Lawyers for relatives of staff victims say thousands could have been exposed
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.