Former BBC Consultants Face Members of Parliament's Grilling In the Wake of Assertions of Bias in Unauthorized Document
We start with queries from Tory Member of Parliament the panel's head, that chairs the panel.
She initiates by offering context to the disclosed memo authored by Michael Prescott and released in a national newspaper.
"It is not my wish for the BBC leaning this way or that way, I just want it balanced, fair and fair," he declares.
Upon being questioned whether he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is structurally prejudiced, the adviser replies: "No I don't. To be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation does is world class - both documentary and fictional programming."
But he adds: "There exists substantial tasks that requires attention at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second ex-adviser British Broadcasting Corporation adviser interviewed by the committee, Caroline Daniel, remarks she takes the BBC very seriously and that it maintains a "continuous process and lively discussion" on evolving and intricate issues.
"Did the BBC willing to have a thorough dialogue and exchange and implement changes?" she reflects. "From my perspective, indeed, they were."
