Previous BBC Consultants Face Parliamentary Grilling Following Allegations of Bias in Disclosed Memo
We begin with questions from Conservative MP the panel's head, who chairs the panel.
She initiates by providing details to the unauthorized memo written by Michael Prescott and released in a national newspaper.
"I do not desire the BBC slanting in any particular direction, I just want it balanced, fair and just," he declares.
Upon being questioned if he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is institutionally biased, the adviser replies: "No, I do not. To be clear, numerous aspects the BBC does is top-tier - including documentary and fictional shows."
However, he continues: "There remains significant effort that must be undertaken at the BBC."
Another previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation specialist interviewed by the committee, Caroline Daniel, says she views the British Broadcasting Corporation extremely earnestly and that it operates a "ongoing system and vigorous discourse" on fluid and multifaceted issues.
"Did the BBC willing to engage in a proper discussion and debate and implement changes?" she questions. "From my perspective, affirmative, they were."
