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Pope has surgery for lung cancer

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Doctors took out the tumour during a ninety-minute procedure at the Gemilli Hospital in Rome. Also on the programme: a warning from MI5 on terrorists using AI; the woman who cast RJ Mitte in Breaking Bad remembers a star who broke down barriers for actors with disabilities; and computer-generated birdsong to help endangered species.
13 Oct 6PM English United Kingdom TV & Film

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