Former BBC Advisers Undergo MPs' Inquiry In the Wake of Allegations of Bias in Unauthorized Document
We begin with questions from Tory Member of Parliament Caroline Dinenage, who chairs the committee.
She commences by offering details to the leaked memorandum authored by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph.
"I don't want the British Broadcasting Corporation slanting in any particular direction, I simply desire it balanced, impartial and fair," he says.
Upon being questioned if he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is systematically partial, the adviser responds: "Absolutely not. Let's be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation does is world class - encompassing informative and fictional content."
But he adds: "There remains substantial tasks that must be undertaken at the BBC."
A further ex-adviser BBC consultant examined by the committee, Caroline Daniel, states she views the BBC very seriously and that it operates a "continuous process and vigorous discourse" regarding dynamic and complex topics.
"Whether the BBC was willing to have a thorough conversation and argument and act accordingly?" she asks herself. "From my perspective, indeed, they were."