Episode 44: Deacon Brodie. This week Emma takes us back to 18th Century Edinburgh for the story of Deacon William Brodie, thought to be the inspiration behind the Robert Louis Stevenson characters Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Whilst maintaining an image of a high society gentleman, Brodie's arrogance and penchant for the finer things in life led him to utilise his skills and position amongst the elites to pursue a lucrative life of crime.

Case research by Emma Taylor
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Episode Promo by Worse Than Fiction - @WorseTFPodcast on Twitter

Sources of research:

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/deaconbrodie.html

https://britlitsurvey2.wordpress.com/2018/12/04/the-strange-case-of-robert-louis-stevenson-and-deacon-brodie-exploring-the-inspiration-for-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/

https://www.auldreekietours.com/deacon-brodie-the-real-life-inspiration-for-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/

https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-real-dr-jekyll-deacon-brodie

http://robert-louis-stevenson.org/works/three-plays-1892/

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/day-1788-deacon-brodie-original-17008649

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/an-account-of-the-trial-of-william-brodie-and-george-smith

https://www.edinburghexpert.com/blog/edinburghs-infamous-deacon-brodie-the-original-split-personality

http://www.royal-mile.com/famous-scots/deacon-brodie.html

http://www.rampantscotland.com/famous/blfamdeacon.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31018496

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie

https://archive.org/details/deaconbrodiefath0000gibs/page/26/mode/2up
Deacon Brodie : father to Jekyll and Hyde
by Gibson, John S