Death of Sooty creator, Harry Corbett
- Title
- Death of Sooty creator, Harry Corbett
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech
- TX Date
- 25 Aug 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:02:29
- Description
- Mike Jones reports on the death of Harry Corbett, the creator of the Sooty puppet character. Focuses on the entertainer’s Yorkshire roots. Includes interviews with Heather Court, friend from Guiseley; Sandy Dent, Sooty museum curator. Also includes vox pop with visitors to museum and archive recording of Harry Corbett saying bye-bye. Broadcast on Pennine Radio.
- Contributors
- Pennine Radio; Mike Jones; Heather Court; Sandy Dent; Harry Corbett
- Keywords
- Deaths; Entertainers; UK; Yorkshire; Puppeteers; Harry Corbett; Sooty (puppet character); Guiseley
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