rich 1.0 It’s part 1 of the ARIAS 2026. We start with some Purple Carpet interviews before the ceremony, followed by the winners of the first 11 categories, including Best News, Best Speech Breakfast, Best Factual Series and Best Event Coverage, plus backstage interviews with Gold Award recipients. Early Bird Festival Tickets are available to buy on the Audio Academy Website  (https://audioacademy.org.uk/festival/) The Audio Academy Podcast https://audioboom.com/channels/4644468-the-audio-academy-podcast Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43664020/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8908079/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>