Previous British Broadcasting Corporation Advisers Undergo Parliamentary Inquiry Following Claims of Partiality in Disclosed Memorandum
We start with questions from Conservative lawmaker the panel's head, who oversees the group.
She opens by providing background to the disclosed memorandum written by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph.
"I don't want the BBC leaning in any particular direction, I simply desire it neutral, fair and just," he says.
Upon being questioned whether he considers the BBC is structurally prejudiced, the adviser responds: "No I don't. To be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation produces is exceptional - encompassing informative and non-factual shows."
But he adds: "There remains substantial tasks that must be undertaken at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second ex-adviser British Broadcasting Corporation adviser questioned by the panel, Caroline Daniel, remarks she takes the British Broadcasting Corporation with great importance and that it maintains a "persistent practice and lively discussion" regarding dynamic and complex subjects.
"Did the BBC willing to have a genuine dialogue and debate and implement changes?" she asks herself. "From my perspective, yes they were."
