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 ...

Matthew Corbett has revealed he almost died after contracting coronavirus, which triggered a heart condition. The 72-year-old children’s entertainer spent 10 days in hospital and was told doctors were ...

Third incarnation of the Sooty show formula which follows almost directly on from the previous show 'Sooty and Co'. The puppets with Richard Cadell and Liana Bridges decide to leave the 'Sooty and Co.

A Sooty hand puppet once owned by the Corbett family who made the character famous has sold at auction for £2,000. The puppet, sporting a magic wand in hand, was used by Matthew Corbett in his last ...

Sooty, a British icon and one of the most famous glove puppets in the world is celebrating his 75th anniversary. The lovable bear, who has now entertained generations of children via stage shows and ...

A new documentary has revealed that the idea to introduce a female character to the popular puppet show Sooty was almost blocked by BBC bosses. Producers concerned that adding Soo would "introduce sex ...

And two other theme parks with lands inspired by children's TV characters AN award-winning theme park in Devon is home to a little-known Sooty-theme land where kids can watch live shows of their ...