PHILOSOPHER AC Grayling will be talking about his latest collection of essays, The Challenge of Things, this afternoon (Thursday) at Salisbury Playhouse.

By thinking through difficult topics in a time of war and conflict, Grayling examines the habits and prejudices that might trap us in a sterile cul-de-sac and opens up the possibility of more creative approaches.

Grayling has written and edited more than 30 books and his essays are always life-affirming, thought-provoking and hopeful.

Tickets to the talk, which starts at 2.30pm, are £10.