The heroic figure of Captain Scott haunts many of Vaughan Williams's late works. Donald Macleod looks at how the indomitability of the human spirit became a key element in his music, and epitomised a man who continued to explore new ideas, right up to his death, aged 85. Scott of the Antarctic (Main Titles; Blizzard; Distant Glacier) BBC
Philharmonic, conductor Rumon Gamba
A Vision of Aeroplanes Harry Bicket (organ), Finzi Singers, conductor Paul Spicer
Symphony No 9 London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink See BBC Orchestras 2pm