Matthew Corbett
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Matthew Corbett (real name Peter Graham Corbett, born 28 March 1948 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English television personality known for The Sooty Show and latterly Sooty and Co. He took over Sooty from his father, Harry Corbett in 1976. Once he retired in 1998, he hand picked Richard Cadell to replace him.
He also appeared in the 1971 Doctor Who serial The Dæmons and was a regular performer in the Thames Television children's show Rainbow where he sang and performed and wrote with Rod Burton and Jane Tucker as Rod, Matt and Jane, later better known as Rod, Jane and Freddy. Corbett left Rainbow in 1976 to take over The Sooty Show.
Of late, Matthew Corbett has withdrawn from most public and media attention. The former Sooty Show presenter lives in Lymm with his wife Sallie. Back in 2005, he noted that he would be playing guitar with his friend John Grey around pubs in Manchester. For this, he has gone back to his real name Peter Corbett.
In the late 1960s or early 1970s, Peter Corbett had to choose a stage 1st name as there was already another Peter Corbett registered. He kept his surname the same but in choosing his new 1st name for the stage he was told it must be a name that is long and he then chose the name of Matthew and for televsion purposes he has always remained as Matthew Corbett.
Peter sold the rights for the Sooty show to Gullane Entertainment in 1997. The programme continued on ITV with new presenters and a new format. However, the ratings dropped and the show eventually lost its TV contract.
In January 2008, Corbett reappeared on television, presenting local interest programme shown on the Granada Television region of ITV, Locks and Quays, featuring a journey from the east coast of England to the west coast along waterways such as the River Humber, Aire and Calder Navigation and Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
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- Tibballs, Geoff (1990). The Secret Life of Sooty. Letchworth, UK: Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-56-2.
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