BBC Literary Archive

Robert Louis Stevenson | Around Scotland

BBC One Scotland | 1977 | 20'51''

A drama-documentary about Robert Louis Stevenson's life.

The Adventures of Robert Louis Stevenson

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC One | 2005 | 58'34''

Docu-drama about one of Scotland's greatest writers, whose adventurous spirit ultimately led him to settle in Samoa. Starring Ewen B...

Drama on 4 | Robert Louis Stevenson: Terror in the South Seas

Terror in the South Seas | BBC Radio 4 | 2016 | 57'00''

Newly arrived on a Samoan Island, a trader marries a native girl and is tabooed by the other inhabitants. Stars...

RL Stevenson – The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Radio Scotland | 1996 | 14'20''

A mild-mannered doctor and his monstrous alter ego. Tim Pigott-Smith reads RL Stevenson's classic tale of dual...

Moviedrome | S11E02: The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher | BBC Two | 1999 | 4'01''

An introduction to The Body Snatcher by Robert Wise.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Two | 1980 | 1'07'57''

Adapted from the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, and starring Lisa Harrow and Ian Bannen.

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Deacon William Brodie

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Four | 2007 | 2'01''

Robert Louis Stevenson grew up hearing stories about Deacon William Brodie, a notorious Edinburgh figu...

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | What was the inspiration for Jekyll’s double life?

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Four | 2007 | 6'17''

Ian Rankin investigates what inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to con...

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Four | 2007 | 57'07''

Writer Ian Rankin investigates The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, tracing Robert Louis Stevenson's story back to event...

Treasure Island (1965)

Treasure Island | BBC One | 1965 | 1'44'41''

Ronald Magill's adaption for the theatre of Robert Louis Stevenson's book, comes from Nottingham Playhouse. With Gemma Jones.

The Read | S03E04: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: The Read with Reece Shearsmith

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Four | 2025 | 1'04'19''

Who is the real monster? Robert Louis Stevenson’s defining gothic horror explores alter egos in this...

08: Dr Jekyll’s Closet | Edinburgh Nights

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Two | 1994 | 40'41''

In the final program, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is explored through a d...

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Introduction to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Four | 2007 | 3'16''

Ian Rankin introduces Robert Louis Stevenson's novel 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll an...

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Stevenson’s writing process

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Four | 2007 | 2'37''

Ian Rankin investigates Robert Louis Stevenson's dramatic writing process for 'The Strang...

The Body Snatcher (1945)

The Body Snatcher | BBC Two | 2011 | 1'17'56''

In 19th-century Edinburgh, a grave robber diversifies into murder, to the horror of the doctor who buys his corpses. Starring Boris Karloff and Bela...

Treasure Island (1968)

Treasure Island | BBC One | 1968 | 24'18''

Following the visit of Billy Bones to the Admiral Benbow, Jim embarks on a series of events that lead to discovery of the map that showed where the tr...

Treasure Island (1977)

Treasure Island | BBC One | 1977 | 52'52''

RL Stevenson's famous tale of pirate gold and skulduggery on the high seas.

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

Treasure Island | BBC One | 2006 | 1'29'24''

In a musical reworking of the classic tale, the Muppets set out to find buried treasure after young Jim Hawkins is given a treasure map by a my...

Jekyll

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC One | 2007 | 52'55''

A contemporary take on a classic horror tale. Tom Jackman, the only living descendent of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, is a new man with an old problem. Jackman tries to kee...