Another week, another test of the resilience of our brilliant radio operations team.
We're in Flanders this weekend as the Welsh memorial to World War One is unveiled. Ollie Hides is live in Langemark for Good Morning Wales on Saturday, with Roy Noble there on Sunday. There'll also be more World War One at Home stories throughout the week.
We're also off to Wales' leading music festival, Green Man, this weekend. There'll be live music and coverage of what’s going on at the festival in Wynne Evans' Big Welsh Weekend on Friday, Jamie Owen on Sunday, plus a four hour special presented by Bethan Elfyn and Adam Walton on Saturday at 7pm.
Festival goers at a previous Green Man
Decisions Decisions is the Radio Wales series where we eavesdrop on the kind of conversations Wales' decision makers have in order to tackle all manner of thorny issues. On Thursday at 6.30pm, Felicity Evans will guide us through what might be discussed in the aftermath of the Scottish independence referendum next month. Plus we'll get some 'public consultation' going in Jason Mohammad's programme earlier in the day.
There’s a big football match in town that everyone's buzzing about. It’s not Barry versus Merthyr (although I for one am very excited about that). No, tomorrow sees Cardiff host the Uefa Super Cup Final between Champions League winners Real Madrid and Europa League winners Sevilla. While we don't have commentary, there will be build-up throughout the day. On Saturday, the Premier League is back and the Swans are away to Manchester United. The game is live across Wales on Radio Wales Sport from 12.45.
Radio Wales Sport presenters Rick O'Shea, Steffan Garrero and Simon Davies
When the Super Furry Animals went on hiatus, the band members went their separate ways to create some magical musical ventures of their own. Guto Pryce is one of them. His new band, Gulp, is the Radio Wales Artist of the Week. You can hear the dreamy Seasoned Sun across the output this week. Gulp join Grant Nicholas, Kutosis, La Roux, Magic!, Nile Rodgers, Paloma Faith, Aloe Blacc, and Michael Jackson on the Radio Wales Playlist. Fourteen-year-old Hana from Penarth is also on that playlist – she was Huw Stephens' Introducing Tip of the week on Radio 1 last week.
Finally, if you, like me, were mesmerised by Prince's Purple Rain album, you'll enjoy Alan Thompson and Sue Charles' analysis of the diminutive one's 30 year old masterpiece. You can listen back to it on BBC iPlayer Radio.
