Previous British Broadcasting Corporation Specialists Face Parliamentary Grilling Following Assertions of Prejudice in Disclosed Memo

We open with queries from Conservative lawmaker the committee chair, who oversees the group.

She opens by offering context to the leaked document written by Michael Prescott and printed in a national newspaper.

"I do not desire the BBC leaning toward one side or the other, I just want it balanced, fair and just," he states.

Upon being questioned whether he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is systematically partial, he answers: "No, I do not. Let's be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation does is top-tier - encompassing informative and fictional shows."

Nevertheless, he states: "There is significant effort that needs to be done at the BBC."

A further previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation specialist questioned by the committee, Caroline Daniel, says she views the BBC very seriously and that it maintains a "ongoing system and lively discussion" across dynamic and complex issues.

"Whether the BBC was ready to engage in a genuine conversation and debate and act accordingly?" she questions. "In my view, yes they were."