Top of the Pops dancer with Claudia Winkleman and French and Saunders) and David Tennant. Live performances – interspersed with Comic Relief appeal films – included acts such as Franz Ferdinand, Oasis, Take That, U2, James Morrison and Flo Rida (that week's Number 1). Kicking off the show was a performance from Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones in their Gavin & Stacey guises, feat. Tom Jones and Robin Gibb with "(Barry) Islands in the Stream", the Comic Relief single. In its extensive history, "Top of the Pops" has featured many artists, many of whom have appeared more than once on the show to promote
Diarmuid Gavin screened the television show "I Want a Garden". In 2011, RTE launched "Dirty Old Towns" with Gavin as co-presenter, and a second series aired in 2012. Gavin presented an episode of "Great British Garden Revival" on BBC Two in 2014. In 2018, Gavin judged the Young Landscapers Award at the BBC "Gardeners’ World Live" show. In autumn 2004, Gavin participated in BBC One's "Strictly Come Dancing" and in summer 2006, "Only Fools on Horses". In 2010, Gavin took part in the first series of the ITV reality competition "71 Degrees North" and was the third celebrity to become eliminated on