Ex- British Broadcasting Corporation Advisers Undergo MPs' Inquiry After Assertions of Bias in Disclosed Document
We begin with questions from Conservative MP the panel's head, who chairs the panel.
She commences by offering background to the unauthorized document authored by Michael Prescott and published in a daily publication.
"It is not my wish for the BBC tilting toward one side or the other, I just want it straight, unbiased and fair," he says.
In response to a query whether he thinks the BBC is institutionally biased, the adviser answers: "No, I do not. To be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation does is world class - both documentary and fictional content."
But he adds: "There is significant effort that needs to be done at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second ex-adviser BBC specialist interviewed by the committee, Caroline Daniel, remarks she regards the BBC extremely earnestly and that it maintains a "persistent practice and vigorous discourse" across dynamic and complex topics.
"Whether the BBC was ready to conduct a genuine conversation and exchange and act accordingly?" she reflects. "From my perspective, affirmative, they were."
