Previous British Broadcasting Corporation Advisers Undergo Members of Parliament's Grilling In the Wake of Assertions of Prejudice in Unauthorized Memorandum
We open with queries from Tory Member of Parliament the panel's head, who oversees the panel.
She opens by providing background to the leaked memorandum prepared by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph.
"It is not my wish for the BBC tilting toward one side or the other, I just want it neutral, fair and just," he declares.
Upon being questioned if he believes the British Broadcasting Corporation is structurally prejudiced, the adviser answers: "Absolutely not. Let's be clear, tons of stuff the BBC does is world class - both informative and fictional shows."
But he adds: "There is substantial tasks that needs to be done at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
A further previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation specialist interviewed by the committee, Caroline Daniel, remarks she views the British Broadcasting Corporation very seriously and that it has a "persistent practice and lively discussion" on dynamic and complex issues.
"Whether the BBC was ready to conduct a thorough conversation and debate and take action?" she asks herself. "As I see it, yes they were."