 The Doctor orders the remaining Cynrog to leave in their spaceship, sending them '40 or 50 parsecs' out of their way, and hinting to Rose that their stasis will be tormented by nightmares of him.An abridged audio book version of "The Nightmare of Black Island" read by Anthony Head (Mr Finch from "School Reunion") was released in November 2006 () by BBC Audiobooks.Also included was a "behind-the-scenes" discussion between the author and the reader.