vehicular traffic. 29 October – Actor William Hartnell makes his last regular appearance as the First Doctor in the concluding moments of Episode 4 of the Doctor Who serial The Tenth Planet, regenerating into the Second Doctor played by Patrick Troughton at its conclusion. 5 November – 38 African states demand that the United Kingdom use force against the Rhodesian government. 9 November – The Rootes Group launches the Hillman Hunter, a four-door family saloon to compete with the Austin 1800, Ford Cortina, and Vauxhall Victor. 16 November – BBC television drama Cathy Come Home, filmed in a docudrama style, is broadcast on BBC One. Viewed by a quarter of the British population, it is considered influential on public attitudes to homelessness and the related social issues it deals with. It was written by Jeremy Sandford, produced by Tony Garnett and directed by Ken Loach. 24 November Unemployment sees another short rise, now standing at 531,585. The Beatles begin recording sessions for their Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album at Abbey Road Studios in London. 30 November – Barbados achieves independence. 1 December – UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith negotiate on board HMS Tiger in the Mediterranean Sea. 12 December – Harry Roberts, John Whitney and John Duddy are sentenced to life imprisonment (each with a recommended minimum of 30 years) for the Shepherd's Bush murders of three London policemen in August. Roberts, arrested on 15 November in Hertfordshire, will eventually spend nearly 48 years in prison. 20 December – Harold Wilson withdraws all his previous offers to the Rhodesian government and announces that he will agree to independence for the country only after the establishment of Black majority government there. 22 December – Rhodesian Prime minister Ian Smith declares that he considers that Rhodesia is already a republic. 25 December – Marionette sci-fi series Thunderbirds airs its final episode on ITV with a Christmas special. 31 December – Eight paintings worth millions of pounds are stolen from Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, but are recovered locally within a week. Undated 1966 GP Contract agreed. Centre Point, a 32-floor office building at St Giles Circus in London, designed by Richard Seifert for property speculator Harry Hyams, is completed. It remains empty for around a decade. London School of Contemporary Dance founded. Mathematician Michael Atiyah wins a Fields Medal. The motorway network continues to