S T R O K E   O F   F A T E
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                                 1953

First Show: Oct 04, 1953                      Last Show: Dec 27, 1953
Number Shows: 13                            Audition Show: none known


Series Description:

STROKE OF FATE was a series based on the premise, "What would happen
if an event in history never took place".  The shows were 30 minutes
long and were heard on Sunday.  The series was short-lived, lasting
only 13 shows.


Log Comments:

Gordon Payton's catalog provided the information for the description
above.  Show titles varied from catalog to catalog.  The most common
or most discriptive was used where differences were slight.  Where
differences were major, the differing titles are listed as alternates
below the first found.


Chronological Log:

    Date          Day  Num  Title                          Avail
    ------------  ---  ---  -----------------------------  -----
    Oct 04, 1953  Sun    1  "Robert E. Lee"                yes
    Oct 11, 1953  Sun    2  "The Earl of Essex"            yes
    Oct 18, 1953  Sun    3  "The Burr-Hamilton Deul"       yes
    Oct 25, 1953  Sun    4  "Escape of Marie Antoinette"   yes
    Nov 01, 1953  Sun    5  "Lincoln Consular Service"     yes
                            Alt: "Abraham Lincoln"
    Nov 08, 1953  Sun    6  "Benedict Arnold"              yes
    Nov 15, 1953  Sun    7  "Julius Caesar and Cleopatra"  yes
    Nov 22, 1953  Sun    8  "Germany Invades-Rhineland"    yes
                            Alt: "Hitler's Occupation Of
                                  The Rhineland"
    Nov 29, 1953  Sun    9  "Battle of Quebec"             yes
    Dec 06, 1953  Sun   10  "Our Neighbor in Alaska"       yes
                            Alt: "The Alaska Purchase"
    Dec 13, 1953  Sun   11  "Alexander the Great"          yes
    Dec 20, 1953  Sun   12  "Submarine Warfare"            yes
                            Alt: "America's First Secret
                                 Weapon"
                            Alt: "Secret Weapon of 1776"
    Dec 27, 1953  Sun   13  "Norman Conquest of England"   yes


References:

* "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All
  Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514

* OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites:
  * The Sci-Fi Guy, Gordon R. Payton, 118 E. Palmer Ave.,
    Collingswood, NJ 08108  (no longer sells shows)
  * Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
  * North American Radio Archives, 134 Vincewood Dr., Nicolasville,
    KY 40356
  * Great American Radio, Gary Kramer, PO Box 504, Genesee, MI 48437
  * Radio Memories, Ted Davenport, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little
    Rock, AR 72116
  * Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr.,
    Whittier, CA 90602


Other Logs or Books:

* STROKE OF FATE log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr.,
  Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com)


Last Update: May 26, 2004


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