Former BBC Advisers Undergo Members of Parliament's Questioning In the Wake of Assertions of Prejudice in Disclosed Document
We open with inquiries from Tory Member of Parliament the panel's head, that chairs the committee.
She commences by offering details to the leaked memorandum written by Michael Prescott and released in a national newspaper.
"It is not my wish for the British Broadcasting Corporation leaning toward one side or the other, I simply desire it balanced, fair and just," he says.
Upon being questioned if he believes the BBC is systematically partial, the adviser replies: "Absolutely not. To be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation creates is world class - encompassing documentary and fictional content."
However, he continues: "There exists real work that needs to be done at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
A further previous consultant BBC consultant questioned by the group, Caroline Daniel, states she regards the BBC with great importance and that it has a "persistent practice and active debate" across dynamic and complex subjects.
"Did the BBC willing to engage in a proper conversation and exchange and act accordingly?" she reflects. "As I see it, affirmative, they were."
