Amanda Palmer is joined by writer-director Eran Kolirin

The Alexandria Ceremonial Police Band flies to Israel to perform at an Arab cultural centre. When no one turns up to meet them, they take matters into their own hands, but wind up stranded in the wrong town, with no transport available until the following day. Fortunately, the owner of a local café takes them under her wing, providing lodgings for the bandmaster and billeting the other musicians around the town. During this strange and funny night, everyone comes to learn more about one another, and also about themselves.

Writer-director Eran Kolirin joins Amanda Palmer at a Q&A to talk about his subtle approach to the tension inherent in Arab/Israeli relationships, and how he manages to reveal both sides in all their humanity.

Ken Loach

It's a Free World won Best Screenplay at this year's Venice Film Festival

Ken Loach, who has spent 40 years dramatising the lives of the exploited, remains committed to making films about overlooked members of society.

His latest hard-hitting drama It's a Free World, which won the Best Screenplay award at this year's Venice Film Festival, is about Britain's illegal labour market and unscrupulous job agencies that abuse immigrants.

In a candid interview, Amanda Palmer meets Ken Loach to discuss his directing methods and his motivation behind tackling socially sensitive issues.