Children's television favourite Sooty is to move to a new home after the rights to a large library of programmes featuring the puppet were sold. The glove-puppet bear and his friends, Sweep the dog ...

A collection of Sooty and Sweep glove puppets used by the creator of the iconic BBC children's television show have sold at ...

Sooty, the silent puppet bear with a penchant for magic tricks and water pistols, has been sold to his presenter, who plans to bring the children's TV character back in a new series. Richard Cadell, ...

IT was an iconic kids’ show that defined a generation but the family run Sooty Show did not come without its secrets. Show star, Matthew Corbett, son of the character’s creator Harry, has admitted the ...

You might think of gentle children’s TV favourite Sooty as a bit of a mild-mannered, wholesome chap – but it seems that he created a bit of an outcry at the BBC back in the day. And why’s that?

When Harry Corbett bought a bear glove puppet on Blackpool's North Pier in 1948 to entertain his children, he could surely not have realised he was teaming up with a future TV icon. Sooty, who turned ...

Sooty is feeling very excited about his 70th birthday party tomorrow. Sweep and Soo will be there, of course, with lashings of pop, jelly and ice cream for all their friends. “What’s that, ...

A set of original Sooty and Sweep puppets used by the creator of the much-loved children’s TV show are expected to fetch ...

He's the naughty yellow bear who celebrates his 60th birthday in 2008. He is, of course, Sooty! He's been a kids' favourite for six decades but did you know about his Bradford origins? We've been ...

A collection of puppets from the show was up for auction A collection of Sooty and Sweep glove puppets used by the creator of the iconic BBC children's television show have sold at auction for double ...