diff --git a/hbbs/static/css/styles.css b/hbbs/static/css/styles.css
index 28a2e98..17fde4e 100644
--- a/hbbs/static/css/styles.css
+++ b/hbbs/static/css/styles.css
@@ -104,3 +104,7 @@ ul {
 .film-indent {
   padding-left: 25px;
 }
+
+#programmes-explanation {
+  margin-bottom: 20px !important;
+}
diff --git a/hbbs/templates/collection.html b/hbbs/templates/collection.html
index d7a6f67..87a9aa0 100644
--- a/hbbs/templates/collection.html
+++ b/hbbs/templates/collection.html
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {% extends "layout.html" %}
-
 {% block content %}
+<p id="collection-explanation">
+  196 things to watch, mostly films, some TV series. The collection is
+  fixed at this point, because we really should watch what we have (and
+  there's a lot).
+</p>
 <ul id="collection-list" class="no-style-list">
 {% for film in collection %}
   <li>{{ film.Title }}</li>
diff --git a/hbbs/templates/participate.html b/hbbs/templates/participate.html
index 1a7b0cc..cd5f4ea 100644
--- a/hbbs/templates/participate.html
+++ b/hbbs/templates/participate.html
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {% extends "layout.html" %}
 
 {% block content %}
-  <p>We're lurking in <a href="https://cell.hbbs.decentral1.se">cell.hbbs.decentral1.se</a>...</p>
+  <p>
+    We're exploring peer-to-peer technologies for file sharing through our own
+    networks. Due to the copyright regime, we're still in friend-to-friend
+    networking mode. We're lurking in <a href="https://cell.hbbs.decentral1.se">cell.hbbs.decentral1.se</a>.
+  </p>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/hbbs/templates/programmes.html b/hbbs/templates/programmes.html
index 9f82e57..0cfab1a 100644
--- a/hbbs/templates/programmes.html
+++ b/hbbs/templates/programmes.html
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 {% extends "layout.html" %}
 
 {% block content %}
+<p id="programmes-explanation">
+  Programmes are guides for how to assemble a list of things to watch in
+  sequence. We draw on the collection, finding commonalities and programming
+  them into a distributable form.
+</p>
 <ul id="programmes-list" class="no-style-list">
 {% for programme in programmes %}
   <li>