Sooner or later the herring swims into most seas & subject matters. With over 100 entries & more to come Rigby's Encyclopaedia is a free online resource (www.herripedia.com) which revels in the joy of those connections. This is its podcast! Discover the herring's role in history & remarkable natural history, the fishing of herring & eating of herring, herrings in art, literature, custom & tradition. Expect the folly of mankind (always) but also expect the unexpected. Fresh & salted, pickled, kippered, bloatered, bucklinged & red, expect the King of Fishes.

Cover art: Keith McIntyre