On June 4th we're delighted to be joined by two old friends, both great talkers with plenty to talk about.

We’ll be budging up on Word In Your Ear’s sofa to make room for first-timer Simon Mayo who has followed his string of successful books for young adults with “Mad Blood Stirring”, his acclaimed first adult novel which was inspired by the true story of a group of American sailors imprisoned on Dartmoor in the year 1815.

We’ve also got returnee Andrew Collins who’s talking about his biography of Billy Bragg. This was originally published twenty years ago and is coming out again with an additional chapter bringing the story up to date.

Between them they’ve got enough writing, broadcasting and opining experience to ensure that the bright red ball of conversation will be kept in the air all evening. Book early to avoid disappointment.