Three to look out for

Alan Davey, the controller of BBC Radio 3, picks out three great moments to tune into this October

An Orkney Tapestry Orcadian composer Erland Cooper and violinist Daniel Pioro pay tribute to Stromness poet George Mackay Brown, who would have turned 100 this year. Their lyrical portrait will be paired with archive interviews and field recordings. Between the Ears: 10 October, 6.45pm

Arnold: The Tortured Composer

We explore the legacy of Malcolm Arnold through the lens of his mental health collapse in the 1970s. We speak to Arnold’s daughter Katherine, composer Joseph Horovitz and psychiatrist Veronica O’keane about the man behind the illness – and why his music should be remembered.

Sunday Feature: 17 October, 6.45pm

Southbank Centre Residency

Radio 3 returns to the Southbank for a weekend of live music. The LPO is joined by its new principal conductor Edward Gardner and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt in Lutos awski’s Cello Concerto, while the experimental Manchester Collective kicks off its year-long residency with a meditative programme. 30 September – 3 October