Apostrophes 1975

Overview

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary talk show that aired on French television. Created and hosted by Bernard Pivot, the program focused on books, authors, and literature. The series premiered on January 10, 1975, and concluded its fifteen-year run on June 22, 1990. During this period, the show produced 724 episodes. It was broadcast on Friday nights on the television channel Antenne 2, which was later known as France 2. The program maintained a prime-time slot and attracted approximately 6 million regular viewers, making it one of the most watched shows on French television. Each episode lasted one hour and featured a flexible format. The structure of the show varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions involving four or five authors. As a long-running cultural fixture, the series provided a dedicated platform for literary discourse throughout its duration.