'We have the first snowflake. Now let's build a blizzard.'
- Douglas Adams

h2g2 is an unconventional guide to life, the universe and everything, and we need you to help us build it. Registering as an h2g2 Researcher lets you contribute to the Guide, and has the following benefits:

• It's completely free.

• Everyone can read the Guide and its associated Conversations, but when you register you can post to those Conversations, and create your own Guide Entries.

• You get your own Personal Space, your own page in the Guide where you can keep track of all the Conversations you join, and can meet other h2g2 Researchers for a chat.

• You can change the way the site looks by changing your choice of 'skin'. For example, click here to see this page in the 'Classic Goo' skin, and click here to go to the 'Alabaster' skin. click here to see this page in the default 'Brunel' skin

• We can keep you informed of developments in the world of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

• The BBC assures you that your details will not be distributed. Read the BBC's privacy policy for more information.

You can find out more by taking the h2g2 Tour.

Register Now!

To contribute to h2g2 and become a Researcher you have to create a BBC iD account. You can create a BBC iD account by hitting the 'register' button in the tool bar above, or by clicking here. If you are already registered with BBC iD simply use your username and password to log in to h2g2. It's that simple!