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Apostrophes

April 2025 •French

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.

Die Geschichte der Fantasy

April 2025 •German

Wonderland: From JM Barrie to JRR Tolkien

April 2025 •English

An extraordinary variety of writers, who often suffered terrible adversity throughout their lives, created wonderful places full of happiness in which children lived far from the sorrows of adult life.

Una belleza nueva

April 2025 •Spanish

Čtenářský deník

April 2025 •Czech

Insubmissa

April 2025 •Portuguese

With Botequim, in the Lisbon neighborhood of Graça, as a starting point, we will remember the Portuguese writer, poet, and great figure of the capital’s literary salons. During a long period od the her life, especially in latter years, Botequim was the centre of the writer's life, with her being the greatest personality of the salon that gathered around her.

Autoren erzählen

April 2025 •German

Local Perspective

April 2025 •Chinese

Follow Chen Danqing's eyes to gain insight into the subtle and vast world of Wanhua and enjoy the wonderful details of famous paintings. Chen Danqing's eyes are a precious artistic treasure of this era. This program, through his eyes, his words, his insight and aesthetics, tells the story of each minute part of a masterpiece of Chinese and Western painting, a wonderful detail that no one notices but will be enlightened and applauded after seeing it. The whole film was shot in Chen Danqing's studio and later supplemented with a lot of animation effects. Through topics and stories of interest to young people, the film is guided to re-examine the neglected corners of art creation and artists in various periods.

Lecture Room

April 2025 •Chinese

Odyssey: Behind the Myth

April 2025 •French

Who was Homer, and what is the meaning of The Odyssey? In this documentary we follow the footsteps of Ulysses, also known by his Greek name Odysseus—a hero as relevant today as he was nearly three thousand years ago, on a journey across some of the most fascinating landscapes and seascapes of the Mediterranean region. With the help of prominent international scholars, we seek to resolve the questions that still surround one of humanity’s greatest literary works and its enigmatic author.

Terenci: La fabulación infinita

April 2025 •Spanish

The definitive documentary on one of the most relevant and popular figures of literature and television in Spain in the second half of the 20th century: Terenci Moix.

The Philosophical Cafe

April 2025 •Italian

A journey that tells the thought of the greatest protagonists of Western philosophy, from its origins to the great thinkers of the twentieth century, through the story of great contemporary philosophers.

Crash Course Literature

April 2025 •English

John Green teaches you literature in an exciting, entertaining, and endlessly informative manner.

The Great American Read

April 2025 •English

A journey through America that introduces our list of the 100 best-loved books and explores the many ways in which these novels affect, reflect and connect us all.

Boswell & Johnson's Scottish Road Trip

April 2025 •English

Following comedian Frank Skinner and Scottish crime writer Denise Mina as they team up to recreate James Boswell's and Dr Johnson's 18th century trip through Scotland to the Hebrides.

Ven Acá... con Eugenia León y Pavel Granados

April 2025 •Spanish

斯文江南

April 2025 •Chinese

It's Lit!

April 2025 •English

A series of smart, funny video essays from PBS Digital Studios about their favorite books and why they love to read. Host Lindsay Ellis delves into topics like the evolution of YA, how science fiction mirrors our own anxieties, and why the book is sometimes just a _bit_ better than the movie.

Dobry tytuł

April 2025 •Polish

Do you have a library? And may I see it?

April 2025 •Czech

Personalities of Czech society, culture and art offer a glimpse into their libraries.