Former BBC Consultants Participate in MPs' Questioning After Allegations of Partiality in Disclosed Memorandum
We start with inquiries from Conservative MP the panel's head, that oversees the group.
She opens by offering background to the leaked memo written by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph.
"I don't want the BBC slanting this way or that way, My only wish is for it straight, unbiased and fair," he says.
Upon being questioned if he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is institutionally biased, the adviser responds: "Absolutely not. It is important to note, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation creates is exceptional - including documentary and non-factual content."
But he adds: "There is substantial tasks that needs to be done at the BBC."
The second former external BBC adviser interviewed by the panel, Caroline Daniel, remarks she views the British Broadcasting Corporation extremely earnestly and that it maintains a "ongoing system and active debate" across dynamic and complex topics.
"Was the BBC prepared to have a thorough discussion and exchange and take action?" she asks herself. "From my perspective, indeed, they were."
