Former BBC Advisers Face Members of Parliament's Questioning In the Wake of Allegations of Prejudice in Unauthorized Document
We begin with queries from Conservative lawmaker the panel's head, that leads the group.
She opens by offering details to the unauthorized memo written by Michael Prescott and published in a national newspaper.
"It is not my wish for the British Broadcasting Corporation tilting toward one side or the other, I just want it neutral, fair and just," he declares.
In response to a query whether he considers the BBC is institutionally biased, the adviser responds: "No I don't. It is important to note, numerous aspects the British Broadcasting Corporation creates is top-tier - including informative and non-factual programming."
However, he continues: "There exists real work that must be undertaken at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
A further former external British Broadcasting Corporation consultant interviewed by the committee, Caroline Daniel, states she takes the BBC extremely earnestly and that it operates a "persistent practice and vigorous discourse" on dynamic and complex issues.
"Was the BBC ready to conduct a thorough conversation and argument and act accordingly?" she asks herself. "As I see it, indeed, they were."