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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, Â鶹Éç Correspondent Martin Patience and TV producer and friend of Chen, Stephen Hallett, give their perspectives on Guangcheng's current situation.

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Last Word (Radio 4)
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Outlook (Â鶹Éç World Service)
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MacAulay and Co (Â鶹Éç Radio Scotland)
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Angry Boys: Episode 5 (Â鶹Éç three)
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Short documentary portraits of primary children with a range of disabilities, learning differences and medical conditions. (repeat)

Coming up

The Disabled Century (Â鶹Éç Four)
This series, first broadcast on the Â鶹Éç 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 Â鶹Éç iPlayer)