Ex- BBC Advisers Undergo Parliamentary Inquiry After Claims of Partiality in Unauthorized Document
We open with questions from Conservative lawmaker the committee chair, that oversees the committee.
She opens by offering context to the leaked document prepared by Michael Prescott and published in the Telegraph.
"It is not my wish for the British Broadcasting Corporation slanting toward one side or the other, I just want it straight, fair and fair," he states.
When asked if he believes the British Broadcasting Corporation is systematically partial, the adviser responds: "Absolutely not. To be clear, numerous aspects the British Broadcasting Corporation creates is world class - encompassing factual and fictional content."
However, he continues: "There remains significant effort that must be undertaken at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
Another former external BBC consultant questioned by the committee, Caroline Daniel, states she regards the BBC extremely earnestly and that it operates a "continuous process and active debate" regarding evolving and intricate issues.
"Whether the BBC was willing to have a proper dialogue and exchange and act accordingly?" she questions. "As I see it, affirmative, they were."