''Stroke of Fate'' was an American

radio drama Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...

, originally aired in 1953. This NBC Radio alternate history series aired 13 episodes from October 4 to December 27, 1953, featuring actors such as

Ed Begley Edward James Begley Sr. (March 25, 1901 – April 28, 1970) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1962) and ...

, Alexander Scourby, Hal Studer, and Santos Ortega. The episodes were written by Mort Lewis and George Faulkner, directed by Fred Weihe, and announced by Lionel Ricco. Each 30-minute episode aired Sunday nights at 8 pm ET. Each episode had an alternate history

point of divergence Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, altern ...

and dramatized the results of that change. All of the episodes have survived.

References

* Dunning, John (1998). ''On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio''. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN, 0-19-507678-8. American radio dramas 1950s American radio programs Alternate history plays NBC radio programs 1953 radio programme debuts 1953 radio programme endings American Civil War alternate histories Anthology radio series American science fiction radio programs