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Series Guide: 1988
Jeux Sans Frontières returns to television screens in mainland Europe, and the BBC go out with a bang in Walt Disney World. 
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Series Guide: 1989
Spain take a year out and are replaced by San Marino. 
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Series Guide: 1990
Spain and Yugoslavia join Jeux Sans Frontières, Belgium leave.
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Series Guide: 1991
Jeux Sans Frontières returns to British TV screens on S4C, with Wales beginning their four year stay in the series.
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Series Guide: 1992
A year of wildly varying fortunes for Welsh teams.
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Series Guide: 1993
A solitary second place is the highlight for Wales in 1993.
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Series Guide: 1994
The best (and sadly last) year for Wales in Jeux Sans Frontières.
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Series Guide: 1995
The Czech Republic are the stars in this year's JSF.
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Series Guide: 1996
Jeux Sans Frontières was based solely in Turin, Italy, with events coming from a 7000m² arena.
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Series Guide: 1997 /
Series Guide: 1997 Repeats
JSF produces its the closest run final in many years. Meanwhile, domestic heats of It's A Knockout get a repeat run in the UK. 
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Series Guide: 1998
The 1998 series saw the first French victory since 1992, with La Clusaz winning the fourth heat. It was to be the last French victory in JSF. The year, however, belonged to Hungary, who won three editions including the International Final.
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Series Guide: 1999
Channel 5 bring It's A Knockout back to British television screens, repackaged and updated for the Nineties. The series, presented by Keith Chegwin with Frank Bruno, Nell McAndrew and Lucy Alexander, struggled to keep its audience. Coincidentally, just as Britain picks up the baton with IAK once more, on the continent, Jeux Sans Frontières is coming to a close.
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