

Heat 2

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 25th May 1973, 8.15-9.00pm
Recorded: Sunday 15th April 1973

Venue: Tuesday Market Place, King’s Lynn, Norfolk
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Radio Times 'Miss Knockout': Barbara Molyneux from Cheshire

Teams: King’s Lynn v. Manchester

Games included: 'Flour Football'

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd

 Manchester
 King's Lynn

17
4

Manchester qualified for Jeux Sans Frontières in Switzerland: transmitted on 3rd August 1973

Did You Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-04

It's A Knockout 1973

Heat 3

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 1st June 1973, 8.15-9.00pm
Recorded: Sunday 22nd April 1973

Venue: East Links, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Radio Times 'Miss Knockout': Gay Spink from Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire

Teams: North Berwick v. Peebles

Games: Unknown

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd

 Peebles
 North Berwick

16
4

Peebles qualified for Jeux Sans Frontières in France: transmitted on 10th August 1973

Did You Know? The team from Peebles were being supported by seven attractive young cheerleaders, who each had a letter of the team name on the back of their shorts. Amusingly, the seventh young lady fell ill, and so as not to spoil the fun, a big chap with a droopy moustache and muscular, hairy legs stepped into the fray, becoming the 'S' of 'Peebles'!

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-05

It's A Knockout 1973

Heat 4

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 8th June 1973, 8.15-9.00pm
Recorded: Sunday 29th April 1973

Venue: College Grounds, Ely, Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
Weather Conditions: Overcast
Radio Times 'Miss Knockout': Pauline Cooper from Dagenham, Greater London

Teams: Ely v. Hertford

Team Members (Full Squads):
Ely - Mike Hoare (Coach, 22), Jean Milne (Secretary, 31), Lydia Scott (23), Pete Wilson (26), Lynne Tanner (17), Kevin Brown (21), Tony Fell (25), Mike Goddard (26), Martin Evans (29), John Grafik (23), David Muncey (21), Mike Wilkin (28), Colin Carter (26), Colin Bent (26), Linda Goodwin (16), Mike Hardy (16), Robert Harwood (23), David Allen (30), Barry Elsden (32), Ian Rodger (25), Kevin Russell (17), Janis Carter (17), Bruce Smith (25), Sharon Gillies (17), Pauline Jaggard (25), Jenny Linney (27), Pat Cuthbert (33), Elaine Munro (19), David Cornwell (Manager, 26), Bill Oughton (Coach, 30), Maureen Sulman (17) and Jackie Bradford (17).
Hertford - Peter Brekon (Trainer), Bob Newton (Manager), Don Mean (Assistant Trainer), Des Brady (26), Robert Fenton (20), Ken Woodcock (25), Andrew Sawford, Fred Nash, Allen Miller (27), Tom Phipps, Michael Mean (26), Roy Brightwell (26), George Stastny (30), Peter Chatfield (27), David Pollard (16), Malcolm Sawdy, James Smith (20), George Brown (18), Ken Newton, Martin Parfitt (18), Dave Warner (27), Gordon Jennings (18), Paul Greig (25), Adrienne Wareham (16), Lynn Newton (16), Elaine Wisdom (23), Bev Petrie (16), Melanie Belcher (17), Mary Yorke, Andrew Goodman, Stephen Lawrence (16), Anne Smith (19), Jean Hulks, Brenda Collins (26), Barbara Crane (23), Dawn Haynes (19) and Chris Benham.

Games: 'Drum Roll', 'Drum Stacking', 'Water Race', 'Mat Race', 'Trampoline Tennis', 'Rope Climb', 'Basketball Slide', and 'Punch Bag Balance' (marathon)

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd

 Ely
 Hertford

19
1

Ely qualified for Jeux Sans Frontières in Netherlands: transmitted on 17th August 1973.
This result secured Ely the ‘Radio Times’ Trophy for 1973 for the highest scoring team in the British heats.

Did You Know? Ely's winning margin was the largest ever in domestic IAK. Footage from this edition was used in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme exists in the BBC Archives

1973-06

It's A Knockout 1973

Heat 5

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 15th June 1973, 8.15-9.00pm
Recorded: Sunday 6th May 1973

Venue: Ashington Park, Ashington, Northumberland
Radio Times Miss Knockout: Pam Nolan from Middleton, Lancashire

Teams: Ashington v. Blyth

Games: Unknown

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd

 Blyth
 Ashington

10*
10

Blyth qualified for Jeux Sans Frontières in Great Britain: transmitted on 24th August 1973. Ashington also qualified for JSF in Belgium as the losing team with the highest number of points. This heat was transmitted on 31st August 1973.

* This competition ended in a draw, with Blyth winning the tie-breaker.

Did You Know? An inch of rain fell during the recording of this event and the games site was under water. Stuart Hall recalled having to make three clothing changes just to get through the recording. The event was attended by 7,000 very wet fans!

Did You Also Know? Ashington called in Jim Adler to coach their team for the competition. Adler had previously worked preparing the British team for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, and claimed that he worked the Ashington team every bit as hard as those Olympic hopefuls.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-07

It's A Knockout 1973

Heat 6

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 22nd June 1973, 8.15-9.00pm
Recorded: Sunday 13th May 1973

Venue: Stoberry Park, Wells, Somerset
Radio Times Miss Knockout: Lyn Grimshaw from Bristol, Somerset

Teams: Wells v. Porthcawl

Games: Unknown

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd

 Wells
 Porthcawl

13
7

Wells qualified for Jeux Sans Frontières in West Germany: transmitted on 7th September 1973

Did You Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

Entrants 1973: Belgium (B) • France (F) • West Germany (D) • Great Britain (GB)
Netherlands (NL) • Italy (I) • Switzerland (CH) 

Presenters of International Heats: Jan Theys and Willy Delabastita (B), Guy Lux and Simone Garnier (F), Camillo Felgen and Erhard Keller (D), Eddie Waring and Stuart Hall (GB), Dick Passchier (NL), Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti (I), Ezio Guidi (CH)

Commentators (BBC): Eddie Waring and Stuart Hall / International Referees: Gennaro Olivieri, Guido Pancaldi / Referee (BBC): Arthur Ellis

Designer (BBC): Stuart Furber
Producer (BBC): Barney Colehan / Director: Bill Taylor
Produced by RTB-BRT (B), ORTF (F), ARD-WDR (D), 
BBC North West (GB), NCRV (NL), RAI (I), SSR (CH)

 

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

1973-08

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

Heat 1

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 27th July 1973, 7.45-9.00pm
Recorded: Wednesday 6th June 1973

Venue: Spiaggia e Promenade (Beach and Promenade), Senigallia, Italy
Weather Conditions: Warm and Humid

Theme: Around the World in 80 Days

Teams: Seraing (B) v. Moëlan-sur-Mer (F) v. Alzey (D) v. Bicester (GB) v. Raalte (NL) v. Senigallia (I) v. Fontainemelon (CH)

Team Members included:
Bicester (GB) - Robert McSkowsky, Michael Siggers
Senigallia (I) - Maurizio Alessandroni, Stefano Belucci, Gennaro Berardi, Loretta Carletti, Corseo Corsaletti, Franco Curzi, Roberto degli Emili, Anna Frumenzi, Fabio Frumenzi, Daniela Giombi, Annamaria Giulietti, Roberto Irbetti, Renzo Mandolini, Sisto Marcantognini, Loredana Paparelli, Lorenzo Piccinini, Giuliana Portavia, Alfonso Roncarati, Gianluigi Siboni and Athos Zanzani

Games: ‘Land of 1000 Nights’, ’Land of Cowboys’, ‘Land of Great Trees’, ‘Land of Snow’, ‘Land of Glaciers’, ‘Land of Drought’, ‘Land of Bridges and Sticks’, ‘Dragons and Samurai’ (Fil Rouge) and ‘Return to the Country’

Result:

 Team:

Points:

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

 NL • Raalte l
 I • Senigallia l
 CH • Fontainemelon
 GB • Bicester
 B • Seraing
 D • Alzey
 F • Moëlan-sur-Mer

43
37
36
31
29
26
23

Did You Know? The Dutch team in this heat, Raalte, won an incredible five games out of the eight it played - but failed to win their Joker game!

Did You Also Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-09

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

Heat 2

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 3rd August 1973, 7.45-9.00pm
Recorded: Wednesday 20th June 1973

Venue: Quadrato del Mercato (Market Square), Bellinzona, Switzerland

Theme: Markets of the Middle Ages

Teams: Herentals (B) v. Bagnères-de-Bigorre (F) v. Ansbach (D) v. Manchester (GB) v. Hoogeveen (NL) v. Matera (I) v. Bellinzona (CH)

Games: ‘A Middle-Age Market’, ‘The Silk Trade Sellers’, ‘The Fish Merchants’, ‘Mice and Cheeses’, ‘The Flower Sellers’, ‘Vegetable Football’, ‘The Water Melons’, ‘The Endless Fountain’ (Fil Rouge) and ‘Packets of Sweets’

Result:

 Team:

Points:

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

 NL • Hoogeveen l
 D • Ansbach
 GB • Manchester
 CH • Bellinzona
 B • Herentals
 I • Matera
 F • Bagnères-de-Bigorre

43
37
36
33
31
30
27

Did You Know? Despite winning this heat, Dutch team Hoogeveen had already failed to qualify for the International Final because their national rivals from Raalte had won the previous heat with the same score of 43 points. Under Jeux Sans Frontières rules, Raalte (as winners of five games to Hoogeveen’s three) were, at this point, in position to qualify for the International Final. However, Raalte themselves would be pipped at the post for that coveted place by Heusden-Altena (see Did You Know? note for International Heat 7).

Did You Also Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-10

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

Heat 3

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 10th August 1973, 7.45-9.00pm
Recorded: Thursday 5th July 1973

Venue: Place de la Cathedrale (Cathedral Square), Chartres, France
Weather Conditions: Warm and Dry
Winners' Trophy presented by: Simone Garnier

Theme: The History of Chartres Cathedral

Teams: Ieper (B) v. Chartres (F) v. Hof (D) v. Peebles (GB) v. Zandvoort-aan-Zee (NL) v. Cantu (I) v. Engelberg (CH)

Games: ‘The Raft Carriers’, ‘The Water Balance’, ‘The Chimney Stackers’, ‘The Woodcutters’, ‘The Cyclists’, ‘The Bell Ringers’, ‘The Archers’, ‘The Stone Masons‘ (Fil Rouge) and ‘The Legless Creatures’
Jokers: Pictures of Chartres Cathedral

Result:

 Team:

Points:

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

 B • Ieper l l
 F • Chartres l
 CH • Engelberg
 I • Cantu
 NL • Zandvoort-aan-Zee
 GB • Peebles
 D • Hof

42
40
36
35
33
30
29

Did You Know? Game 7 was divided into two distinct parts. At the start of the game, boys on the ramparts of the castle had to lower down a drawbridge by means of a rolling chain, which when lowered to its horizontal angle and pressed down onto a large balloon which burst - at which point the time was taken. The second part of the game involved the six girl team-mates atop an enormous elephant, who had to fire arrows into a large circular target above their individual drawbridge entrances. After each girl had fired her arrows, the elephant was moved along to the next drawbridge entrance. However, the time given to the girls to fire the arrows was dependant on the time taken by her team-mate to lower the drawbridge. The time limit for both parts of the game was just 1 minute, so if the boy had taken 35 seconds to lower his drawbridge, then the girl only had 25 seconds to aim arrows at the targets. The points awarded on the game were dependant on the number of arrows hitting the targets. The Great Britain team from Peebles saved their Joker until this game but could only hit the target with two arrows, which in turn gave the team just 4 points for their Joker!

Did You Also Know? The Belgian team of Ieper won the last two games and the Fil Rouge (a total of 20pts) to give it victory on the night, but not to be outdone, French team Chartres also won the Fil Rouge and the final game. In fact, the final game saw four teams score 7 pts each and three teams score 3 pts each, an occurrence which had never happened before and has never happened since!

Did You Also Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme exists in the BBC Archives

1973-11

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

Heat 4

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 17th August 1973, 7.45-9.00pm
Recorded: Friday 20th July 1973

Venue: Markt (Square), Arnhem, Netherlands
Weather Conditions: Very Warm

Theme: Holidays

Teams: Arlon (B) v. Guingamp (F) v. Meinerzhagen (D) v. Ely (GB) v. Ten Boer (NL) v. San Vito al Tagliamento (I) v. Châtillon (CH)

Team Members included:
Arlon (B) - Jean-Paul Goudert
Ely (GB) - Mike Hoare (Coach, 22), Jean Milne (Secretary, 31), Lydia Scott (23), Pete Wilson (26), Lynne Tanner (17), Kevin Brown (21), Tony Fell (25), Mike Goddard (26), Martin Evans (29), John Grafik (23), David Muncey (21), Mike Wilkin (28), Colin Carter (26), Colin Bent (26), Linda Goodwin (16), Mike Hardy (16), Robert Harwood (23), David Allen (30), Barry Elsden (32), Ian Rodger (25), Kevin Russell (17), Janis Carter (17), Bruce Smith (25), Sharon Gillies (17), Pauline Jaggard (25), Jenny Linney (27), Pat Cuthbert (33), Elaine Munro (19), David Cornwell (Manager, 26), Bill Oughton (Coach, 30), Maureen Sulman (17) and Jackie Bradford (17).

Games: ‘Rain Showers’, ‘Nautical Skiing’, ‘Gathering Edelweiss’, ‘The Campsite Showers’, ‘Balloon Race’, ‘The Bucking Bronco’, ‘Race on Foot’, ‘Rings’ (Fil Rouge) and ‘End of the Holidays’

Result:

 Team:

Points:

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

 GB • Ely l l
 D • Meinerzhagen
 CH • Châtillon l
 NL • Ten Boer
 I • San Vito al Tagliamento
 B • Arlon
 F • Guingamp

41
38
38
37
36
30
28

Did You Know? This heat was held in the city’s Market Square located behind the famous St. Eusebio’s Cathedral which was severely damaged during World War II, and just 100 metres from Memorial Place and the famous Arnhem Bridge (now called the John Frost Brug) which was featured in film director Richard Attenborough’s epic war film, 'A Bridge Too Far’.

Did You Also Know? The team from the host town of Arnhem were beaten by Ten Boer in the Dutch domestic series Zeskamp and failed to earn the right to participate in their own home heat!

Did You Also Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-12

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

Heat 5

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 24th August 1973, 7.45-9.00pm
Recorded: Thursday 2nd August 1973

Venue: Durdham Down, Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain
Weather Conditions: Very Warm and Dry

Theme: A Medieval Tournament

Teams: Koekelberg (B) v. Cognac (F) v. Marburg (D) v. Blyth (GB) v. Kapelle (Zuid Beveland) (NL) v. Chieri (I) v. Sargans (CH)

Team Members included:
Chieri (I) - Marco Pennatti

Games: ‘Assault on the Castle’, ’Driving Carts’, ‘The Chefs’, ‘Escape of the Prisoners’, ‘The Bakers’ Race’, ‘The Bear Trainers’, ‘The Coopers’ Race’, ‘The Castle Buffoon’ (Fil Rouge) and ‘Leaving the Castle’

Result:

 Team:

Points:

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

 D • Marburg l l
 F • Cognac
 GB • Blyth
 B • Koekelberg
 CH • Sargans
 NL • Kapelle (Zuid Beveland)
 I • Chieri

47
38
37
33
29
26
18

Did You Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme exists in the BBC Archives

1973-13

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

Heat 6

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 31st August 1973, 7.45-9.00pm
Recorded: Wednesday 15th August 1973

Venue: The Promenade, Blankenberge, Belgium

Theme: A 1900s Beach Holiday

Teams: Blankenberge (B) v. Bourg-en-Bresse (F) v. Werl (D) v. Ashington (GB) v. Geleen (NL) v. Battipaglia (I) v. Balerna (CH)

Team Members included:

Werl (D) - Theodor Blume (Trainer, 40), Klaus Ittermann (Trainer, 30), Werner Rinsche (Team Manager, 35), Ursula Jensen (29), Marianne Bethge (18), Annette Steinau (16), Regina Schüler (16), Ursula Kümpel (16), Silvia Klinger (23), Eberhard Mühr (18), Günter Korf (19), Ulrich Reiter (26), Michael Peters (22), Günter Pieperhoff (27), Gerd Klötter (24), Wolfgang Schröer (26), Hubert Fuchs (17), Willi Stehmann (21), Jürgen Klauwunn (27), Norbert Reher (25) and Rainer Weber (23)
Balerna (CH) - Cristiano Bernasconi, Walter Bernasconi, Annamaria Cerruti, Giorgio Frigerio,
Antonello Galfetti, Antonio Galfetti, Giorgio Grassi, Maurizio Manfredini, Antonello Maspoli, Luisa Neri, Roberto Rizza (Team Captain), Elena Riva, Manuela Riva, Giovanni Rogonesi, Eros Ruffoni, Giuseppina Russo, Giuseppe Sulmoni and Fausto Vanini

Games: ‘The Cyclo-Cars’, ‘Ice-Cream Sellers’, ‘Balloons’, ‘Inflatable Rings’, ‘The Sandcastles’, ‘Clown Race’, ‘The Balances’, ‘The Drunken Blind Men’ (Fil Rouge) and ‘Blankenberge 1900’
Jokers: Sunshades

Result:

 Team:

Points:

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

 D • Werl l
 NL • Geleen
 B • Blankenberge
 I • Battipaglia
 GB • Ashington
 CH • Balerna
 F • Bourg-en-Bresse

43
39
38
32
31
31
26

Did You Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-14

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

Heat 7

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 7th September 1973, 7.00-8.15pm
Recorded: Thursday 30th August 1973

Venue: Der Hafen Parkplatz (Dockside Car Park), Heiligenhafen, West Germany

Theme: The Boat

Teams: Dottignies (B) v. Vittel (F) v. Heiligenhafen (D) v. Wells (GB) v. Heusden-Altena (NL) v. Foligno (I) v. Grenchen (CH)

Games: Unknown

Result:

 Team:

Points:

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

 NL • Heusden-Altena l l
 D • Heiligenhafen
 F • Vittel
 CH • Grenchen
 I • Foligno
 GB • Wells
 B • Dottignies

44
40
39
36
33
31
28

Did You Know? Heusden-Altena achieved an incredible feat in winning this heat and qualifying for the International Final. Leading by three points before the last game, the team had to finish 1st or 2nd on the game to qualify. A third place would have given them 43 points, but they would have lost out to Raalte (the Dutch winners of Heat 1) on games won by 5-3, to represent the Netherlands in the Final.

Did You Also Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme does not exist in the BBC Archives

1973-15

Jeux Sans Frontières 1973

International Final

BBC1 Transmission: Friday 14th September 1973, 7.45-9.00pm
Recorded: Wednesday 12th September 1973

Venue: Parc du Champs du Mars (Fields of March Park), Paris, France
Weather Conditions: Warm and Dry
Winners' Trophies presented by: Simone Garnier

Theme: Telecommunications of Yesterday and Today

Teams: Ieper (B) v. Chartres (F) v. Marburg (D) v. Ely (GB) v. Heusden-Altena (NL) v. Senigallia (I) v. Châtillon (CH)

Team Members included:
Ely (GB) - Mike Hoare (Coach, 22), Jean Milne (Secretary, 31), Lydia Scott (23), Pete Wilson (26), Lynne Tanner (17), Kevin Brown (21), Tony Fell (25), Mike Goddard (26), Martin Evans (29), John Grafik (23), David Muncey (21), Mike Wilkin (28), Colin Carter (26), Colin Bent (26), Linda Goodwin (16), Mike Hardy (16), Robert Harwood (23), David Allen (30), Barry Elsden (32), Ian Rodger (25), Kevin Russell (17), Janis Carter (17), Bruce Smith (25), Sharon Gillies (17), Pauline Jaggard (25), Jenny Linney (27), Pat Cuthbert (33), Elaine Munro (19), David Cornwell (Manager, 26), Bill Oughton (Coach, 30), Maureen Sulman (17) and Jackie Bradford (17).
Senigallia (I) - Maurizio Alessandroni, Stefano Belucci, Gennaro Berardi, Loretta Carletti, Corseo Corsaletti, Franco Curzi, Roberto degli Emili, Anna Frumenzi, Fabio Frumenzi, Daniela Giombi, Annamaria Giulietti, Roberto Irbetti, Renzo Mandolini, Sisto Marcantognini, Loredana Paparelli, Lorenzo Piccinini, Giuliana Portavia, Alfonso Roncarati, Gianluigi Siboni and Athos Zanzani

Games: ‘Apples’, ‘The Marathon Runners’, ‘The African Tom-Tom’, ‘The Morse Code’, ‘The Express Mail Train’, ‘Satellites’, ‘Televisions’, ‘Telephones’ (Fil Rouge) and ‘Building the Eiffel Tower’

Result:

 Team:

Points:

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

 GB • Ely l
 D • Marburg l
 F • Chartres l
 I • Senigallia
 B • Ieper
 CH • Châtillon
 NL • Heusden-Altena

43
41
39
36
32
26
24

Did You Know? Footage from this edition exists in the BBC compilation, Best of Knockout 1973. Details in Knockout TV.

Made in Colour • This programme exists in the BBC Archives

It's A Christmas Knockout 1973

Commentators: Stuart Hall (GB); Rosanna Vaudetti and Giulio Marchetti (I); 
Paule Herreman and Michel Lemaire (B) and Dick Passchier and Barend Barendse (NL)

Referee: Gennaro Olivieri

Designer: Stuart Furber
Producer: Barney Colehan
Produced by RAI (I), BBC North West (GB), RTB-BRT (B), NCRV (NL)

1973-15

It's A Christmas Knockout 1973

Christmas Special

BBC1 Transmission: Wednesday 26th December 1973, 2.35-3.25pm (Boxing Day)
Recorded: Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th December 1973

Venue: Rink Olimpico del Ghiaccio (Olympic Ice Rink), Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy

Theme: Festive Fun

Teams: Aviemore (GB) v. Cortina D’Ampezzo (I) v. Pepinster (B) v. The Dutch Sports Stars (NL)

Games: ‘Fathers Christmas’, ‘Angels’, ‘Making Christmas Cakes’, ‘Snowmen on Skates’, ‘Bells and Lights’, ‘Snowballs Through Windows’ and ‘1973 into 1974’

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd
4th

 I • Cortina D'Ampezzo
 NL • The Dutch Sports Stars
 GB • Aviemore
 B • Pepinster

24
21
19
16

Made in Colour • This programme exists in the BBC Archives

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