BBC admits liability in horn player’s asbestos death
NewsThe BBC has admitted in court papers that its Maida Vale studios have been riddled with asbestos dust, leading to the possible death this year of two members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
The widow of horn player Christopher Larkin, who died of mesothelioma aged 73 in April after 36 years’ servic, is suing for damages.
Her lawyers are also preparing a case for the family of violinist Edwin Dodd, who died of mesothelioma in January, aged 89.
The studios have been the subject of prolonged vacillation among BBC executives. They are now up for sale.
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