Dave Farrar - Commentator

Dave Farrar is one of football’s most recognisable and respected voices. After training at the BBC, Dave spent ten years as the Lead Commentator for Eurosport, working on multiple World Cups and European Championships, and Africa Cups of Nations. Dave was then a leading Commentator on ESPN, and subsequently BT Sport and TNT Sports. Dave now commentates for multiple clients, including Premier League Productions, IMG Media and Gravity Media. And, as is explained below, Dave is much more than just a Football Commentator.

Stories from the road

  • Dave Farrar and another commentator in a broadcast booth at the Olympics.

    As well as his work in football, Dave is a highly regarded Combat Sports Commentator. He was part of the TalkSport Radio team that won the SJA Award for its coverage of the Paris Olympics, with Dave and the Olympic Boxing team specifically commended for their coverage of the Imane Khelif story. Dave was Channel 5’s Lead Boxing Commentator for 14 years and was the lead voice of Bellator MMA in Europe for six years.

  • Dave Farrar of Speechless Media, outdoors with a microphone, commentating at a golf event.

    Dave has been an on course commentator for five Ryder Cups, and called the winning moment in Paris when Phil Mickelson miscued, shook hands, and walked off. Dave is also part of the Mens Open Championship commentary team for Open Radio.

  • A snooker game on a blue felt table where Dave Farrar commentated at the Crucible for the BBC.

    When the late John Virgo was left stranded in Spain ahead of the 2020 Snooker World Championships, the Production team at IMG remembered Dave’s lifelong love for snooker and asked him to step into the BBC Commentary team. He spent two weeks working with a team of his heroes, and loved every minute, becoming one of the few Commentators to call a 147 maximum break at the Crucible for the BBC.

  • Dave Farrar and Arvind Parmar on Padel court, where they commentated on the vibrant and successful World Padel League in Mumbai.

    Dave loves pretty much every sport, and has a vast knowledge of the sporting spectrum. He is a keen Padel player, and commentated with Arvind Parmar on the vibrant and successful World Padel League in Mumbai. He also called the the Luge competition at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina 2026 for Discovery, meaning that he has now commentated on both the Summer and the Winter Games.

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