Musician’s widow sues BBC over his exposure to asbestos in studio

[Still Waters]

The BBC is being sued by the widow of a member of its symphony orchestra after he died from cancer caused by him playing in an asbestos-riddled corporation studio for decades.

Patricia Larkin has launched legal action over the death in April of her husband, Christopher, a horn player, from mesothelioma. He was 73.

The case could prompt a flurry of lawsuits from relatives of people who contracted the disease, which is caused by exposure to asbestos, after working at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios in London. Larkin played and rehearsed there throughout his almost 36 years with the orchestra.

The BBC has already conceded liability for his death and given documents to Leigh Day, the lawyers representing Patricia Larkin, which show that the studios were riddled with the dust. Leigh Day are also acting for the family of another member of the orchestra, violinist Edwin Dodd, who died aged 89 of mesothelioma in January.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/11/musicians-widow-sues-bbc-over-his-exposure-to-asbestos-in-studio

[quiXilver]

un be ****ing lievable

36 years...

Pin those a=holes to the wall!

 

[Freez1]

73? And 89? I mean I could see it if these were young folks

[Still Waters]

Related:

Families win BBC payouts over 11 asbestos cancer deaths

The BBC has paid £1.64m in damages over the deaths of 11 former staff who died from cancer after working in corporation buildings riddled with asbestos, the Observer can reveal.

It has made the payouts to families of make-up artists, engineers, riggers, set builders, studio managers and television producers. All 11 died of mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos.

They worked at no fewer than 18 BBC locations, including Broadcasting House in central London, Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham and Television Centre in White City, west London, its headquarters for decades until 2013.

The list also includes Bush House, the former base of BBC World Service radio, and Alexandra Palace, both in the capital. Known as “the birthplace of television”), the latter is a key part of BBC history because the corporation made its first TV broadcast from there in 1936.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/30/families-win-bbc-payouts-over-11-asbestos-cancer-deaths