Former BBC Specialists Undergo Parliamentary Questioning Following Assertions of Prejudice in Disclosed Document
We open with queries from Conservative lawmaker the panel's head, who oversees the committee.
She opens by providing details to the leaked memorandum authored by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph.
"It is not my wish for the British Broadcasting Corporation slanting in any particular direction, I simply desire it balanced, impartial and fair," he says.
Upon being questioned whether he considers the BBC is systematically partial, the adviser answers: "Absolutely not. Let's be clear, numerous aspects the BBC does is exceptional - including informative and non-factual programming."
But he adds: "There is real work that requires attention at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation adviser interviewed by the group, Caroline Daniel, states she regards the BBC with great importance and that it operates a "persistent practice and vigorous discourse" regarding dynamic and complex topics.
"Did the BBC ready to engage in a proper conversation and argument and act accordingly?" she reflects. "In my view, yes they were."