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A SUPERFAN of iconic Saturday morning children’s show Tiswas is hunting for an Ilkley lad who appeared as a competition winner in 1979. Marc Neun, who is an archivist for the television series, is trying to track down Martin Parkinson so he can see the episode for the first time in 41 years. Marc, 46, of Hampshire, said: “Being a fan of the programme has led to my involvement in many fan clubs and online activity. I have a large collection of episodes donated by Chris Tarrant and Sally James. “There are a few of us that own the only surviving episodes. ITV company ATV wiped most of the tapes, so these are rare finds. On a 1979 Tiswas appeared a competition winner called Martin Parkinson. He chats to Chris Tarrant and says he’s from Ilkley. He was a pupil of St Mary’s School. It’s quite a comical encounter and I am trying to track down Martin so he can see the episode for the first time in 41 years. Martin has probably never seen himself on Tiswas as video recor