Ex- British Broadcasting Corporation Specialists Undergo Parliamentary Grilling In the Wake of Assertions of Partiality in Disclosed Memorandum
We open with queries from Conservative MP the panel's head, who chairs the group.
She initiates by giving details to the leaked memo written by Michael Prescott and published in the Telegraph.
"I don't want the BBC tilting toward one side or the other, My only wish is for it balanced, fair and fair," he declares.
In response to a query whether he believes the British Broadcasting Corporation is structurally prejudiced, the adviser answers: "Absolutely not. Let's be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation produces is world class - including factual and entertainment shows."
But he adds: "There is real work that must be undertaken at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation adviser questioned by the group, Caroline Daniel, says she takes the BBC with great importance and that it has a "persistent practice and active debate" on dynamic and complex topics.
"Whether the BBC was willing to conduct a thorough conversation and argument and implement changes?" she reflects. "In my view, yes they were."
