Apostrophes

Overview

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 10, 1975

Last aired

June 22, 1990

Episodes

667

Network

Antenne 2

Original language

French

Spoken languages

FRANÇAIS

Countries

France

Production

Antenne 2

Creator

Bernard Pivot

Homepage

Official site