Former BBC Consultants Undergo Members of Parliament's Grilling In the Wake of Claims of Bias in Leaked Memorandum
We open with queries from Conservative lawmaker the panel's head, who oversees the committee.
She commences by giving details to the unauthorized memo prepared by Michael Prescott and published in the Telegraph.
"It is not my wish for the BBC leaning this way or that way, I just want it neutral, impartial and fair," he declares.
Upon being questioned whether he thinks the British Broadcasting Corporation is systematically partial, the adviser replies: "No, I do not. To be clear, a great deal the BBC produces is exceptional - including informative and entertainment programming."
Nevertheless, he states: "There exists real work that requires attention at the BBC."
A further ex-adviser British Broadcasting Corporation adviser examined by the panel, Caroline Daniel, states she takes the BBC with great importance and that it operates a "persistent practice and lively discussion" on dynamic and complex subjects.
"Whether the BBC was prepared to conduct a proper conversation and debate and implement changes?" she asks herself. "As I see it, affirmative, they were."
