We open with questions from Conservative MP the panel's head, that chairs the group.
She initiates by providing context to the leaked document authored by Michael Prescott and printed in the Telegraph.
"I do not desire the British Broadcasting Corporation leaning in any particular direction, My only wish is for it neutral, unbiased and equitable," he says.
In response to a query whether he thinks the British Broadcasting Corporation is systematically partial, the adviser responds: "Absolutely not. Let's be clear, a great deal the British Broadcasting Corporation produces is world class - both informative and fictional shows."
Nevertheless, he states: "There remains substantial tasks that needs to be done at the BBC."
Another former external British Broadcasting Corporation adviser examined by the panel, Caroline Daniel, remarks she takes the British Broadcasting Corporation extremely earnestly and that it operates a "persistent practice and vigorous discourse" on dynamic and complex subjects.
"Did the BBC willing to have a thorough dialogue and exchange and act accordingly?" she asks herself. "From my perspective, affirmative, they were."