The current Coronavirus pandemic now has many of us “working from home”, a situation that could go on for weeks or even months, depending on how it progresses.

Thankfully, most of us can monitor the bands or have the odd contact (while “working”, of course), but it’s also nice to have something interesting to listen to, especially those of us freed from the dreaded open plan office.

Here, then, are some interesting podcasts, to fill in the gaps when the bands are quiet or the regular broadcasters don’t suit:

13 Minutes to the Moon: The series (Season 1) gets its name from Apollo 11’s 13 minute long powered descent from lunar orbit down to the surface, and all the work behind the scenes that went into making that possible. Season 2 is not about the ride back up into orbit; rather it’s about the ill-fated flight of Apollo 13, and it’s just as gripping as season 1. Incidentally, NASA has a great web site, Apollo in Real Time, where you can follow the flights of Apollo 11, 13, and 17 in real time, time shifted by 50 years or so. Listen to the recorded audio from everyone in Misson Control and the spacecraft.

Signals Everywhere: as the name implies, there are signals to be found everywhere, and Software Defined Radio is just the technology to find them. The podcast also has a companion YouTube channel.

Ham Radio Crash Course is a YouTube play list with plenty of Amateur Radio content.

The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive has many recordings of old radio broadcasts, going back to at least 1957 (a WTCN-AM report on Sputnik 1), vintage propaganda from Radio Moscow’s Mailbag, and more.

Twenty Thousand Hertz, revealing the stories behind some of the world’s most interesting and recognisable sounds.

Linux in the Ham Shack: if you’re into the Linux operating system, Open Source software, and Ham Radio, give this a look.

Ham Radio Workbench, a “bi-weekly deep dive on making, DIY, electronics, and technical topics of interest to the Radio Amateur.”

Scanner School, is dedicated to the hobby of radio scanning.

BBC, Digital Planet: Gareth Mitchel G7MJM and Ghislaine Boddington present technology and digital news from around the world.

BBC, People Fixing the World: “Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.”