As Sooty celebrates his 75th birthday, we sat down for a video call with his third and current right-hand man, Richard Cadell, about magic, nostalgia and keeping Sooty on the right hands... Before we ...

Sooty, the glove puppet has been entertaining children for 70 years. Lynne Mortimer is privileged to have met him. One of my top exclusives as a journalist was an interview with the glove puppet Sooty ...

The yellow bear with a talent for magic tricks is celebrating his 70th birthday SOOTY has been a favourite on children’s TV since he made his debut in 1952. Here’s everything you need to know about ...

WHEN Harry Corbett spotted a yellow bear glove puppet on holiday in Blackpool in 1948, he bought it to entertain his young sons. Guiseley-born Harry was already an entertainer, having played the piano ...

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Puppeteer Richard Cadell, 51, has admitted he feels he has only just been accepted by The Sooty Show fans after replacing the programme’s former host Matthew Corbett, 72, 20 years ago. The British ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SOOTY has been a favourite on children’s TV since he made his debut in 1952. Here’s everything you need to know about the puppet bear and his career so far. In 2018 Sooty is celebrating his 70th ...