Previous BBC Consultants Face MPs' Grilling In the Wake of Assertions of Partiality in Leaked Document
We begin with questions from Conservative MP the committee chair, who leads the panel.
She opens by offering details to the disclosed memorandum written by Michael Prescott and published in a daily publication.
"I don't want the British Broadcasting Corporation slanting toward one side or the other, My only wish is for it straight, unbiased and fair," he states.
When asked whether he believes the BBC is systematically partial, the adviser answers: "No I don't. To be clear, numerous aspects the British Broadcasting Corporation does is world class - including documentary and fictional programming."
Nevertheless, he states: "There is substantial tasks that requires attention at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation specialist interviewed by the committee, Caroline Daniel, remarks she regards the BBC very seriously and that it operates a "continuous process and vigorous discourse" across evolving and intricate issues.
"Did the BBC ready to conduct a proper discussion and debate and act accordingly?" she questions. "From my perspective, affirmative, they were."
