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The earliest surviving diary of this era which most resembles the modern diary was that of Abu Ali ibn al-Banna in the 11th century. His diary is the earliest known to be arranged in order of date (ta'rikh in Arabic), very much like modern diaries. [4]
Guru-Murthy joined Channel 4 News in 1998 and is the programme's second-longest-serving presenter, behind Jon Snow. He was also the main presenter of Channel 4 News at Noon between 2003 and 2009. The Royal Television Society Journalism Awards nominated him for its News Presenter of the Year award in 2010 and 2014.
Diary of an Ordinary Woman is a novel by Margaret Forster, framed as an "edited" diary of a fictional woman who lives through most of the major events of the 20th century, covering the years 1914 to 1995. [1] [2] So realistic that many readers believed it to be an authentic diary, [2] it is one of Forster's best-known novels. [1] [2] [3] [4]
During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anne Frank received a blank diary as one of her presents on 12 June 1942, her 13th birthday. [8] [9] According to the Anne Frank House, the red, checkered autograph book which Anne used as her diary was actually not a surprise, since she had chosen it the day before with her father when browsing a bookstore near her home. [9]
A fan wears the jersey of San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama as the Spurs and Phoenix Suns prepares to play an NBA basketball game in Austin, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.
The Diary of a Nobody is an 1892 English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892.
Batara Guru, or Bhattara Guru, is derived from Sanskrit Bhattaraka which means “noble lord". [3] It refers to Siwa in the form of a guru, in Indonesian Hinduism. [12] According to Rachel Storm, the Indian god Shiva was known as Batara Guru outside of Indonesian Islands, and Batara Guru was the name for Shiva in rest of Southeast Asia. [13]
Mrs Dale's Diary was the first significant BBC radio serial drama. It was first broadcast on 5 January 1948 on the BBC Light Programme , later BBC Radio 2 ; it ran until 25 April 1969. A new episode was broadcast each weekday afternoon, with a repeat the following morning.