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.
Antenne 2
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25 episodes
1990
48 episodes
1989
47 episodes
1988
44 episodes
1987
47 episodes
1986
49 episodes
1985
50 episodes
1984
51 episodes
1983
48 episodes
1982
51 episodes
1981
47 episodes
1980
45 episodes
1979
46 episodes
1978
42 episodes
1977
44 episodes
1976
40 episodes
1975