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 ...

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 ...

A set of original Sooty and Sweep puppets used by the creator of the much-loved children’s TV show are expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. The puppets belong to Matthew Corbett, son of ...

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 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A BBC documentary will reveal how a British children's program featuring popular hand puppet Sooty sparked controversy in ...

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 ...