Bernard Pivot
Director
Apostrophes (1975)
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.
Keywords: tmdb.literature, tmdb.book-review, imdb.literature, imdb.book, imdb.interview, imdb.author, imdb.non-fiction
Production Companies: Antenne 2
Network: Antenne 2
Season 1
40 episodes
Season 2
44 episodes
Season 3
42 episodes
Season 4
46 episodes
Season 5
45 episodes
Season 6
47 episodes
Season 7
51 episodes
Season 8
48 episodes
Season 9
51 episodes
Season 10
50 episodes
Season 11
49 episodes
Season 12
47 episodes
Season 13
44 episodes
Season 14
47 episodes
Season 15
48 episodes
Season 16
25 episodes
Network: Antenne 2
Runtime: 70 min.
Episode Runtime: 70 min.
Released: Jan. 10, 1975
Last Air Date: June 22, 1990, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR