Ronnie Le Drew, the puppeteer, who has died aged 78, gave life to Zippy, the rebarbative braggart with a rugby-ball shaped head and zip-up mouth who dominated the children’s television series Rainbow.

GB News presenter Stephen Dixon hit out at anti-Brexit protesters who interrupted a GB News interview with Robert Jenrick by waving Sooty, Sweep and a stuffed elephant behind him. The bizarre ...

A collection of puppets from the show was up for auction A collection of Sooty and Sweep glove puppets used by the creator of the iconic BBC children's television show have sold at auction for double ...