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Don Anderson reports from outside of the Widgery Tribunal as its initial hearings took place in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The tribunal was set up by the British government to look into the events of Bloody Sunday in Londonderry on 30 January 1972.

He outlines Widgery's terms of reference, the granting of a request by legal representation by the British Army and the question of legal representation for the families. It is also reported that James Wray, the father of one of the victims, spoke from the public gallery to state his non-cooperation with the inquiry as he did not believe it could be impartial.

It is a view shared by the SDLP's John Hume, the families' MP, who speaks to Anderson about his refusal to take part in what he considers not to be an independent inquiry. Hume's primary objections are that the inquiry is not international and that "the accused is appointing the judge and jury". He also takes issue with the tribunal's term of reference, which he considers to be too narrow in focusing only on the events of an hour and a half on the day of Bloody Sunday, excluding any investigation of military planning and governmental responsibility.