TV Series

Apostrophes (1975–1990)

• First aired January 10, 1975
• Seasons: 16 · Episodes: 724
• 1h 10m per episode

• Talk

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.

Created by

Bernard Pivot

Starring

Bernard Pivot, Claude-Jean Philippe, Gilles Lapouge