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A new documentary about Super Furry Animals is to be broadcast on S4C next week.

Super Furry Animals: Y Blynyddoedd Blewog will air on Friday, April 24 and is set to give fans exclusive backstage access to the Furries, as they prepare to perform together for the first time since 2009.

The documentary will coincide with live shows in Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and London and the reissue of Welsh language album Mwng on May 1.

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The SFA tour marks 20 years since they signed with the iconic indie record label Creation Records, a move which led to the band’s international success.

With some rare archive footage and classic Furry performances, the documentary will celebrate the extraordinary story of the group that has had more than twenty top 40 hits and a string of highly acclaimed, top 10 albums.

The documentary includes interviews, archive pictures, home-movie footage from the band’s personal collections and live performances from Glastonbury Festival, Top of the Pops and Later with Jools Holland.

The documentary will give an insight into a band that introduced Welsh songs and music to international audiences. The members of the group will recall some of their unique antics such as buying a tank and equipping it with a sound-system and going on tour with 60-foot inflatable monsters.

S4C Content Commissioner Llion Iwan said: “After a period of over five years, one of Wales’ most successful bands will work together once again, and S4C are very proud to be able to offer fans exclusive access to the journey in this special documentary.”

As for SFA frontman Gruff Rhys, he said: “Here’s a document of our twenty furry years together. Was it all a hallucination? No, it seems that it really did happen.”

Super Furry Animals: Y Blynyddoedd Blewog will be broadcast on S4C at 9.30pm on Friday, April 24 with English subtitles.