ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn kˈænæstɚ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd hɪz fˈɜːst tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ʃˈoʊ fɚðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɐ spˈɑːɹs ɐfˈɛɹ wɪð ˈoʊnli ɐ fjˈuː pɹˈɑːps ðæt kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn mˈɛntəl ɪfˈɛkts.
In 1951 Canasta recorded his first television show for the BBC - a sparse affair with only a few props that concentrated on mental effects.