This video features an interview with Dr Darren Paffey, of the University of Southampton, who conducted many of the original OpenLIVES, Spanish emigre interviews. He talks about the experiences of interviewing people who wish to remain anonymous, as well as some of the pleasures and challenges of collecting personal life stories for research. Find OpenLIVES interviews at www.humbox.ac.uk/3790 and look at the Openlives group to find more resources.