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Sooty and Sweep

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Sooty and Sweep

ˌSooty and ˈSweep  two glove puppets who have appeared on British children's television for over 40 years. Sooty is an orange bear who behaves badly and whispers (=speaks very quietly) into the puppeteer's ear, and Sweep is a black and grey dog who makes squeaky noises instead of speaking. The last new Sooty and Sweep programmes were broadcast in 2004 although they are often repeated.


Sooty and Sweep
ˌSooty and ˈSweep
two glove puppets who have appeared on British children's television for over 40 years. Sooty is an orange bear who behaves badly and whispers (=speaks very quietly) into the puppeteer's ear, and Sweep is a black and grey dog who makes squeaky noises instead of speaking. The last new Sooty and Sweep programmes were broadcast in 2004 although they are often repeated.