Former BBC Consultants Undergo MPs' Inquiry In the Wake of Assertions of Prejudice in Leaked Memo
We start with queries from Tory Member of Parliament Caroline Dinenage, who chairs the panel.
She commences by offering background to the disclosed document authored by Michael Prescott and released in the Telegraph.
"I do not desire the British Broadcasting Corporation leaning this way or that way, I simply desire it straight, impartial and fair," he declares.
In response to a query if he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is systematically partial, the adviser replies: "Absolutely not. Let's be clear, numerous aspects the British Broadcasting Corporation produces is world class - including documentary and fictional programming."
Nevertheless, he states: "There remains real work that needs to be done at the British Broadcasting Corporation."
The second former external BBC specialist examined by the panel, Caroline Daniel, says she views the British Broadcasting Corporation extremely earnestly and that it maintains a "continuous process and lively discussion" across dynamic and complex topics.
"Was the BBC prepared to conduct a proper conversation and argument and take action?" she asks herself. "In my view, yes they were."
