For men and women who reached adulthood in the 1950s, the unscrewing of British society was what caused the 1960s rather than the 1950s to be a colourful and exciting time to be alive.

ECONOMIST: Post-war Britain

Eduardo's main memory of that time was of the colourful Italian uniforms.

ECONOMIST: Obituary

If like me you have spent a lot of time building things from colourful bricks as a child, you will probably enjoy this app as much as I do.

BBC: Lego Factory

The costumes as well as the sets of Mr Fotopoulos are superb, colourful, surprising, full of echoes, yet not dragged down by any particular time or place.

ECONOMIST: Theatre

Police officers, many of them on horseback, had a hard time controlling the crowds, as many of the bathers lingered to gaze at the colourful processions of the holy men.

BBC: India's Kumbh Mela festival holds most auspicious day