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, 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 ...

After 60 years of mischief Sooty could be forgiven for packing away the xylophone and hanging up the magic wand. But old puppets never die and Sooty, Sweep and Soo are being given a brush up ready for ...

An original puppet used on a children's TV show in the 1950s has sold for a record price at auction. The Sooty glove puppet had been expected to sell for anything up to £3,000 and auctioneers said ...

Holly Willoughby found the perfect cure for the Monday blues as she kissed Sooty and Sweep on live television – izzy, wizzy, let’s get busy! The This Morning host grew up a huge fan of the legendary ...

Profits from Sooty's sale will go to the charity Whizz-Kidz The Sooty puppet used by Matthew Corbett in his last stage show has been sold for £650 at an auction in Dorset. Sooty was sold at Duke's ...

SO, Sooty is to get an iPod and a laptop in a new 26-part series for ITV. SO, Sooty is to get an iPod and a laptop in a new 26-part series for ITV. Miss Soo will no longer be doing the housework and ...