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View from the top: Michael and Emily Eavis, founders, Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival is just weeks away but the debate about the line-up rages on. Hannah Marriott talks exclusively to Michael and Emily Eavis about running the UK's biggest, and most-talked-about, music event.

MANAGEMENT: Breaking free from the firm

Starting up on one's own is the dream of many a professional, but what happens when they take colleagues and clients with them? Hannah Marriott looks at the role of the restrictive covenant.

View from the top: Fay Maschler, restaurant critic, Evening Standard

Scourge of sub-standard eateries and incompetent PROs alike, Evening Standard restaurant critic Fay Maschler is still going strong after 36 years. She talks to Hannah Marriott about her new venture and her fearsome reputation.

B2B CAMPAIGN: The war against bogus brand makers steps up

In 2006, Bell Pottinger Business & Brand devised a research-led campaign to raise awareness of West End law firm Davenport Lyons, particularly in the intellectual property arena.

PROFILE: Morris Grant, kilts and communism

A 52-year-old man emerges from a black cab in London's Hoxton Square, wearing a tweed waistcoat, kilt and sporran.

LEGAL CAMPAIGN: Website helps divorcing couples cope on 'D-Day'

According to insidedivorce.com - a website providing guidance for people going through a divorce - the first working Monday of the year is 'D Day'.

CONSUMER CAMPAIGN: Celebs party hard for the return of the Walkman

When Sony launched the Walkman brand in 1979, its name became synonymous with listening to music on the move. The latest incarnation saw the Walkman relaunched as a digital, Flash-based MP3 player. Keen to ensure it stood out in a crowded market, Sony briefed Kazoo to create an exclusive event to showcase the product's musical credentials.

AGENCY MERGERS: Love is in the air

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Hannah Marriott takes a look at which marcoms groups are the most likely to tie the knot in the next year.

PR evaluation scales new heights

Last year mountaineer Rod Baber teamed up with Motorola for an ambitious project. For Baber, the challenge was to scale Everest. When he got there, he would make the world's highest land-based mobile phone call and text, thereby gaining two Guinness World Records.

PROFILE: Rachel Bell, Still shining after a decade

'That? That is a gimp mask,' sighs Rachel Bell, feigning concern before repeating, matter-of-fact: ‘That is the gimp mask in our boardroom.'

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