Havergal Brian has been played on NTS shows including Westward Ho! w/ Ashley Wales, with Symphony No. 10 first played on 18 August 2022.

William (Havergal) Brian (1876–1972), was an English composer.

William Brian (he adopted the name "Havergal" from a local family of hymn-writers) was born on 29th January 1876 in Dresden, a district of Stoke-on-Trent, and was one of a very small number of composers to come from the English working class. After attending an elementary school he had difficulty finding any congenial work, and taught himself the rudiments of music. For a time he was organist of Odd Rode Church just across the…