diff --git a/recipes/harpers.recipe b/recipes/harpers.recipe
index 0c7ac1250c..be5a87086e 100644
--- a/recipes/harpers.recipe
+++ b/recipes/harpers.recipe
@@ -54,11 +54,24 @@ class Harpers(BasicNewsRecipe):
                     img['src'] = src.split()[0]
         return soup
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (YYYY/MM format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 2023/08',
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
         issues_soup = self.index_to_soup("https://harpers.org/issues/")
         a_ele = issues_soup.select_one("div.issue-card a")
         self.timefmt = ' [' + self.tag_to_string(a_ele.find(attrs={'class':'issue-title'})) + ']'
         url = a_ele['href']
+
+        edition = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if edition and isinstance(edition, str):
+            url = 'https://harpers.org/archive/' + edition
+            self.timefmt = ' [' +edition + ']'
+
         soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
         cov_div = soup.find('div', attrs={'class':'issue-cover'})
         if cov_div:
diff --git a/recipes/natgeomag.recipe b/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
index d8933ee1c5..c95b239d8f 100644
--- a/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
+++ b/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ from calibre import prepare_string_for_xml as escape
 from calibre.utils.iso8601 import parse_iso8601
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
 
-edition = date.today().strftime('%B-%Y')
-
-# edition = 'March-2023'
 
 def classes(classes):
     q = frozenset(classes.split(' '))
@@ -175,7 +172,18 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .auth, .time, .sub { font-size:small; color:#5c5c5c; }
     '''
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (Month-YYYY format)',
+            'long': 'For example, March-2023'
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
+        edition = date.today().strftime('%B-%Y')
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            edition = d
         url = 'https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/issue/' + edition.lower()
         self.log('Downloading ', url)
         self.timefmt = ' [' + edition + ']'
@@ -185,7 +193,7 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
         self.cover_url = soup.find('meta', attrs={'property':'og:image'})['content'].split('?')[0] + '?w=1000'
 
         name = soup.find(attrs={'class':lambda x: x and 'Header__Description' in x.split()})
-        self.title = 'National Geographic ' + self.tag_to_string(name)
+        # self.title = 'National Geographic ' + self.tag_to_string(name)
         ans = {}
         if photoart := soup.find(attrs={'class':lambda x: x and 'BgImagePromo__Container__Text__Link' in x.split()}):
             section = 'Photo Essay'
diff --git a/recipes/reuters.recipe b/recipes/reuters.recipe
index 417d40a9e2..e22b1a61f4 100644
--- a/recipes/reuters.recipe
+++ b/recipes/reuters.recipe
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Reuters(BasicNewsRecipe):
     masthead_url = 'https://www.reutersprofessional.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/primary-logo.svg'
     language = 'en'
     encoding = 'utf-8'
-    oldest_article = 2 # days
+    oldest_article = 1.2 # days
     no_javascript = True
     no_stylesheets = True
     remove_attributes = ['style', 'height', 'width']
@@ -30,10 +30,24 @@ class Reuters(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     extra_css = '''
         .label, .auth { font-size:small; color:#202020; }
-        .figc { font-size:small; text-align:center; }
+        .figc { font-size:small; }
         img {display:block; margin:0 auto;}
     '''
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'days': {
+            'short': 'Oldest article to download from this news source. In days ',
+            'long': 'For example, 0.5, gives you articles from the past 12 hours',
+            'default': str(oldest_article)
+        }
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        BasicNewsRecipe.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('days')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            self.oldest_article = float(d)
+
     def parse_index(self):
         index = 'https://www.reuters.com'
         today = datetime.now()
diff --git a/recipes/tls_mag.recipe b/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
index d29b798b4e..c8f8b239b6 100644
--- a/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
+++ b/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
@@ -48,9 +48,21 @@ class tls(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .det { font-size:small; color:#202020; font-weight:bold; }
     '''
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download\nlower case Month-DD-YYYY format',
+            'long': 'For example, july-12-2024',
+            'default': 'current-issue'
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
-        # for past edition, change the issue link below
         issue = 'https://www.the-tls.co.uk/issues/current-issue/'
+
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            issue = 'https://www.the-tls.co.uk/issues/' + d + '/'
+
         url = 'https://www.the-tls.co.uk/wp-json/tls/v2/contents-page/' + get_id(issue)
         raw = self.index_to_soup(url, raw=True)
         data = json.loads(raw)