Apostrophes(1975)

Apostrophes is a French literary talk show created and hosted by Bernard Pivot that aired live on Friday nights from 1975 to 1990. Over fifteen years and 724 episodes, the programme became one of France's most-watched broadcasts, drawing around six million regular viewers. Each hour-long episode centred on books, authors and literature, alternating between intimate one-on-one interviews with individual writers and lively group discussions featuring four or five authors. The show's intelligent, conversational format made it essential viewing for French intellectuals and book lovers, establishing Pivot as the nation's pre-eminent literary personality and helping to shape public taste in reading.