The worldwide right to classic children’s TV character Sooty, have been bought by One Media. The acquirer of music and video rights has announced an exclusive deal for the ownership of the character’s ...

Chances are you grew up watching Sooty, Sweep and Soo. Well, they're still going strong! The gang are celebrating 65 years in showbusiness and have more new shows on the way. Following Harry Corbett's ...

Sooty's owner said he hoped the bear would go to someone "who will appreciate him and his connection to one of the most famous children's shows in TV history" A vintage Sooty puppet brought home for ...

04:39, Sun, Jul 22, 2018 Updated: 14:27, Sun, Jul 22, 2018 Magician Harry Corbett bought the original Sooty from a stall on Blackpool’s North Pier as a present for his son Matthew in 1948. The bear ...

“Sooty” was christened after Corbett was asked to blacken the ears and nose of his yellow puppet, after which his wife remarked that he looked “a little sooty”. In the 1970s, as assistant head of ...

04:19, Tue, Sep 4, 2018 Updated: 04:25, Tue, Sep 4, 2018 The yellow bear glove puppet used by Harry Corbett in his famous children’s TV show during the Sixties and Seventies had an estimate of £2,000 ...

A BBC documentary will reveal how a British children's program featuring popular hand puppet Sooty sparked controversy in the 1960s over the introduction of a female companion. The proposed debut of ...

A former Bradford tourist attraction celebrating children's TV star Sooty is to be converted into flats. Windhill Manor in Shipley became Sooty's Wonderful World in 1987, a museum dedicated to the ...