“Huw Spanner wanted to know what Nigel Farage was thinking as he faced death.”

The claim is straightforwardly confirmed by the interview itself. In the full interview turn provided, Huw Spanner says: "I was curious to find out what went through your mind as you were facing death then." This is a direct statement of his curiosity about what Farage was thinking as he faced death (referring to the 2010 plane crash). The interview is a published, publicly available transcript on the High Profiles website (and originally appeared in Third Way magazine). The claim is a faithful paraphrase of Spanner's own words in the interview. Sources: High Profiles / Third Way magazine — Nigel Farage interview by Huw Spanner (2 December 2011), https://highprofiles.info/interview/nigel-farage/ ; Huw Spanner's website, https://www.spannermedia.com/interviews/Farage.htm