The Martian

BFBS Extra, Wednesday 11th October, 7.40 pm.

Presumed dead after getting caught up in a violent Martian storm, Mark Watney awakes to find that his crew members have already embarked on their return to Earth, leaving him with nothing but the Red Planet's desolate landscape to keep him company. Knowing that it could take years for a rescue team to reach him, Mark relies on his scientific knowledge and wit to keep himself alive and sane. Back on Earth, NASA begins planning a seemingly impossible mission to retrieve their 'martian'...