03:02AM, Wednesday 31 July 2013
The full programme for this year's Henley Literary Festival has been revealed, with James Cracknell, Irvine Welsh, Melvyn Bragg and Rachel Johnson in the line-up.
Tickets are on now on sale for the September 30-October 6 event, which features over 100 talks, interviews and readings.
The new additions join previously confirmed authors including Kate Humble, Graham Nash, David Gower, Liz Jones and Barry Norman.
Cracknell is the second Olympic rowing gold-medal-winner at the festival, with Maidenhead-based Katherine Grainger discussing her forthcoming autobiography.
Television chef Vivek Singh, historian Dan Snow and comedians Miles Jupp and Barry Cryer are all appearing, as are former MPs Douglas Hurd, Ann Widdecombe and Roy Hattersley.
Novelists include Robert Harris, Lisa Jewell, Mike Gayle and India Knight.
Tickets are available online at www.henleyliteraryfestival and by phone on 01189 724700 (Monday to Friday, 10am-2pm).
There will also be a box office and information desk in Henley Market Place on Saturday.
The programme is available online and in Maidenhead Library.
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