From 2002 to 2005 he covered Serie A on a regular basis for the channel and also worked on live coverage of French football.
Serie A is Dave's favourite league – he is a huge fan of Juventus, and went to many bianconeri games in his youth.
He has also worked for ITV Sport, Bravo and BBC Radio Five Live on a freelance basis.
During the 2006–2007 Ashes cricket series he hosted a regular podcast for The Guardian newspaper, and he has occasionally commentated on boxing.
In August 2020, Farrar was part of the BBC Sport commentary team at the World Snooker Championship.