Attila the Hun

Attila the Hun was the leader of the Hunnic Empire who attacked Europe, causing many people to flee from his onslaught. A group of people fled to Italy and built a collection of huts on marshland, this would eventually become the city of Venice, which was viewed as "one of the most powerful cities in the world". (TV: The Vampires of Venice)

The Eighth Doctor told a joke to Charley Pollard and C'rizz: "What's the most ruthless thing in the bakery? Attila the Bun." When they didn't laugh, the Doctor admitted that the joke would have been funnier if they had known him. (AUDIO: Memory Lane)