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.

  • Poster for Season 1

    Season 1

    1975

    40 episodes

    Season 1 of Apostrophes premiered on January 10, 1975.

  • Poster for Season 2

    Season 2

    1976

    44 episodes

    Season 2 of Apostrophes premiered on January 2, 1976.

  • Poster for Season 3

    Season 3

    1977

    42 episodes

    Season 3 of Apostrophes premiered on January 7, 1977.

  • Poster for Season 4

    Season 4

    1978

    46 episodes

    Season 4 of Apostrophes premiered on January 6, 1978.

  • Poster for Season 5

    Season 5

    1979

    45 episodes

    Season 5 of Apostrophes premiered on January 5, 1979.

  • Poster for Season 6

    Season 6

    1980

    47 episodes

    Season 6 of Apostrophes premiered on January 4, 1980.

  • Poster for Season 7

    Season 7

    1981

    51 episodes

    Season 7 of Apostrophes premiered on January 2, 1981.

  • Poster for Season 8

    Season 8

    1982

    48 episodes

    Season 8 of Apostrophes premiered on January 1, 1982.

  • Poster for Season 9

    Season 9

    1983

    51 episodes

    Season 9 of Apostrophes premiered on January 7, 1983.

  • Poster for Season 10

    Season 10

    1984

    50 episodes

    Season 10 of Apostrophes premiered on January 6, 1984.

  • Poster for Season 11

    Season 11

    1985

    49 episodes

    Season 11 of Apostrophes premiered on January 4, 1985.

  • Poster for Season 12

    Season 12

    1986

    47 episodes

    Season 12 of Apostrophes premiered on January 3, 1986.

  • Poster for Season 13

    Season 13

    1987

    44 episodes

    Season 13 of Apostrophes premiered on January 2, 1987.

  • Poster for Season 14

    Season 14

    1988

    47 episodes

    Season 14 of Apostrophes premiered on January 1, 1988.

  • Poster for Season 15

    Season 15

    1989

    48 episodes

    Season 15 of Apostrophes premiered on January 6, 1989.

  • Poster for Season 16

    Season 16

    1990

    25 episodes

    Season 16 of Apostrophes premiered on January 5, 1990.