The Word (radio) The Word (radio) The Word was a weekly half-hour radio programme on the BBC World Service about books and writers. Its final edition was in October 2008. Once a month its slot was taken over by "World Book Club", in which listeners submitted questions to a famous writer. Both programmes were presented by Harriett Gilbert. "World Book Club" continues to be broadcast once a month on Saturdays. "The Word" emerged from an earlier World Service book programme "Meridian Books" (which had several presenters, including Michael Rosen, Verity Sharp, and Rosemary Hartill,) as well as a poetry request programme, "Poems by
Cara (given name) of Gigha. In Turkey the word Kara means "dark", which may or may not be related to the Gaelic Ciara of the same meaning. Cara in different languages: Spanish/Latin- face or expensive; Vietnamese- diamond size unit (cà rá) translated from caret; Africa-Hausa- to increase or complain. Cara (given name) Cara is a female given name of Latin or Celtic origin. It has been frequently used mostly in recent times, especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Cara means beloved in Latin and the names Carina, Cherie and Cheryl derive from it. Cara also means friend in Irish language Kara, the