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MOMENTS IN TIME

Ronnie Archer Morgan

Sooty Puppets

I was at Castle Howard in 2017 when I was shown some original Sooty and Sweep puppets. I had goosebumps filming them because, when I was five, living in a children’s home in Southport, I’d met their creator, Harry Corbett, and played with these same puppets. After the programme went out I was contacted by Anna, my best friend at the home. She now lives in New Zealand, but we were able to meet up the following year – after more than 60

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