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Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng at the Chaoyang hospital in Beijing following his escape from house arrest.

Peter White first interviewed the activist in 2004 and the In Touch programme has been following his story closely ever since.

This week, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Correspondent Martin Patience and TV producer and friend of Chen, Stephen Hallett, give their perspectives on Guangcheng's current situation.

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Louis Theroux - Extreme Love - 2. Dementia (´óÏó´«Ã½ Two)
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All in the Mind (Radio 4)
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Winifred Robinson finds out what it is like to have diabetes.

Last Word (Radio 4)
Includes an obituary for disabled former Labour MP Lord Ashley.

Outlook (´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service)
Matthew Bannister speaks to a UK woman with Tourette's syndrome who sees the funny side of the condition.

MacAulay and Co (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland)
Fred finds out about the technology behind Team GB's paralympic athletes.

Angry Boys: Episode 5 (´óÏó´«Ã½ three)
In a repeat of the Australian comedy series, a deaf teenager is invited to spend a day at the farm with Nathan. (contains parental guidance warning)

Same But Different (´óÏó´«Ã½ Two)
Short documentary portraits of primary children with a range of disabilities, learning differences and medical conditions. (repeat)

Coming up

The Disabled Century (´óÏó´«Ã½ Four)
This series, first broadcast on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ in 1999, chronicles events of the 20th century from the perspective of disabled people. Episode 1 looks at the experiences of those disabled while fighting for their country in two world wars. (12.10 AM on Thursday 3 May and available shortly afterwards on ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer)