Former BBC Advisers Face Parliamentary Questioning Following Assertions of Prejudice in Leaked Memo
We start with inquiries from Conservative lawmaker the panel's head, that leads the panel.
She commences by offering background to the disclosed memo prepared by Michael Prescott and published in a daily publication.
"I do not desire the BBC leaning toward one side or the other, I just want it straight, fair and fair," he declares.
When asked whether he thinks the British Broadcasting Corporation is systematically partial, Prescott answers: "No, I do not. To be clear, a great deal the BBC produces is exceptional - encompassing factual and non-factual content."
However, he continues: "There is substantial tasks that needs to be done at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second previous consultant BBC consultant examined by the panel, Caroline Daniel, remarks she regards the British Broadcasting Corporation with great importance and that it has a "persistent practice and vigorous discourse" regarding fluid and multifaceted issues.
"Did the BBC ready to conduct a genuine dialogue and argument and take action?" she asks herself. "As I see it, indeed, they were."
