diff --git a/recipes/ancient_egypt.recipe b/recipes/ancient_egypt.recipe
index c2116a00a4..c40b0aa3cc 100644
--- a/recipes/ancient_egypt.recipe
+++ b/recipes/ancient_egypt.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 https://ancientegyptmagazine.com
 '''
diff --git a/recipes/atlantic.recipe b/recipes/atlantic.recipe
index 0733c23895..a8a0d7565b 100644
--- a/recipes/atlantic.recipe
+++ b/recipes/atlantic.recipe
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ class TheAtlantic(BasicNewsRecipe):
     language = 'en'
     encoding = 'utf-8'
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (YYYY/MM format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 2024/05'
+        }
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        BasicNewsRecipe.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            self.INDEX = 'https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/' + d + '/'
+
     keep_only_tags = [
         dict(itemprop=['headline']),
         classes(
diff --git a/recipes/bbc.recipe b/recipes/bbc.recipe
index 93b5eddccf..7302d02d3f 100644
--- a/recipes/bbc.recipe
+++ b/recipes/bbc.recipe
@@ -234,6 +234,20 @@ class BBCNews(BasicNewsRecipe):
     #
     oldest_article = 1.5
 
+    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)
+
     # Number of simultaneous downloads. 20 is consistently working fine on the
     # BBC News feeds with no problems. Speeds things up from the default of 5.
     # If you have a lot of feeds and/or have increased oldest_article above 2
diff --git a/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe b/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
index d6bfa7f12d..d43bc0cd86 100644
--- a/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
+++ b/recipes/bloomberg-business-week.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
+
 import json
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class Bloomberg(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_empty_feeds = True
 
     recipe_specific_options = {
-        'date': {
+        'issue': {
             'short': 'The ID of the edition to download (YY_XX format)',
             'long': 'For example, 24_17\nHint: Edition ID can be found at the end of its URL'
         }
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ class Bloomberg(BasicNewsRecipe):
         inx = 'https://cdn-mobapi.bloomberg.com'
         sec = self.index_to_soup(inx + '/wssmobile/v1/bw/news/list?limit=1', raw=True)
         id = json.loads(sec)['magazines'][0]['id']
-        past_edition = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        past_edition = self.recipe_specific_options.get('issue')
         if past_edition and isinstance(past_edition, str):
             id = past_edition
         edit = self.index_to_soup(inx + '/wssmobile/v1/bw/news/week/' + id, raw=True)
diff --git a/recipes/business_standard_print.recipe b/recipes/business_standard_print.recipe
index ff7d63ff98..a5b2187fac 100644
--- a/recipes/business_standard_print.recipe
+++ b/recipes/business_standard_print.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 from datetime import datetime
 
diff --git a/recipes/caravan_magazine.recipe b/recipes/caravan_magazine.recipe
index f0ec508791..3de9e663f7 100644
--- a/recipes/caravan_magazine.recipe
+++ b/recipes/caravan_magazine.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 from urllib.parse import quote, urlparse
 
@@ -118,6 +120,13 @@ class CaravanMagazine(BasicNewsRecipe):
             return br
         return br
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (MM-YYYY format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 07-2024'
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
         self.log(
             '\n***\nif this recipe fails, report it on: '
@@ -125,9 +134,11 @@ class CaravanMagazine(BasicNewsRecipe):
         )
 
         api = 'https://api.caravanmagazine.in/api/trpc/magazines.getLatestIssue'
-        # for past editions
-        # inp = json.dumps({"0":{"json":{"month":6,"year":2023}}})
-        # api = 'https://api.caravanmagazine.in/api/trpc/magazines.getForMonthAndYear?batch=1&input=' + quote(inp, safe='')
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            x = d.split('-')
+            inp = json.dumps({"0":{"json":{"month":int(x[0]),"year":int(x[1])}}})
+            api = 'https://api.caravanmagazine.in/api/trpc/magazines.getForMonthAndYear?batch=1&input=' + quote(inp, safe='')
 
         raw = json.loads(self.index_to_soup(api, raw=True))
         if isinstance(raw, list):
diff --git a/recipes/deutsche_welle_bs.recipe b/recipes/deutsche_welle_bs.recipe
index e638560cf8..a81ee32935 100644
--- a/recipes/deutsche_welle_bs.recipe
+++ b/recipes/deutsche_welle_bs.recipe
@@ -23,13 +23,27 @@ class DeutscheWelle_bs(BasicNewsRecipe):
     keep_only_tags = [
         dict(name='article')
     ]
-    
+
+    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)
+
     remove_tags = [
         dict(name=['footer', 'source']),
         dict(attrs={'data-tracking-name':'sharing-icons-inline'}),
         classes('kicker advertisement vjs-wrapper')
     ]
-    
+
     feeds = [
         (u'Politika', u'http://rss.dw-world.de/rdf/rss-bos-pol'),
         (u'Evropa', u'http://rss.dw-world.de/rdf/rss-bos-eu'),
diff --git a/recipes/deutsche_welle_de.recipe b/recipes/deutsche_welle_de.recipe
index e9a5bf1921..500e0bb9cc 100644
--- a/recipes/deutsche_welle_de.recipe
+++ b/recipes/deutsche_welle_de.recipe
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ class DeutscheWelle(BasicNewsRecipe):
         dict(name='article')
     ]
 
+    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)
+
     remove_tags = [
         dict(name=['footer', 'source']),
         dict(attrs={'data-tracking-name':'sharing-icons-inline'}),
diff --git a/recipes/deutsche_welle_en.recipe b/recipes/deutsche_welle_en.recipe
index 00679daea4..634eab9b84 100644
--- a/recipes/deutsche_welle_en.recipe
+++ b/recipes/deutsche_welle_en.recipe
@@ -15,7 +15,21 @@ class DeutscheWelle_en(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_empty_feeds = True
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'title', 'url'}
     remove_attributes = ['height', 'width', 'style']
-    
+ 
+    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)
+   
     keep_only_tags = [
         dict(name='article')
     ]
diff --git a/recipes/deutsche_welle_es.recipe b/recipes/deutsche_welle_es.recipe
index b28c085e17..5076f1425d 100644
--- a/recipes/deutsche_welle_es.recipe
+++ b/recipes/deutsche_welle_es.recipe
@@ -17,10 +17,24 @@ class DeutscheWelle_es(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     remove_attributes = ['height', 'width', 'style']
 
+    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)
+
     keep_only_tags = [
         dict(name='article')
     ]
-    
+
     remove_tags = [
         dict(name=['footer', 'source']),
         dict(attrs={'data-tracking-name':'sharing-icons-inline'}),
@@ -40,7 +54,7 @@ class DeutscheWelle_es(BasicNewsRecipe):
         ('Conozca Alemania', 'http://rss.dw-world.de/rdf/rss-sp-con')
     ]
 
- 
+
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
         for img in soup.findAll('img', srcset=True):
             img['src'] = img['srcset'].split()[6]
diff --git a/recipes/deutsche_welle_hr.recipe b/recipes/deutsche_welle_hr.recipe
index 8edc24a618..bf56e72386 100644
--- a/recipes/deutsche_welle_hr.recipe
+++ b/recipes/deutsche_welle_hr.recipe
@@ -16,20 +16,34 @@ class DeutscheWelle_hr(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_empty_feeds = True
     masthead_url = 'http://www.dw-world.de/skins/std/channel1/pics/dw_logo1024.gif'
     remove_javascript = True
-    
+
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'title', 'url'}
     remove_attributes = ['height', 'width', 'style']
 
+    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)
+
     keep_only_tags = [
         dict(name='article')
     ]
-    
+
     remove_tags = [
         dict(name=['footer', 'source']),
         dict(attrs={'data-tracking-name':'sharing-icons-inline'}),
         classes('kicker advertisement vjs-wrapper')
     ]
-    
+
     feeds = [
         (u'Svijet', u'http://rss.dw-world.de/rdf/rss-cro-svijet'),
         (u'Europa', u'http://rss.dw-world.de/rdf/rss-cro-eu'),
diff --git a/recipes/deutsche_welle_pt.recipe b/recipes/deutsche_welle_pt.recipe
index afafe67a28..d2e5082854 100644
--- a/recipes/deutsche_welle_pt.recipe
+++ b/recipes/deutsche_welle_pt.recipe
@@ -15,12 +15,25 @@ class DeutscheWelle_pt(BasicNewsRecipe):
     publication_type = 'newsportal'
     remove_empty_feeds = True
     masthead_url = 'http://www.dw-world.de/skins/std/channel1/pics/dw_logo1024.gif'
-    
-    
+
     remove_javascript = True
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'title', 'url'}
     remove_attributes = ['height', 'width', 'style']
-    
+ 
+    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 preprocess_html(self, soup):
         for img in soup.findAll('img', srcset=True):
             img['src'] = img['srcset'].split()[6]
@@ -29,7 +42,7 @@ class DeutscheWelle_pt(BasicNewsRecipe):
     keep_only_tags = [
         dict(name='article')
     ]
-    
+
     remove_tags = [
         dict(name=['footer', 'source']),
         dict(attrs={'data-tracking-name':'sharing-icons-inline'}),
diff --git a/recipes/deutsche_welle_ru.recipe b/recipes/deutsche_welle_ru.recipe
index ec4e838af0..38df7884b1 100644
--- a/recipes/deutsche_welle_ru.recipe
+++ b/recipes/deutsche_welle_ru.recipe
@@ -16,7 +16,21 @@ class DeutscheWelle(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_empty_feeds = True
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'title', 'url'}
     remove_attributes = ['height', 'width', 'style']
-    
+ 
+    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 preprocess_html(self, soup):
         for img in soup.findAll('img', srcset=True):
             img['src'] = img['srcset'].split()[6]
diff --git a/recipes/deutsche_welle_sr.recipe b/recipes/deutsche_welle_sr.recipe
index 9cb2aaa482..134ea368fc 100644
--- a/recipes/deutsche_welle_sr.recipe
+++ b/recipes/deutsche_welle_sr.recipe
@@ -18,7 +18,21 @@ class DeutscheWelle_sr(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_javascript = True
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'title', 'url'}
     remove_attributes = ['height', 'width', 'style']
-    
+
+    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 preprocess_html(self, soup):
         for img in soup.findAll('img', srcset=True):
             img['src'] = img['srcset'].split()[6]
@@ -27,13 +41,13 @@ class DeutscheWelle_sr(BasicNewsRecipe):
     keep_only_tags = [
         dict(name='article')
     ]
-    
+
     remove_tags = [
         dict(name=['footer', 'source']),
         dict(attrs={'data-tracking-name':'sharing-icons-inline'}),
         classes('kicker advertisement vjs-wrapper')
     ]
-    
+
     feeds = [
         (u'Politika', u'http://rss.dw-world.de/rdf/rss-ser-pol'),
         (u'Srbija', u'http://rss.dw-world.de/rdf/rss-ser-pol-ser'),
diff --git a/recipes/eenadu.recipe b/recipes/eenadu.recipe
index ed2e254e19..5072bb3866 100644
--- a/recipes/eenadu.recipe
+++ b/recipes/eenadu.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import re
 from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
diff --git a/recipes/eenadu_ap.recipe b/recipes/eenadu_ap.recipe
index 6cbbb4395e..1a36c5bbef 100644
--- a/recipes/eenadu_ap.recipe
+++ b/recipes/eenadu_ap.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import re
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from urllib.parse import quote
diff --git a/recipes/el_correo.recipe b/recipes/el_correo.recipe
index f83ee410df..a803a0ce67 100644
--- a/recipes/el_correo.recipe
+++ b/recipes/el_correo.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 http://www.elcorreo.com/
 '''
@@ -22,6 +24,20 @@ class elcorreo(BasicNewsRecipe):
     max_articles_per_feed = 25 # articles
     compress_news_images = True 
 
+    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)
+
     extra_css = '''
         .v-mdl-ath__inf, .v-mdl-ath__p--2, .v-mdl-ath__p {font-size:small; color:#404040;}
         .v-fc, .v-a-fig {  text-align:center; font-size:small; }
diff --git a/recipes/el_pais.recipe b/recipes/el_pais.recipe
index 0bf6fb5ce3..ffe83b57dc 100644
--- a/recipes/el_pais.recipe
+++ b/recipes/el_pais.recipe
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ class ElPais(BasicNewsRecipe):
     oldest_article = 2.1
     max_articles_per_feed = 25
 
+    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)
+
     use_embedded_content = False
     recursion = 5
 
diff --git a/recipes/epoch_times.recipe b/recipes/epoch_times.recipe
index cf2c0cc8b8..d0da409b37 100644
--- a/recipes/epoch_times.recipe
+++ b/recipes/epoch_times.recipe
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ class EpochTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
     masthead_url = 'https://epochtimes-ny.newsmemory.com/eeLayout/epochtimes/1.0.a/images/webapp/banner.png'
     extra_css = '.post_caption, .text-sm, .uppercase {font-size:small;}'
 
+    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)
+
     keep_only_tags = [
         dict(name='article')
     ]
diff --git a/recipes/financial_times.recipe b/recipes/financial_times.recipe
index 62384d6aed..581ca3ab79 100644
--- a/recipes/financial_times.recipe
+++ b/recipes/financial_times.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import re
 from urllib.parse import quote
@@ -31,6 +33,20 @@ class ft(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .o-topper__topic { font-size:small; color:#5c5c5c; }
     '''
 
+    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)
+
     keep_only_tags = [
         classes(
             'body_json o-topper__topic o-topper__headline o-topper__standfirst o-topper__visual article-info__time-byline main-image'
diff --git a/recipes/foreign_policy.recipe b/recipes/foreign_policy.recipe
index a702fa81e0..89d8fc5b2d 100644
--- a/recipes/foreign_policy.recipe
+++ b/recipes/foreign_policy.recipe
@@ -47,8 +47,20 @@ class ForeignPolicy(BasicNewsRecipe):
     ]
     remove_tags_after = [classes('post-content-main')]
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'issue': {
+            'short': 'Enter the Issue ID you want to download ',
+            'long': 'For example, 411131563'
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
-        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine')
+        issue_url = 'https://foreignpolicy.com/the-magazine'
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('issue')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            issue_url = issue_url + '/?issue_id=' + d
+
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(issue_url)
         img = soup.find('img', attrs={'src': lambda x: x and '-cover' in x})
         if img:
             self.cover_url = img['src'].split('?')[0] + '?w=800?quality=90'
diff --git a/recipes/foreignaffairs.recipe b/recipes/foreignaffairs.recipe
index dd0888c5b2..405d598fc7 100644
--- a/recipes/foreignaffairs.recipe
+++ b/recipes/foreignaffairs.recipe
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ class ForeignAffairsRecipe(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     INDEX = 'https://www.foreignaffairs.com/magazine'
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'issue': {
+            'short': 'Enter the Issue Number you want to download ',
+            'long': 'For example, 2024/103/1'
+        }
+    }
+
     keep_only_tags = [
         classes('article-header article-body article-lead-image article-body-text'),
     ]
@@ -140,6 +147,10 @@ class ForeignAffairsRecipe(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_empty_feeds = True
 
     def parse_index(self):
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('issue')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            self.INDEX = 'https://www.foreignaffairs.com/issues/' + d
+
         soup = self.index_to_soup(self.INDEX)
         # get dates
         date = re.split(r'\s\|\s', self.tag_to_string(
diff --git a/recipes/frontline.recipe b/recipes/frontline.recipe
index fb23018f18..0655f5745a 100644
--- a/recipes/frontline.recipe
+++ b/recipes/frontline.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
@@ -53,8 +55,20 @@ class Frontline(BasicNewsRecipe):
             src.extract()
         return soup
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'issue': {
+            'short': 'Enter the Issue Number you want to download\n(Volume-Issue format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 41-12'
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
-        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://frontline.thehindu.com/current-issue/')
+        issue_url = 'https://frontline.thehindu.com/current-issue/'
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('issue')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            issue_url = 'https://frontline.thehindu.com/magazine/issue/vol' + d
+
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(issue_url)
             
         if cover := soup.find('div', attrs={'class':'magazine'}):
             self.cover_url = cover.find(**classes('sptar-image')).img['data-original'].replace('_320', '_1200')
@@ -82,4 +96,4 @@ class Frontline(BasicNewsRecipe):
                 continue
             self.log(section, '\n\t', title, '\n\t', desc, '\n\t\t', url)
             feeds_dict[section].append({"title": title, "url": url, "description": desc})
-        return [(section, articles) for section, articles in feeds_dict.items()]
\ No newline at end of file
+        return [(section, articles) for section, articles in feeds_dict.items()]
diff --git a/recipes/globaltimes.recipe b/recipes/globaltimes.recipe
index e40bab6b40..e7d808c1ad 100644
--- a/recipes/globaltimes.recipe
+++ b/recipes/globaltimes.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 
 from calibre.utils.date import parse_date
@@ -29,6 +31,20 @@ class GlobalTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
         blockquote, em {color:#202020;}
     '''
 
+    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)
+
     keep_only_tags = [
         classes(
             'article_column article_title author_share_left article_content'
diff --git a/recipes/harpers.recipe b/recipes/harpers.recipe
index be5a87086e..ee83add22c 100644
--- a/recipes/harpers.recipe
+++ b/recipes/harpers.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 harpers.org
 '''
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ class Harpers(BasicNewsRecipe):
         edition = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
         if edition and isinstance(edition, str):
             url = 'https://harpers.org/archive/' + edition
-            self.timefmt = ' [' +edition + ']'
+            self.timefmt = ' [' + edition + ']'
 
         soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
         cov_div = soup.find('div', attrs={'class':'issue-cover'})
diff --git a/recipes/himal_southasian.recipe b/recipes/himal_southasian.recipe
index 5025806326..85188e0af9 100644
--- a/recipes/himal_southasian.recipe
+++ b/recipes/himal_southasian.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
@@ -37,6 +39,20 @@ class himal(BasicNewsRecipe):
     resolve_internal_links = True
     oldest_article = 30  # days
 
+    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)
+
     extra_css = '''
         .cap, .auth {font-size:small;}
         em, blockquote {color:#404040;}
diff --git a/recipes/hindu.recipe b/recipes/hindu.recipe
index 8b81d0b405..4dbb83bed2 100644
--- a/recipes/hindu.recipe
+++ b/recipes/hindu.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import re
 from collections import defaultdict
@@ -32,7 +34,12 @@ class TheHindu(BasicNewsRecipe):
     recipe_specific_options = {
         'location': {
             'short': 'The name of the local edition',
-            'long': 'If The Hindu is available in your local town/city,\nset this to your location, for example, hyderabad',
+            'long': ('If The Hindu is available in your local town/city,\n'
+                     'set this to your location, for example, hyderabad\n'
+                     'Available Editions: bengaluru, chennai, coimbatore, delhi, '
+                     'erode, hyderabad, international, kochi, kolkata,\n'
+                     'kozhikode, madurai, mangalore, mumbai, thiruvananthapuram, '
+                     'tiruchirapalli, vijayawada, visakhapatnam'),
             'default': 'international'
         },
         'date': {
diff --git a/recipes/hindufeeds.recipe b/recipes/hindufeeds.recipe
index 113ac6350f..143cdcdd6a 100644
--- a/recipes/hindufeeds.recipe
+++ b/recipes/hindufeeds.recipe
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from datetime import date
-
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
 
 
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ class TheHindufeeds(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .italic {font-style:italic; color:#202020;}
     '''
 
+    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)
+
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'url'}
 
     keep_only_tags = [
@@ -60,14 +74,9 @@ class TheHindufeeds(BasicNewsRecipe):
             src.extract()
         return soup
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        BasicNewsRecipe.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        if self.output_profile.short_name.startswith('kindle'):
-            self.title = 'The Hindu (Feeds) ' + date.today().strftime('%b %d, %Y')
-           
 
     def get_cover_url(self):
-        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/')  
+        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/')
         if cover := soup.find(attrs={'class':'hindu-ad'}):
             return cover.img['src']
 
diff --git a/recipes/hindustan_times_print.recipe b/recipes/hindustan_times_print.recipe
index a8eee1e21a..f6bc688aa1 100644
--- a/recipes/hindustan_times_print.recipe
+++ b/recipes/hindustan_times_print.recipe
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 from collections import defaultdict
 from datetime import date
 
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
 
-# figure out your local_edition from the fetch news log of this recipe
-local_edition = 'Delhi'
-
-today = date.today().strftime('%d/%m/%Y')
-
-# for older edition, change today
-# today = '22/12/2023'
-
-day, month, year = (int(x) for x in today.split('/'))
-dt = date(year, month, day)
-today = today.replace('/', '%2F')
-
 index = 'https://epaper.hindustantimes.com'
 
 class ht(BasicNewsRecipe):
@@ -23,28 +13,51 @@ class ht(BasicNewsRecipe):
     language = 'en_IN'
     __author__ = 'unkn0wn'
     masthead_url = 'https://www.htmedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/HT-dot-com-logo-product.png'
-    timefmt = ' [' + dt.strftime('%b %d, %Y') + ']'
     description = 'Articles from the Hindustan Times epaper, digital edition'
     encoding = 'utf-8'
     delay = 1
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'title'}
 
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        BasicNewsRecipe.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        if self.output_profile.short_name.startswith('kindle'):
-            self.title = 'HT Print Edition ' + dt.strftime('%b %d, %Y')
-
     extra_css = '''
         .cap { text-align:center; font-size:small; }
         img { display:block; margin:0 auto; }
     '''
 
-    def parse_index(self):
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'location': {
+            'short': 'The name of the local edition',
+            'long': ('If The Hindustan Times is available in your local town/city,\n'
+                     'set this to your location, for example, Delhi\nAvailable Editions:'
+                     'Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Patna, Bengaluru, Pune, Gurgaon,'
+                     'Ludhiana, Rajasthan, Amritsar,\nEast UP, Haryana, Jammu, Navi Mumbai,'
+                     'Noida, Punjab, Ranchi, Thane, Uttarakhand, West UP'),
+            'default': 'Delhi'
+        },
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (DD/MM/YYYY format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 22/12/2023'
+        }
+    }
 
+    def parse_index(self):
         self.log(
             '\n***\nif this recipe fails, report it on: '
             'https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=228\n***\n'
         )
+        local_edition = 'Delhi'
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('location')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            local_edition = d
+
+        today = date.today().strftime('%d/%m/%Y')
+
+        p = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if p and isinstance(p, str):
+            today = p
+
+        self.timefmt = ' [%s]' % today
+
+        today = today.replace('/', '%2F')
 
         get_edition = index + '/Home/GetEditionSupplementHierarchy?EditionDate=' + today
         edi_data = json.loads(self.index_to_soup(get_edition, raw=True))
@@ -56,7 +69,7 @@ class ht(BasicNewsRecipe):
             if edi['EditionName'] == local_edition:
                 edi_name = edi['EditionName']
                 edi_id = str(edi['EditionId'])
-        self.log('Downloading', edi_name, 'Edition')
+        self.log('Downloading', edi_name, 'Edition', self.timefmt)
 
         url = index + '/Home/GetAllpages?editionid=' + edi_id + '&editiondate=' + today
         main_data = json.loads(self.index_to_soup(url, raw=True))
diff --git a/recipes/india_today.recipe b/recipes/india_today.recipe
index a2b6ee317d..c8e648e93b 100644
--- a/recipes/india_today.recipe
+++ b/recipes/india_today.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 
 from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import Tag
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
@@ -47,17 +49,30 @@ class IndiaToday(BasicNewsRecipe):
     def preprocess_raw_html(self, raw_html, url):
         return raw_html.replace('—', '--')
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (DD-MM-YYYY format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 22-07-2024'
+        }
+    }
+
     def get_cover_url(self):
-        soup = self.index_to_soup(
-            'https://www.readwhere.com/magazine/the-india-today-group/India-Today/1154'
-        )
-        for citem in soup.findAll(
-            'meta', content=lambda s: s and s.endswith('/magazine/300/new')
-        ):
-            return citem['content'].replace('300', '600')
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if not (d and isinstance(d, str)):
+            soup = self.index_to_soup(
+                'https://www.readwhere.com/magazine/the-india-today-group/India-Today/1154'
+            )
+            for citem in soup.findAll(
+                'meta', content=lambda s: s and s.endswith('/magazine/300/new')
+            ):
+                return citem['content'].replace('300', '600')
 
     def parse_index(self):
-        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine')
+        issue = 'https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine'
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            issue = issue + '/' + d
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(issue)
 
         section = None
         sections = {}
diff --git a/recipes/le_monde.recipe b/recipes/le_monde.recipe
index f16c39c6ac..f815b1cc38 100644
--- a/recipes/le_monde.recipe
+++ b/recipes/le_monde.recipe
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ class LeMonde(BasicNewsRecipe):
         'publisher': publisher
     }
 
+    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)
+
     masthead_url = 'http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Le_monde_logo.svg/800px-Le_monde_logo.svg.png'
 
     feeds = [
diff --git a/recipes/le_monde_diplomatique_fr.recipe b/recipes/le_monde_diplomatique_fr.recipe
index ec14aeaf1d..556af30b61 100644
--- a/recipes/le_monde_diplomatique_fr.recipe
+++ b/recipes/le_monde_diplomatique_fr.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
@@ -33,6 +34,20 @@ class LeMondeDiplomatiqueSiteWeb(BasicNewsRecipe):
     timefmt = ' [%d %b %Y]'
     no_stylesheets = True
 
+    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)
+
     feeds = [(u'Blogs', u'http://blog.mondediplo.net/spip.php?page=backend'),
              (u'Archives', u'http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/rss/')]
 
diff --git a/recipes/lex_fridman_podcast.recipe b/recipes/lex_fridman_podcast.recipe
index 5fc387f036..8dfb25a5c2 100644
--- a/recipes/lex_fridman_podcast.recipe
+++ b/recipes/lex_fridman_podcast.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
 
 
diff --git a/recipes/liberation.recipe b/recipes/liberation.recipe
index b674d5922e..a8d072ad7a 100644
--- a/recipes/liberation.recipe
+++ b/recipes/liberation.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 liberation.fr
 '''
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ class Liberation(BasicNewsRecipe):
         'les mutations des sociétés et des cultures.'
     )
     language = 'fr'
-    oldest_article = 1
+    oldest_article = 1.15
     remove_empty_feeds = True
     articles_are_obfuscated = True
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'title', 'url'}
@@ -94,6 +96,20 @@ class Liberation(BasicNewsRecipe):
         blockquote { color:#202020; }
     '''
 
+    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)
+
     feeds = [
         ('A la une', 'https://www.liberation.fr/arc/outboundfeeds/rss-all/collection/accueil-une/?outputType=xml'),
         ('Politique', 'https://www.liberation.fr/arc/outboundfeeds/rss-all/category/politique/?outputType=xml'),
diff --git a/recipes/livemint.recipe b/recipes/livemint.recipe
index 8eb4586b06..60e7cf6fae 100644
--- a/recipes/livemint.recipe
+++ b/recipes/livemint.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import re
 from datetime import date
@@ -19,15 +21,22 @@ class LiveMint(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_attributes = ['style', 'height', 'width']
     masthead_url = 'https://images.livemint.com/static/livemint-logo-v1.svg'
 
+    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)
+        }
+    }
     remove_empty_feeds =  True
     resolve_internal_links = True
 
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         BasicNewsRecipe.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        if self.output_profile.short_name.startswith('kindle'):
-            self.title = 'Mint | ' + date.today().strftime('%b %d, %Y')
-            if is_saturday:
-                self.title = 'Mint Lounge | ' + date.today().strftime('%b %d, %Y')
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('days')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            self.oldest_article = float(d)
 
     def get_cover_url(self):
         today = date.today().strftime('%d/%m/%Y')
@@ -40,7 +49,7 @@ class LiveMint(BasicNewsRecipe):
                 return cov['HighResolution']
 
     if is_saturday:
-
+        title = 'Mint Lounge'
         masthead_url = 'https://lifestyle.livemint.com/mintlounge/static-images/lounge-logo.svg'
 
         oldest_article = 6.5 # days
diff --git a/recipes/military_history.recipe b/recipes/military_history.recipe
index 09d330a09b..9d04d65146 100644
--- a/recipes/military_history.recipe
+++ b/recipes/military_history.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 https://www.military-history.org/
 '''
diff --git a/recipes/minerva_magazine.recipe b/recipes/minerva_magazine.recipe
index 203d9b3520..57037bd662 100644
--- a/recipes/minerva_magazine.recipe
+++ b/recipes/minerva_magazine.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 https://minervamagazine.com/
 '''
diff --git a/recipes/mit_technology_review.recipe b/recipes/mit_technology_review.recipe
index 364fdc02a9..d9f00e42c4 100644
--- a/recipes/mit_technology_review.recipe
+++ b/recipes/mit_technology_review.recipe
@@ -65,9 +65,20 @@ class MitTechnologyReview(BasicNewsRecipe):
         ),
     ]
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'issue_url': {
+            'short': 'The issue URL ',
+            'long': 'For example, https://www.technologyreview.com/magazines/the-education-issue/',
+            'default': 'http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/'
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
         # for past editions, change the issue link below 
         issue = 'http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/'
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('issue_url')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            issue = d
         soup = self.index_to_soup(issue)
         if script := soup.find('script', id='preload'):
             raw = script.contents[0]
diff --git a/recipes/natgeomag.recipe b/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
index c95b239d8f..70724ab4e5 100644
--- a/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
+++ b/recipes/natgeomag.recipe
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ class NatGeo(BasicNewsRecipe):
         # self.cover_url = png[0] + '?w=1000&h=1000'
         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)
         ans = {}
         if photoart := soup.find(attrs={'class':lambda x: x and 'BgImagePromo__Container__Text__Link' in x.split()}):
diff --git a/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe b/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
index 93b65b4a08..fa3b7b0a6b 100644
--- a/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
+++ b/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
@@ -121,9 +121,19 @@ class NewYorkTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
                 tf.write(self.get_nyt_page(url))
             return tf.name
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (YYYY/MM/DD format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 2024/07/16'
+        }
+    }
+
     def read_todays_paper(self):
         INDEX = 'https://www.nytimes.com/section/todayspaper'
         # INDEX = 'file:///t/raw.html'
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            INDEX = 'https://www.nytimes.com/issue/todayspaper/' + d + '/todays-new-york-times'
         return self.index_to_soup(self.get_nyt_page(INDEX, skip_wayback=True))
 
     def read_nyt_metadata(self):
diff --git a/recipes/outlook_india.recipe b/recipes/outlook_india.recipe
index 9a3e8c0e10..b91b6ce4e8 100644
--- a/recipes/outlook_india.recipe
+++ b/recipes/outlook_india.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
 
 
@@ -34,6 +36,13 @@ class outlook(BasicNewsRecipe):
         classes('ads-box info-img-absolute mobile-info-id story-dec-time-mobile sb-also-read ads-box1')
     ]
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (DD-Month-YYYY format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 10-june-2024'
+        }
+    }
+
     def get_browser(self):
         return BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser(self, user_agent='common_words/based', verify_ssl_certificates=False)
 
@@ -42,14 +51,27 @@ class outlook(BasicNewsRecipe):
             '\n***\nif this recipe fails, report it on: '
             'https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=228\n***\n'
         )
-        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine')
-        a = soup.find('a', attrs={'aria-label':'magazine-cover-image'})
-        self.cover_url = a.img['src'].split('?')[0]
-        url = a['href']
-        self.description = self.tag_to_string(a)
-        self.timefmt = ' [' + self.tag_to_string(a.div).strip() + ']'
-        self.log('Downloading issue:', url, self.timefmt)
+
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            url = 'https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/' + d
+        else:
+            soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine')
+            a = soup.find('a', attrs={'aria-label':'magazine-cover-image'})
+            url = a['href']
+
+        self.log('Downloading issue:', url)
+
         soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
+        cov = soup.find(attrs={'aria-label':'magazine-cover-image'})
+        self.cover_url = cov.img['src'].split('?')[0]
+        summ = soup.find(attrs={'data-test-id':'magazine-summary'})
+        if summ:
+            self.description = self.tag_to_string(summ)
+        tme = soup.find(attrs={'class':'arr__timeago'})
+        if tme:
+            self.timefmt = ' [' + self.tag_to_string(tme).strip() + ']'
+        
 
         ans = []
 
diff --git a/recipes/people_daily.recipe b/recipes/people_daily.recipe
index 26881d67cb..4ad18a436c 100644
--- a/recipes/people_daily.recipe
+++ b/recipes/people_daily.recipe
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ class AdvancedUserRecipe1277129332(BasicNewsRecipe):
     conversion_options = {'linearize_tables': True}
     masthead_url = 'http://www.people.com.cn/img/2010wb/images/logo.gif'
 
+    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)
+
     feeds = [
         (u'时政', u'http://www.people.com.cn/rss/politics.xml'),
         (u'国际', u'http://www.people.com.cn/rss/world.xml'),
diff --git a/recipes/phillosophy_now.recipe b/recipes/phillosophy_now.recipe
index 2a46dcf0eb..14d044e489 100644
--- a/recipes/phillosophy_now.recipe
+++ b/recipes/phillosophy_now.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from calibre import browser
@@ -31,19 +33,29 @@ class PhilosophyNow(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .articleImageCaption { font-size:small; text-align:center; }
         em, blockquote { color:#202020; }
     '''
+    
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'issue': {
+            'short': 'Enter the Issue Number you want to download ',
+            'long': 'For example, 136'
+        }
+    }
 
     def parse_index(self):
         soup = self.index_to_soup('https://philosophynow.org/')
         div = soup.find('div', attrs={'id': 'aside_issue_cover'})
-        url = div.find('a', href=True)['href']
-        issue = div.find('div', attrs={'id':'aside_issue_text'})
-        if issue:
-            self.log('Downloading issue:', self.tag_to_string(issue).strip())
-            self.timefmt = ' [' + self.tag_to_string(issue.find(attrs={'id':'aside_issue_date'})) + ']'
-            self.title = 'Philosophy Now ' + self.tag_to_string(issue.find(attrs={'id':'aside_issue_number'}))
+        url = 'https://philosophynow.org' + div.find('a', href=True)['href']
+
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('issue')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            url = 'https://philosophynow.org/issues/' + d
+
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(url)
+
+        div = soup.find('div', attrs={'id': 'issue_contents_cover_div'})
         cov_url = div.find('img', src=True)['src']
         self.cover_url = 'https://philosophynow.org' + cov_url
-        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://philosophynow.org' + url)
+        self.timefmt = ' [' + self.tag_to_string(soup.find('h1')) + ']'
 
         feeds = OrderedDict()
 
diff --git a/recipes/poliitico_eu.recipe b/recipes/poliitico_eu.recipe
index a5b602173e..44f4e9f484 100644
--- a/recipes/poliitico_eu.recipe
+++ b/recipes/poliitico_eu.recipe
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ class Politico(BasicNewsRecipe):
     encoding = 'UTF-8'
     language = 'en'
 
+    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)
+
     remove_empty_feeds = True
     ignore_duplicate_articles = ['url']
 
diff --git a/recipes/reuters.recipe b/recipes/reuters.recipe
index e22b1a61f4..7fdbbbb997 100644
--- a/recipes/reuters.recipe
+++ b/recipes/reuters.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
diff --git a/recipes/rtnews.recipe b/recipes/rtnews.recipe
index a9a7fcef7c..b4e99da434 100644
--- a/recipes/rtnews.recipe
+++ b/recipes/rtnews.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 rt.com
 '''
@@ -26,6 +28,20 @@ class RT_eng(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_attributes = ['height', 'width', 'style']
     publication_type = 'newsportal'
 
+    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)
+
     extra_css = '''
         img {display:block; margin:0 auto;}
         em { color:#202020; }
diff --git a/recipes/science_x.recipe b/recipes/science_x.recipe
index 9faaaa707b..1ae4dc8b07 100644
--- a/recipes/science_x.recipe
+++ b/recipes/science_x.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 https://sciencex.com/
 '''
@@ -26,6 +28,20 @@ class scix(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .article__info, .article-byline, .article-main__more, .d-print-block {font-size:small; color:#404040;}
     '''
 
+    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)
+
     resolve_internal_links = True
     remove_empty_feeds = True
 
diff --git a/recipes/scientific_american.recipe b/recipes/scientific_american.recipe
index bf13b4b945..a5bbd7d609 100644
--- a/recipes/scientific_american.recipe
+++ b/recipes/scientific_american.recipe
@@ -59,16 +59,29 @@ class ScientificAmerican(BasicNewsRecipe):
             br.submit()
         return br
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'issue_url': {
+            'short': 'The issue URL ',
+            'long': (
+                'For example, https://www.scientificamerican.com/issue/sa/2024/07-01/'
+                '\nYou can also download special-editions, physics, health, mind magazines by pasting the URL here.'
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
         # Get the cover, date and issue URL
-        fp_soup = self.index_to_soup("https://www.scientificamerican.com")
-        curr_issue_link = fp_soup.find(**prefixed_classes('latest_issue_links-'))
-        if not curr_issue_link:
-            self.abort_recipe_processing("Unable to find issue link")
-        issue_url = 'https://www.scientificamerican.com' + curr_issue_link.a["href"]
-        # for past editions https://www.scientificamerican.com/archive/issues/
-        # issue_url = 'https://www.scientificamerican.com/issue/sa/2024/01-01/'
-        soup = self.index_to_soup(issue_url)
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('issue_url')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            issue = d
+        else:
+            fp_soup = self.index_to_soup("https://www.scientificamerican.com")
+            curr_issue_link = fp_soup.find(**prefixed_classes('latest_issue_links-'))
+            if not curr_issue_link:
+                self.abort_recipe_processing("Unable to find issue link")
+            issue = 'https://www.scientificamerican.com' + curr_issue_link.a["href"]
+
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(issue)
         script = soup.find("script", id="__DATA__")
         if not script:
             self.abort_recipe_processing("Unable to find script")
diff --git a/recipes/spectator_magazine.recipe b/recipes/spectator_magazine.recipe
index f9003f7de2..c9bc29c652 100644
--- a/recipes/spectator_magazine.recipe
+++ b/recipes/spectator_magazine.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
 
 
@@ -56,8 +58,19 @@ class spectator(BasicNewsRecipe):
         ]
         return br
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (DD-MM-YYYY format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 20-07-2024'
+        }
+    }
+
     def parse_index(self):
-        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.spectator.co.uk/magazine')
+        index = 'https://www.spectator.co.uk/magazine'
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            index = index + '/' + d + '/'
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(index)
         self.cover_url = soup.find(**classes(
             'magazine-header__container')).img['src'].split('?')[0]
         issue = self.tag_to_string(soup.find(**classes(
diff --git a/recipes/the_week.recipe b/recipes/the_week.recipe
index 040c7174af..0e898bd3a0 100644
--- a/recipes/the_week.recipe
+++ b/recipes/the_week.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
@@ -29,17 +31,32 @@ class TheWeek(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .article-info { font-size:small; }
     '''
 
+    recipe_specific_options = {
+        'date': {
+            'short': 'The date of the edition to download (YYYY.MM.DD format)',
+            'long': 'For example, 2024.06.30'
+        }
+    }
+
     def get_cover_url(self):
-        soup = self.index_to_soup(
-            'https://www.magzter.com/IN/Malayala_Manorama/THE_WEEK/Business/'
-        )
-        for citem in soup.findAll(
-            'meta', content=lambda s: s and s.endswith('view/3.jpg')
-        ):
-            return citem['content']
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if not (d and isinstance(d, str)):
+            soup = self.index_to_soup(
+                'https://www.magzter.com/IN/Malayala_Manorama/THE_WEEK/Business/'
+            )
+            for citem in soup.findAll(
+                'meta', content=lambda s: s and s.endswith('view/3.jpg')
+            ):
+                return citem['content']
 
     def parse_index(self):
-        soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.theweek.in/theweek.html')
+        issue = 'https://www.theweek.in/theweek.html'
+
+        d = self.recipe_specific_options.get('date')
+        if d and isinstance(d, str):
+            issue = 'https://www.theweek.in/theweek.' + d + '.html'
+
+        soup = self.index_to_soup(issue)
         ans = []
         d = datetime.today()
 
diff --git a/recipes/tls_mag.recipe b/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
index c8f8b239b6..9cd10dcf51 100644
--- a/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
+++ b/recipes/tls_mag.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import re
 
diff --git a/recipes/wash_post.recipe b/recipes/wash_post.recipe
index 6460104be8..73d869a905 100644
--- a/recipes/wash_post.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wash_post.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 __license__ = 'GPL v3'
 __copyright__ = '2011, Darko Miletic <darko.miletic at gmail.com>'
 '''
@@ -28,6 +30,20 @@ class TheWashingtonPost(BasicNewsRecipe):
     publication_type = 'newspaper'
     remove_attributes = ['style', 'width', 'height']
 
+    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)
+
     extra_css = '''
         .img { text-align:center; font-size:small; }
         .auth { font-weight:bold; font-size:small; }
diff --git a/recipes/world_archeology.recipe b/recipes/world_archeology.recipe
index 31d467a3fd..008f2ff1bf 100644
--- a/recipes/world_archeology.recipe
+++ b/recipes/world_archeology.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 '''
 https://www.world-archaeology.com
 '''
diff --git a/recipes/wsj.recipe b/recipes/wsj.recipe
index 35587f971d..4cad8727f9 100644
--- a/recipes/wsj.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wsj.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
diff --git a/recipes/wsj_mag.recipe b/recipes/wsj_mag.recipe
index 29712902f1..b09aeccdb1 100644
--- a/recipes/wsj_mag.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wsj_mag.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
diff --git a/recipes/wsj_news.recipe b/recipes/wsj_news.recipe
index c5f3ef5d0b..3c8912b7de 100644
--- a/recipes/wsj_news.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wsj_news.recipe
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 import json
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -38,7 +40,21 @@ class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
     resolve_internal_links = True
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'url', 'title'}
     remove_empty_feeds = True
-    oldest_article = 1 # days
+    oldest_article = 1.2 # days
+
+    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)
 
     extra_css = '''
         #subhed, em { font-style:italic; color:#202020; }