Antartica
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 9 (Hallé)
VW will never catch on beyond Anglophiles — ask not the reason why
Antarctic adventure
From the submarine service to the world’s southernmost sub-post office, A S H Smyth interviews Sally Owen, a Falklands-based dentist who also helps to conserve the historic sites of Antarctica
Research and rescue
The Falkland Islands bids farewell to the RRS James Clark Ross and a Marylebone gallery hosts a virtual exhibition of Antarctic photographs
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