Ex- BBC Consultants Undergo Parliamentary Grilling In the Wake of Claims of Bias in Leaked Document
We start with questions from Conservative MP the committee chair, who leads the group.
She opens by offering context to the disclosed document written by Michael Prescott and published in a daily publication.
"It is not my wish for the BBC slanting this way or that way, I just want it straight, unbiased and equitable," he declares.
When asked if he thinks the British Broadcasting Corporation is institutionally biased, the adviser replies: "Absolutely not. To be clear, tons of stuff the British Broadcasting Corporation does is exceptional - both factual and non-factual content."
But he adds: "There exists significant effort that requires attention at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
Another former external British Broadcasting Corporation adviser questioned by the group, Caroline Daniel, says she takes the BBC extremely earnestly and that it has a "ongoing system and active debate" on dynamic and complex issues.
"Was the BBC ready to have a proper discussion and exchange and act accordingly?" she reflects. "As I see it, affirmative, they were."
