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
Sylvia (given name) Sylvia (given name) Sylvia is feminine given name of Latin origin, also spelled Silvia. The French form is Sylvie. The name originates from the Latin word for forest "Silva" and its meaning is "spirit of the wood". The mythological god of the forest was associated with the figure of Silvanus. In Roman mythology, Silvia is the goddess of the forest while Rea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus. Silvia is also the name of one of the female innamorati of the "commedia dell'arte" and is a character of the "Aminta" written by Torquato Tasso. Sylvia (that spelling) was