Previous BBC Specialists Participate in Parliamentary Inquiry After Assertions of Partiality in Unauthorized Memorandum
We start with queries from Conservative lawmaker the panel's head, that leads the committee.
She opens by offering background to the unauthorized memo written by Michael Prescott and printed in the Telegraph.
"It is not my wish for the BBC slanting in any particular direction, I just want it straight, fair and equitable," he says.
Upon being questioned if he believes the BBC is institutionally biased, the adviser responds: "No I don't. It is important to note, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation produces is world class - both informative and entertainment shows."
But he adds: "There exists real work that needs to be done at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second former external BBC consultant questioned by the group, Caroline Daniel, states she regards the British Broadcasting Corporation very seriously and that it maintains a "ongoing system and lively discussion" regarding dynamic and complex topics.
"Did the BBC prepared to conduct a proper conversation and debate and take action?" she questions. "In my view, affirmative, they were."