Monty Python's Big Red Book

Monty Python's Big Red Book was one of the many volumes stored in the planet known as The Library. (DW: Silence in the Library) The book was a spin-off of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a famous Earth comedy television program and movie franchise of the mid-late 20th century, and was first published in the 1970s.

Behind the Scenes

 * Monty Python alumnus John Cleese made a cameo appearance in City of Death. Cleese remains, to date, the only Python to appear in a Doctor Who story.
 * Minor Monty Python contributor Douglas Adams wrote or co-wrote several Doctor Who stories, including City of Death as well as serving as a Script Editor for the series.
 * The Torchwood episode Random Shoes features a character called Terry Jones, possibly a reference to the Monty Python member of the same name, although being set in Wales, Terry Jones is a fairly common name.
 * Monty Python member, Michael Palin, was referenced in Partners in Crime.
 * In 42, one of the questions to open a deadlocked door was "What is your favorite colour?", a reference to the questions asked by the bridgekeeper in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
 * At one point or another, Python alumni Cleese, Jones, Palin, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman had all been speculated in the media as potential portrayers of the Doctor.