Ministry of Silly Walks

In her long campaign to make fun of cricket at the Fifth Doctor's expense, Peri once said that silly point was "like the Ministry of Silly Walks but with pointing". (PROSE: Graham Dilley Saves the World)

Behind the scenes
Although unremarked in the short story, the Ministry of Silly Walks was a Monty Python sketch with which City of Death guest star John Cleese was indelibly associated.