Former BBC Advisers Participate in MPs' Questioning After Assertions of Bias in Leaked Memo
We begin with questions from Conservative lawmaker Caroline Dinenage, who chairs the panel.
She initiates by giving details to the disclosed memorandum prepared by Michael Prescott and printed in a daily publication.
"It is not my wish for the British Broadcasting Corporation slanting this way or that way, I just want it balanced, fair and just," he states.
In response to a query if he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is structurally prejudiced, the adviser answers: "No, I do not. Let's be clear, numerous aspects the BBC produces is exceptional - encompassing factual and fictional programming."
Nevertheless, he states: "There is real work that requires attention at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
A further previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation consultant examined by the group, Caroline Daniel, remarks she regards the British Broadcasting Corporation with great importance and that it has a "continuous process and lively discussion" on dynamic and complex subjects.
"Did the BBC prepared to have a thorough conversation and debate and act accordingly?" she reflects. "From my perspective, indeed, they were."