The families of those killed in the Omagh bombing have welcomed the BBC's decision to name the people it claims were responsible for the atrocity in Monday night's Panorama programme.
Mr Michael Gallagher, whose 21-year-old son Adrian died in the bombing in August 1998, said the BBC's plan to broadcast the names of suspects would not jeopardise the investigation.
"We know programme-makers of that stature wouldn't take a decision like that lightly. They are doing it with the best intentions and they're hoping that it'll jog people's memories or even their consciences," he said. The programme had the support of the all the victims' families he had spoken to, Mr Gallagher said.
Speaking after the inquest on his son, James, who died as a result of injuries sustained in the bombing, Mr Victor Barker said: "The director general of the BBC is extremely courageous in pulling his chequebook out to get that programme on the air."
The BBC's decision follows a statement from RUC Acting Assistant Chief Constable Mr Eric Anderson at the inquest that police knew who was responsible but did not have enough evidence to convict them.