Le Grand Raid Le Cap Terre de Feu

TV series or program
  • Game show
  • travel
Created byJacques AntoineWritten byJacques AntoineDirected byJean-Michel BoussaguetPresented byNoël Mamère and Didier RegnierCountry of origin
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
  • Canada
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
Original languageFrenchNo. of series1ProductionProducerJacques AntoineRunning time60 minutesProduction companiesTélé Union; CTFOriginal releaseNetwork
  • Antenne 2
  • RTBF1
  • TSR 1
  • CBC Television
  • RTL Télévision
  • TMC
Release1984 (1984) –
1985 (1985)RelatedRace Around the World

The Great Rallye (Cape of Good Hope / Tierra del Fuego) is a TV game show produced by the Community of French televisions and aired in 1984 on Antenne 2 (France), RTBF1 (Belgium), TSR (Switzerland), CBC Television (Canada), RTL Télévision (Luxembourg) and TMC (Monaco).

This program was carried out following the success of La Course autour du monde [fr] (The Race around the world).

Principle of the issue

Five two-men teams (one per channel), drove Citroen Visa cars for an extraordinary adventure, traveling around the world from the Cape of Good Hope to Tierra del Fuego, producing short TV documentary films that were noted by a professional jury based in Paris.

Jury

The members of the standing jury representing television channels were:

  • Sophie Hecquet (RTL Television)
  • Bruno Albin (Antenna 2)
  • Jean-Louis Boudou (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
  • José Sacré (TMC)
  • Vincent Philippe (TSR)

Winners

  • 1at – The RTL team (Belgium): 3818 Points
    • Participants: Thierry Devillet, Serge Goriely and Philippe Raymakers
  • 2nd – The CBC team (Canada): 3785 Points
    • Participants: Robert Bourgoing and Francis Lévesque
  • 3rd – The TMC Team (Monte Carlo): 3751 Points
    • Participants: Christine Demond and Guilène Merland
  • 4th – The SSR team SSR (French Switzerland): 3682 Points
    • Participants: Alexandre Bochatay and Alain Margot
  • 5th – The Antenne 2 team (France): 3658 Points
    • Participants: Laurent Chomel, Roland Théron and Georges Siciliano

See also

References

  • Didier Regnier, L'Aventure du Grand Raid Ed Robert Laffont
  • Pierre Kohler, Grand Raid, Le Cap-Terre De Feu, Ed Hachette Télé-Union
  • Gauthier Fleuri, Les Maillantes, ou 242 jours autour de la planète Terre, Ed. Pierre Theubet

External links

  • Le Grand Raid Le Cap Terre de Feu at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • (in French) The website of the Grand Raid (created by former Canadian competitor Robert Bourgoing)
  • (in French) The Great Raid photos on Flickr