Poison dress Poison dress The tale known as "The Poison Dress", or "Embalmed Alive" features a dress that has in some way been poisoned. This is a recurring theme throughout legends and folk tales of various cultures, including Ancient Greece, Mughal India, and the United States. Although lacking evidence suggesting that some American urban legends are directly linked to the classical tales, they share several common motifs. The poison dress motif is similar to the Shirt of Flame. In Greek mythology, when Jason left the sorceress Medea to marry Glauce, King Creon's daughter, Medea took her revenge by sending Glauce a poison
The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who) ratings for "The Runaway Bride" gave it an audience of 9.35 million viewers, making it the tenth most-watched programme on British television during Christmas week. "The Runaway Bride" was released as an individual episode, along with the "Doctor Who Confidential" special episode "Music and Monsters", on 2 April 2007 as a basic DVD with no additional special features. Steve O'Brien of "SFX" gave "The Runaway Bride" four out of five stars, noting that it was different from anything "Doctor Who" had done, but the "sillier" tone worked for Christmas Day. He also praised Tennant and Tate. IGN's Travis Fickett gave